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<br />5.4 A~ \ <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 41 OF THE REDWOOD CITY <br />MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. <br /> <br />Chapter 41 (Floodplain Management) of the Redwood City <br /> <br />Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: <br /> <br />Art. <br />Art. <br />Art. <br />Art. <br />Art. <br />Art. <br /> <br />I. <br />II. <br />III. <br />IV. <br />v. <br />VI. <br /> <br />"CHAPTER 41 <br /> <br />FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />IN GENERAL <br />DEFINITIONS <br />GENERAL PROVISIONS <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION <br />VARIANCE PROCEDURE <br /> <br />ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL <br /> <br />Sec. 41.1.1. TITLE: This Chapter shall be known as the "Floodplain <br />Management Ordinance of the City of Redwood City." <br /> <br />Sec. 41.1.2. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION: The Legislature of the <br />State of California has in Government Code Sections 65302, 65560 and 65800 <br />conferred upon local government authority to adopt regulations designed to promote the <br />public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the City Council of <br />the City of Redwood City does hereby adopt the following floodplain management <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />Sec. 41.1.3. <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />Atty/Ord/Ord.223 <br />102704 <br /> <br />FINDINGS OF FACT: <br /> <br />The flood hazard areas of Redwood City are subject to periodic inundation <br />which results in the loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, <br />disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public <br />expenditures for flood protection and relief and impairment of the tax base, <br />all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare. <br />These flood losses are caused by uses that are inadequately elevated, <br />flood-proofed, or protected from flood damage. The cumulative effect of <br />