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ORDINANCE # '-1 r_/ I AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS FLOOD w HAZARD PREVENTION CODE; ADOPTING THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE RAPS AND FLOOD HAZARD BOUNDARY-FLOODWAY MAPS AND REVISIONS THERETO. PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF SAID CODE AND MAPS AND REVISIONS THERETO IN THER OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1: That the City of Batesville, Arkansas Flood Hazard Prevention Code prepared for the Batesville City Council in May, 1982 and the subject of a public notice which appeared in the Batesville Guard on the 16 TH day of -TU L y 1982 and the subject of a public hearing on the ;'I day of To 0 , 1982 is hereby adopted in full. That three (3) copies of said code shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk and shall be opened to public inspection. SECTION 2: That the Flood Insurance rate maps and flood hazard boundry - floodway maps refered to in said code and any revisions thereto are hereby adopted. That three (3) copies of each set of said maps shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk and shall be opened to public inspection. SECTION 3: No structure, building, fill or development shall hereinafter be constructed, located, extended, converted or altered without full compliance with the terms of said City of Batesville, Arkansas Flood Hazard Prevention Code and other I applicable regulations. Violation of the provisions of said code by failure to comply with any of its requirements (including; violations of conditions and safeguards, established in connection{ with conditions) shall constitute a misdemeanor and any person or'; corporation who violates said code or fails to comply with any of{ it requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense. Each day during which such violation exists shall be deemed a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City of Batesville, Arkansas, or anyother governmental agency or any private person from taking such other lawful action as is neces- sary to prevent or remedy any violation. SECTION 4: Whereas, the City Council of the City of Batesville, Arkansas finds that the Flood Hazard areas of Batesville, Arkansas are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property, adversely affecting the economic welfare of the citizens of Batesville, Arkansas, and whereas, this Ordinance is j designed to minimize those public and private losses, and whereas,] immediate passage of this Ordinance is necessary to effectively protect those interest, an emergency is hereby declared and this j Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption. ADOPTED this 127 day of , 1982. ROVED: SHI- AELL , RMYOR ATTEST: / LARRY WIIILIAMS, CITY CLERK