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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9945 - Santa Ana River Federal Flood Control Project• RESOLUTION NO.9945 • A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENT TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES WITHIN THE PROPOSED RIGHT -OF -WAY FOR THE SANTA ANA RIVER FEDERAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT WHEREAS, the United States Corps of Engineers has received authorization to proceed with the Santa Ana River Flood Control project which will require the construction of channel improvements in the lower Santa Ana River; and WHEREAS, certain channel improvements will require acquisition of certain property owned by, or within the corporate limits of, the City of Newport Beach; and WHEREAS, the County of Orange, the agency designated to acquire right -of -way for this project, is entitled to reimburse- ment under the State Subvention Program, only if in compliance with the provisions of the Cobey - Alquist Flood Plain Management A Act; and WHEREAS, compliance with the Cobey- Alquist Act would ordinarily require that the City of Newport Beach adopt flood plain regulations restricting development of the area to be acquired, such that the costs of acquisition and subsequent • reimbursement do not reflect expenditures for buildings or structures built subsequent to the adoption of those regulations; • and WHEREAS, the property located within the project boundaries which is owned by, or within the corporate limits of, the City of Newport Beach will not be developed because it is i • owned by the City of Newport Beach or a public agency involved in this project and /or such property is of such a size and configu- ration that it cannot accommodate buildings or structures; and WHEREAS, the adoption of flood plain regulations cover- ing property within project boundaries is unncessary given the undevelopable nature of that property, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby declares its intention to prohibit the development of any and all property within the boundaries of the Santa Ana River Flood Control project which is owned by, or within the corporate limits of, the City of Newport Beach. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Building Director is hereby ordered not to issue any permit which would allow the construction of any building or structure on any property located within the boundaries of the Santa Ana River Flood Control project, which property is owned by, or located within the corporate limits of, the City of Newport Beach. ADOPTED this 22nd day of D_ramhar , 1980. ayo ;• ATTEST: City Clerk kv 121780 2 3 •