HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 175 ORDINANCE N0. 175
(Amending Ord. No. 157 - Flood Insurance)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS,
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE FLOOD INSURANCE
ORDINANCE N0. 157; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, STATE OF
TEXAS:
SECTION I.
Section 2. Definitions - (A) which in present form reads as follows;
[ (A) 100 year flood - the term "100 year flood" means the ]
[ highest level of flooding that, on the average, is likely ]
[ to occur once every 100 years (i .e. that has a one (1%) percent ]
[ chance of occurring each year) . For purposes of this ordinance ]
[ the 100 year flood level is determined by the official 100 year ]
[ flood map, as being twenty-two (22) feet above mean sea level . ]
is hereby amended to read:
(A) 100 year flood - the term "100 year flood" means the
hi hest �evel of t�oodin that on the avera e is likel
to occur once ever l00 ears i .e. t at as a one % ercent
c ance o occurrin eac ear . or ur oses o t is or inance
the 00�ear flood level is determined by the official 00 year
floo� map as issued by the Federal Insurance Administrator.
SECTION II.
Savinc�s Clause: If any provision, section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, exception, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of
same to any person or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held
unconstitutiona., void or invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining �rovisions of this
ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and
to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION III.
Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect immediately after
the date of its final adoption by the City Council of the City of Friendswood,
Texas.
A �A``�`�� �,����ASSED FOR FIRST READING THIS 18�h day of December, 1972
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' FOR SECOND READING THIS 22nd day of January, 1973
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�? r ,-- ,T'``P�'S , _ ,' APPROVED AND FINALLY ADOPTED THIS 5�h day of .M-areh _ „ 1973
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