(a) The purpose of the Flood Plain District is to prevent the loss of property and life, to prevent the creation of health and safety hazards, to prevent the disruption of commerce and governmental services, to prevent the extraordinary and unnecessary expenditure of public funds for flood protection and relief, and to prevent the impairment of the tax base by:
(1) Regulating uses, activities, and developments which, acting alone or in combination with other existing or future uses, activities, and developments, which cause unacceptable increases in flood heights, velocities and frequencies;
(2) Restricting or prohibiting certain uses, activities, and developments from locating within areas subject to flooding;
(3) Requiring all those uses, activities, and developments that occur in flood-prone areas to be protected and/or floodproofed against flooding and flood damage; and
(4) Protecting individuals from buying lands and structures which are unsuited for intended purposes because of flood hazards.
(b) The degree of flood protection required by this Ordinance is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based upon information provided by the Miami Conservancy District, HUD Flood Insurance Program guidelines, and Model Flood Plan Regulations proposed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The HUD Flood Insurance Study with accompanying maps and any revisions and additions thereto, is adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Ordinance. Where detailed studies of the flood plain have not been made available within the Flood Insurance Study, the following sources of data may be used to determine the necessary elevations for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(1) Information available from the Miami Conservancy District.
(2) Corps of Engineers-Flood Plain Information Reports.
(3) U.S. Geological Survey-Flood Prone Quadrangles.
(4) U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service-Flood Hazard.
(5) Analyses Studies and County Soil Surveys (Alluvial Soils).
(6) Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Flood Hazard Reports and Flood Profile Charts.
(7) Known high-water marks from past floods.
(8) Other sources acceptable to the Planning Commission.
This Ordinance does not imply that areas outside of the Flood Plain District as designated on the Official Zoning District Map or land uses permitted within such district will be fee from flooding damages. This Ordinance shall not create liability on the part of the Municipality of Brookville or any official or employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance upon this Ordinance.