(A) Statutory authorization. The State Legislature has, in M.S. Chapter 103F and Chapter 462, as they may be amended from time to time, delegated the authority to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to minimize flood losses. M.S. Chapter 103F, as it may be amended from time to time, further stipulates that communities subject to recurrent flooding must participate and maintain eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program.
(B) Statement of purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to maintain the city’s eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program and to minimize potential losses due to periodic flooding, including loss of life, loss of property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
(C) Warning of disclaimer of liability. This chapter does not imply that areas outside of the floodplain district or land uses permitted within those districts will be free from flooding and flood damages. This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the city or any officer or employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative decisions lawfully made thereunder.
(1989 Code, § 13.01)