It is the purpose of these regulations to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, and to:
(A) Protect human life, health and welfare;
(B) Encourage the utilization of appropriate construction practices in order to prevent or minimize flood damage in the future;
(C) Minimize flooding of water supply and sanitary sewage disposal systems;
(D) Maintain natural drainage;
(E) Reduce financial burdens imposed on the community, its governmental units and its residents, by discouraging unwise design and construction of development in areas subject to flooding;
(F) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
(G) Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
(H) Minimize damage to public facilities and other utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges;
(I) Reinforce that those who build in and occupy special flood hazard areas should assume responsibility for their actions;
(J) Minimize the impact of development on adjacent properties within and near flood-prone areas;
(K) Provide that the flood storage and conveyance functions of floodplains are maintained;
(L) Prevent floodplain uses that are either hazardous or environmentally incompatible; and
(M) Meet community participation requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 44 CFR Section 59.22.
(Ord. 02-2014, passed 4-21-2014)