248.2002
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW
NO. __ OF 2002 TO AMEND QUEENSBURY TOWN CODE CHAPTER 91
ENTITLED “FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION”
RESOLUTION NO.: 248, 2002
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Roger Boor
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury participates in the National Flood Prevention Insurance
Program (NFIP), and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revised its Flood
Insurance Rate Map and as such to remain eligible for participation in NFIP, the Town is required to
adopt amendments to its floodplain management regulations, and
WHEREAS, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of
Flood Protection further recommends that the Town’s floodplain management regulations add
additional measures of safety by requiring that elevations required by local law exceed NFIP minimum
standards, and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to consider adoption of Local Law No.: __
of 2002 to amend Queensbury Town Code Chapter 91 entitled “Flood Damage Prevention,” which
Local Law would provide for the updating of the Town’s floodplain maps as required by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and provide additional insurance benefits for the public by
increasing requirements for flood elevations within the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, this legislation is authorized in accordance with New York State Municipal Home
Rule Law §10 and Town Law Article 16, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning adoption of this Local
Law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the
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Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on June 17, 2002 to hear all
interested persons and take any necessary action provided by law concerning proposed Local Law No.:
___ of 2002, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk
to publish and post a Notice of Public Hearing concerning proposed Local Law No. __ of 2002 in the
manner provided by law.
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Duly adopted this 3 day of June, 2002, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Brower, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brewer
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mr. Stec