It is the purpose of these regulations to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, and 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 damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;
(e) Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the proper use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to protect property and minimize future flood blight areas;
(f) Ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions;
(g) Minimize the impact of development on adjacent properties within and near flood-prone areas;
(h) Ensure that the flood storage and conveyance functions of the floodplain are maintained;
(i) Minimize the impact of development on the natural, beneficial values of the floodplain;
(j) Prevent floodplain uses that are either hazardous or environmentally incompatible; and
(k) Meet community participation requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program.
(Ord. 60-2010. Passed 10-19-10.)