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3/18/97resoxoastaWk RESOLUTION NO. 97-2 2 A RESOLUTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA REQUESTING THAT THE STATE AMEND PART III, CHAPTER 161, FLORIDA STATUTES, COASTAL ZONE PROTECTION, TO ELIMINATE THE FIVE-YEAR ACCUMULATION PROVISION. WHEREAS, tropical storms and hurricanes damage coastal homes in Indian River County as well as thousands of other homes throughout the state; and WHEREAS, some of these homes will be declared"substantially damaged"due to the five-year accumulation requirement of the Florida Coastal Zone Protection Act; and WHEREAS, FEMA's substantial damage/improvement rule neither includes nor requires an accumulation of damages or improvements; and WHEREAS, no state, other than Florida, requires a five-year accumulation of damages/improvements; and WHEREAS, most houses would not be considered "substantially damaged" without the accumulation requirement; and WHEREAS, Indian River County does not want anyone living in unsafe houses and does not want to preclude any necessary repairs to storm damaged homes; and WHEREAS, Indian River County recognizes the need for ordinances to minimize future damage and to reduce the hazards to our residents who live in the coastal areas; and WHEREAS, the federal government and the state have developed or are developing mitigation policies to accomplish this goal; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA,that: 1. The Legislature and the Governor of the State of Florida are urged to abolish the five- year accumulation requirement associated with the federal flood insurance program. 2. The Legislature is requested and urged to repeal the five-year accumulation requirement contained in the Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1985. 3. A copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Governor Lawton Chiles and the Legislators, the Florida League of Cities, and the State Association of Counties, and shall constitute a request for the abolishment of the five-year accumulation requirement; and for a repeal of said requirement contained in Sections 161.52 through 161.58, F.S.