HomeMy WebLinkAbout1176 05-09-1995ORDINANCE NO. 1176
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 38 -5 OF CHAPTER 38,
'FLOODS" OF THE EULESS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY CHANGING
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING
REPORT WITH ACCOMPANYING MAPS FOR THE CITY OF EULESS
FROM OCTOBER 3, 1984 TO AUGUST 2, 1995; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Euless participates in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's
(FEMA's) Flood Insurance Program;
WHEREAS, the City's Flood Ordinance currently states the effective FEMA report date as October
3,1984;
WHEREAS, a new FEMA scientific and engineering report and accompanying maps will go into
effect August 2, 1995; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, to amend its Flood
Ordinance to conform to this new report and accompanying maps.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS:
THAT, Section 38 -5, "Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard" of Chapter 38,
"FLOODS" of the Euless Code of Ordinances, as amended, be amended to hereafter read as follows:
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in a scientific and engineering report entitled the
Flood Insurance Study for the City of Euless, dated August 2, 1995, with
accompanying flood insurance rate maps and flood boundary- floodway
maps and any revisions thereto, are hereby adopted by reference and
declared to be part of this chapter.
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
section, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall
not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance,
since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance
of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or sentence.
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Saving Clause. That Chapter 38 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as amended,
shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
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Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from after its passage and publication
as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND PASSED on first and final reading on the 9th day of May , 1995,
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays,
and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
usan Crim, dmC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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