Section
General Provisions
152.01 Statutory authorization
152.02 Findings of fact
152.03 Statement of purpose
152.04 Methods of reducing flood losses
152.05 Definitions
152.06 Lands to which these regulations apply
152.07 Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard
152.08 Establishment of development permit
152.09 Compliance
152.10 Abrogation and greater restrictions
152.11 Interpretation
152.12 Warning and disclaimer of liability
Administration and Enforcement
152.25 Designation of the Floodplain Administrator; duties and responsibilities
152.26 Permit procedures
152.27 Variances
Flood Hazard Reduction
152.40 General standards
152.41 Specific standards
152.42 Standards for subdivisions
152.99 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The legislature of the State of Oklahoma has, in 82 O.S. §§ 1601 through 1618, as amended, delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to minimize flood losses. Therefore, the town’s Floodplain Board adopts the following floodplain management regulations, to be effective on and after 8-5-2010.
(Prior Code, § 9-4-1) (Res. 2010-03, passed 6-14-2010)
(A) The flood hazard areas of the town are subject to periodic inundation, which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, and extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
(B) These flood losses are created by the cumulative effect of obstructions in floodplains which cause an increase in flood heights and velocities, and by the occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods and hazardous to other lands because they are inadequately elevated, flood-proofed or otherwise protected from flood damage.
(Prior Code, § 9-4-2) (Res. 2010-03, passed 6-14-2010)
It is the purpose of these regulations to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to:
(A) Protect human life and health;
(B) Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood-control projects;
(C) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
(D) Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
(E) Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains; electric, telephone and sewer lines; streets and bridges located in floodplains;
(F) 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 future flood blight areas; and
(G) Ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in a flood area.
(Prior Code, § 9-4-3) (Res. 2010-03, passed 6-14-2010)
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