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57 ~ '-.3"'" '-.J-- -- "..... ORDINANCE 1990- '37 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE ,,0 CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING CITY <J- REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO FLOOD DAMAGE .:::r- - PREVENTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; ..... tf'\ REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; (\J PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION l. That Article III of Chapter 5 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: AR"l'ICLE III. FLOOD DAIIAGE PREVEB"l'IOR See. 5-46. Statutory AuthoritL.o The state legislature has authorized 10CéÜ gcnrermnent units to adopt regulations pertaining to ì: ¡j",,-:mage pr€>v~nt.iün in Section 16.3l5 of the Texas Water Code. See. 5-47. Findings of fa~t.. (a) The flood hazard areas of San Marcos are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, and extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare. (b) These flood losses are created by the cumulative effect of obstructions in floodplains which cause an increase in flood heights and velocities, and by the occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods and hazardous to other lands because they are inadequately elevated, floodproofed or otherwise protected from flood damage. See. 5-48. Statement of...~se. It is the purpose of this article to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood condit.i.ons in specific areas by provisions designed to: (a) Protect huraan life and health; (b) Minimize expenditure of public money for cost1y flood control projects; (c) Minimize t:he need for rescue and relief efforts associated with floodJ:(lg and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public, (d) Minimize prolonged business interruptions; (e) Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in floodplains; (f) Help maintain stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of f loodprone areas in such a manner as to minimize future flood blight areas; and (g) Ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in a flood area.