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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />BILL NO. 151 <br />(DRAFT 3) <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 27, FLOOD CONTROL, HAWAII COUNTY <br />CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO FLOODPLAINS AND <br />OTHER FLOOD HAZARD AREAS. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br />SECTION 1. The purpose of this ordinance is to revise Chapter 27 to comply with <br />current National Flood Insurance Program regulations found in the Code of Federal Regulations, <br />Title 44, Parts 59 through 79; establish drainage improvement standards to control stormwater <br />quality and runoff [qualities] quantities generated by developments; establish requirements for <br />structures that suffer repetitive losses due to flooding; clarify and restrict substantial <br />improvements; and correct various inconsistencies found in the chapter. <br />SECTION 2. Chapter 27, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is <br />amended, by amending the title to read: <br />"Chapter 27 <br />[FLOOD CONTR ] FLOODPLAINS AND OTHER FLOOD HAZARD AREAS" <br />SECTION 3. Chapter 27, article 1, sections 27-1, 27-3, and 27-4, Hawaii County Code <br />1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), are amended to read as follows: <br />"Section 27-1. Statutory authority. <br />This chapter is enacted pursuant to the U.S. National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 <br />(Public Laws 90-418 and 91-152), as amended, and the U.S. Flood Disaster Protection <br />Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-234), as amended. In addition, the Legislature of the State of <br />Hawaii has in Hawaii Revised Statutes [62 34(9 62 34(18 70 Inn) 46-1.5(5), 46- <br />1.504), 46-11, 46-11.5 and 46-12 conferred upon the various counties the authority to <br />adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its <br />citizenry." <br />