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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 13 7 4 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 17.08 (FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION) IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING A REVISED CHAPTER 17.08 (FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION) WHEREAS, Pleasanton must modify its floodplain management ordinance to comply with the National Flood Insurance Program or be suspended from that program; and ' WHEREAS, the risk of suspension from that program creates an emergency situation as Pleasanton's citizens and property owners would be at risk in the event of a flood disaster and would have real property transactions disrupted by loss of use of certain federally-insured and/or subsidized loans; THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Chapter 17.08 (Flood Damage Prevention) is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 2: A new Chapter 17.08 (Flood Damage Prevention) is hereby adopted as an emergency ordinance, to take effect immediately, as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36937, the urgency is based on the following findings: a. The flood hazard areas of the City may be subject to periodic inundation which may result 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; b. In order to minimize adverse effects, insure potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard, and insure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions, the public safety and welfare require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which service such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction; and