(A) The Town of Gila Bend elects not to assume the responsibility of floodplain management from the Flood Control District of Maricopa County as provided for in A.R.S. §§ 48-3609 and 48-3610. The Town Manager, or his/her designee, is designated as the NFIP Floodplain Administrator for the town, is responsible for coordinating with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, and will serve as the community point of contact on NFIP issues for county, state and Federal officials.
(B) Those public records entitled "Flood Insurance Study for Maricopa County, Arizona and" dated November 4, 2015 with accompanying FIRMs dated November 4, 2015, and all subsequent amendments and/or revisions, copies of which shall be kept on file in the office of the Town Clerk, are hereby adopted by reference as the basis for establishing the special flood hazard areas in the Town of Gila Bend. The special flood hazard areas documented in the FIS and FIRMs are the minimum area of applicability of the floodplain management regulations and may be supplemented by studies for other areas as allowed in the regulations.
(C) That public record designated as the "Floodplain Regulation of Maricopa County," dated January 17, 2018, and all subsequent amendments and/or revisions, copies of which shall be kept on file in the office of the Town Clerk, is hereby adopted as the legal basis for implementing floodplain management in this community.
(Ord. 20-01, passed 1-28-2020)