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lit "'- - STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS -- EESOLUTrON NO. 71/-J EESOLUTION ESTABLISHING :POLICIES EE LAND USE AND CONTROL MEASURES IN FLOOD PLAIN AREAS WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills has heretofore adopted and is enforcing its Building Code (Ord. No. 93, as amended) and its Subdivision and Platting Ordinance (Ord. No. 98, as amended), and WHEREAS, Section 301(a) of the Uniform Building Code, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference in Section 3 of Ord. No. 93, prohibits any person, firm or corpora- tion from erecting, constructing, enlarging, altering, repairing, improving, moving or demolishing any building or structure without first obtaining a Building Permit for each building or structure from the Building Inspector, and . WHEREAS, Section 302(a) of the Uniform Building Code provides that the Building Inspector must examine all plans and specifications filed by the applicant prior to issuance of said Building Permit, and WHEREAS, Section 7(3) of Ord. No. 98, the platting and Subdivision Ordinance, provides that no preliminary plan will be approved for subdivision which covers an area subject to periodic flooding or which contains extremely poor drainage facilities unless the subdivider agrees to make improvements which will, in the opinion of the City Engineer, make the area completely safe for occupancy and provide adequate street and lot drainage, . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Arden Hills as follows: 1. That the Building Inspector shall review all Building Permit applications for new construction or substantial improvements to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. If a proposed building site is in a location that has a flood hazard, any proposed new construction or substantial improvement (including pre-fabricated mobile homes) must (Ube designed or modified and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure, (ii) use construc- tion materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage and (iii) use construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage; and 2. That the City Engineer and City Planning Commission, as mandated by Section CD) of Ord. No. 98, shall review all preliminary plans of proposed subdivisions and determine whether (1) all such preliminary plans are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage, (ii) all public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas,