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RESOLUTION NO. 4,003
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE U.S. CORPS OF
ENGINEERS 'i0 UNDERTAKE A. STUDY AND '1'0 IN-
VESiIGA'.TE THE INTENSITY OF FLOOD AND PER-
MANENTLY ESTABLISHED FLOOD ELEVATIONS ALONG
CERTAIN WATER COURSES; AND FOR OTHER PUR-
POSES.
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, under
authority vested in said City by the State of Arkansas, has
responsibilities for the safety of life and property of its
citizens from fire, flood, panic and other things and events,
and pursuant thereto has established a Planning Commission to
supervise the planning of the use of the lands in said City
for the best interest of its citizens ; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission studies indicate
that a very small part of the area of the said City is being
used for residential, commercial and industrial purposes, and
that much larger part of said lands could be used if proper
planning, and regulation were used in preserving adequate
floodway and channel rights-of-way and channel clearance; and
WHEREAS, the community needs a factual basis for re-
ducing future flood damages and hazards through carefully con-
sidered and well planned local regulations and use of the flood
plan, including both guiding prospective land use and preserving
adequate floodway and channel rights-of-way and channel clearances ;
to provide publicly available information for the guidance of
private citizens and interests on the use of flood plans ; and to
minimize future public expenditures and for alleviation of flood
problems which would follow improper flood plain development,
therefore increasing the amount of land available for use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock is an area of hazard
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by inundation and erosion from the Fourche Bayou, Rock Creek
and Grassy Flat Creek, and due to the continued growth pressures
of land needs for residential, commercial, industrial and
recreational uses, which necessitates flood damage prevention
measures and plans and regulations for the use thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1 . The City of Little Rock respectfully
request the U.S. Corps of Engineers to undertake a study of
Fourche Bayou, Rock Creek and Grassy Flat Creek, pursuant to
Section 206, Public Law 86-645 and to investigate the intensity
of flood and permanently established flood elevations along said
water courses .
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall be in full force
and effect from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: June 3, 1968
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