The objectives of this chapter are:
(A) To protect human life and health;
(B) To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;
(C) To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
(D) To minimize prolonged business losses and interruptions;
(E) To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities (i.e., water and gas mains, electric, telephone, cable and sewer lines, streets, and bridges) that are located in flood-prone areas;
(F) To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood- prone areas in such a manner as to minimize flood-blight areas; and
(G) To ensure that potential homebuyers are notified that property is in a special flood hazard area.
(Ord. passed 5-5-2003)