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VAULT 02? ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2183 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 7 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE CITY'S FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHANGES IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 7-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-2. Incorporation by reference of flood insurance rate map and floodway map. That certain collection of maps entitled "FIRM, Flood Insurance Rate Map, Orange County, California And Incorporated Areas," with an effective date of September 15, 1989, copies of which maps are on file with the clerk of the council, are hereby incorporated by this reference and adopted, together with all duly authorized amendments or revisions thereof, for the purpose of designating the special hazard areas, the risk premium zones, and the regulatory floodway of the city of Santa Aha in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program. Ail references in this chapter to the A zone, the AC zone, the AH zone, and the AE zone shall mean references to those areas of the city designated on the said flood insurance rate map as being included in such zones respectively. Ail references in this chapter to the regulatory floodway shall mean references to that area designated as "floodway" on the said maps. SECTION 2: That section 7-6 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-6. Delegation of responsibilities. The responsibilities and powers imposed by this chapter on the city manager, executive director of planning and building safety, and executive director of public works may be delegated by them to designated authorized representatives. The executive director of the planning and building agency shall be responsible for the day- to-day administration and enforcement of this chapter and shall be the city's contact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other interested parties.