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RESOLUTION TO APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM WHEREAS, certain areas of Gem Lake _are subject to periodic flooding or flood -related erosion, causing serious damages to properties within these areas; and WHEREAS, relief is available in the form of federally subsidized flood insurance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council of Gem Lake to require the recognition and evaluation of flood or flood -related erosion hazards in all official actions relating to land use in areas having these hazards; and WHEREAS, this body has the legal authority to adopt land use and control measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapters 103F and 462, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this City Council hereby: 1. Assures the Federal Emergency Management Agency that it will enact as necessary in those areas having flood or flood -related erosion hazards, adequate land use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions, including: a. Require permits for all proposed construction or other development in the community so that it may determine whether such construction or other development is proposed with the floodplain. b. Review proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been received from those governmental agencies from which approval is required by Federal or State law. c. Review and maintain all permit applications to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. d. Review and maintain all permit applications to ensure that any development activities are consistent with criteria set forth in Section 60.3 of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations. 2. Vests The City of Gem Lake Zoning Administrator with the responsibility, authority, and means to: a. Assist the Administrator, at his request, in his delineation of the limits of the area having special flood or flood -related erosion hazards. b. Provide such information as the Administrator may request concerning present uses and occupancy of the floodplain or flood -related erosion areas.