§ 39.011. Statutory authorization.

The legislature of the State of Texas has in V.T.C.A., Water Code § 16.315, et seq., delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to minimize flood losses.

(1)

Authority. The regulations in this article are authorized under the City's Charter, and V.T.C.A., Water Code § 16.315 and § 26.177.

(2)

Applicability. This article applies to all areas of special flood hazard within the corporate limits of the city. For land inside the city limits, the areas of special flood hazard shall be those identified in the latest flood insurance study or letter of map revision (LOMR) issued to the city by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which shall apply to requirements of this article on the effective date of such documents.

(3)

This article is also applicable within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) when not regulated solely by the respective county per an active interlocal agreement. For land in the city's ETJ, the areas of special flood hazard shall be those identified in the latest flood insurance study or LOMR issued by FEMA, which shall apply to requirements of this article on the effective date of such documents.

( Ord. No. 2016-50 , § 1, 11-15-16)