(A) In A.R.S. § 48-3610, the Arizona State Legislature enabled the Town of Clifton to assume the powers and duties for floodplain management and adopt regulations in conformance with A.R.S. § 48-3609 designed to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Town Council of Clifton, Arizona, does ordain as follows;
(B) The floodplains of the Town of Clifton are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
(C) These flood losses may be caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in floodplains which increase flood heights and velocities and, when inadequately anchored, damage uses in other areas. Uses that are inadequately flood-proofed, elevated or otherwise protected from flood damage also contribute to the flood loss.
(Ord. 01-2007, passed 9-13-2007; Am. Ord. 02-2019, passed 3-14-2019)