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7.4.B. - Page 3 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br /> CITY AMENDING CHAPTER 41 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY <br /> REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES <br /> ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. The City Council adopts the following findings: <br /> A. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) produces Flood <br /> Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and manages the National Flood Insurance Program <br /> (NFIP), of which the City of Redwood City is a participant; and <br /> B. As part of the NFIP, FEMA conducts periodic Community Assistance Visit <br /> (CAV) with member communities to assess the effectiveness of local floodplain <br /> management ordinances and enforcement practices; and <br /> C. On August 6, 2014 FEMA representative met with the City Engineer (the <br /> designated floodplain administrator) and staff to review the program and the City's <br /> Ordinance; and <br /> D. A required action resulting from the CAV is to amend the City's Floodplain <br /> Management Ordinance to bring it up to date with the model ordinance provided by <br /> FEMA; and <br /> E. This ordinance amendment is a prerequisite for continual participation in the <br /> NFIP. <br /> Section 2. The Redwood City Municipal Code is hereby amended as shown in <br /> the following Sections by adding the text shown in underlined italics (example) and <br /> deleting the text shown in strikeout (example). The preceding Section, following table of <br /> contents and text in brackets, [example] are informational only and need not be <br /> published in the Municipal Code. <br /> Section 3. Chapter 41, Article IV, Section 41 .15 is hereby amended to read as <br /> follows: <br /> ATTY/ORD.407/FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE <br /> REV: 12-16-14 VR <br /> Page 1 of 10 <br />