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City of Mission, KS Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purposes
Ch 460 Art I Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purposes
§ 460.010 Statutory Authorization.
§ 460.020 Findings of Fact.
§ 460.030 Statement of Purpose.
Article I: Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purposes
Chapter 460: Floodplain Management Article I Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purposes
Section 460.010 Statutory Authorization.
Section 460.020 Findings of Fact.
Section 460.030 Statement of Purpose.
[Ord. No. 1054 Art. 1 §A, 9-11-2002; Ord. No. 1091 §§1 — 3(App. A §460.010), 9-24-2003; Ord. No. 1288, 2-27-2009]
Approval Of Draft Ordinance By Kansas Chief Engineer Prior To Adoption. The following floodplain management regulations, as written, were approved in draft form by the Chief Engineer of the Division of Water Resources of the Kansas Department of Agriculture on February 19, 2009.
Kansas Statutory Authorization. The legislature of the State of Kansas has in K.S.A. 12-741 et seq., and specifically in K.S.A. 12-766, delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt floodplain management regulations designed to protect the health, safety and general welfare. Therefore, the City Council of Mission, Kansas, ordains as follows.
[Ord. No. 1054 Art. 1 §B, 9-11-2002; Ord. No. 1091 §§1 — 3(App. A §460.020), 9-24-2003; Ord. No. 1288, 2-27-2009]
Flood Losses Resulting From Periodic Inundation. The special flood hazard areas of Mission, Kansas, are subject to inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base; all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
Selection of a base flood that is based upon engineering calculations which permit a consideration of such flood factors as its expected frequency of occurrence, the area inundated, and the depth of inundation. The base flood selected for this Chapter is representative of large floods which are characteristic of what can be expected to occur on the particular streams subject to this Chapter. The base flood is the flood that is estimated to have a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any one (1) year as delineated on the Federal Insurance Administrator's FIS and illustrative materials dated August 3, 2009, as amended, and any future revisions thereto.
Calculation of water surface profiles that are based on a standard hydraulic engineering analysis of the capacity of the stream channel and overbank areas to convey the regulatory flood.
Delineation of floodway fringe, i.e., that area outside the floodway encroachment lines but still subject to inundation by the base flood.
[Ord. No. 1054 Art. 1 §C, 9-11-2002; Ord. No. 1091 §§1 — 3(App. A §460.030), 9-24-2003; Ord. No. 1288, 2-27-2009]
It is the purpose of this Chapter to promote the public health, safety and general welfare; to minimize those losses described in Article I, Section 460.020(A); to establish or maintain the community's eligibility for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as defined in 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 59.22(a)(3); and to meet the requirements of 44 CFR 60.3(d) and K.A.R. 5-44-4 by applying the provisions of this Chapter to: