(A) Statutory authorization. The Legislature of the State of Tennessee has in Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 13-7-201 through 13-7-210, delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Town of Collierville, Tennessee Mayor and Board does ordain as follows.
(B) Findings of fact.
(1) The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Collierville wishes to establish eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program and in order to do so must meet the requirements of section 60.3(d) of the Federal Insurance Administration Regulations found at 44 CFR Chapter l (44 CFR 60.3(d)) and subsequent amendments.
(2) Areas of the Town of Collierville are subject to periodic inundation which could result 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.
(3) These flood losses are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in floodplains, causing increases in flood heights and velocities; and by uses in flood hazard areas which are vulnerable to floods; or construction which is inadequately elevated, flood-proofed or otherwise unprotected from flood damages.
(C) Statement of purpose. It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas. This subchapter is designed to:
(1) Restrict or prohibit uses which are vulnerable to water or erosion hazards or which cause damaging increases in erosion, flood heights or velocities;
(2) Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including community facilities, be protected against flood damage;
(3) Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels and natural protective barriers, which accommodate flood waters;
(4) Control filling, grading, dredging and other development which may increase erosion or flood damage; and
(5) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards.
(D) Objectives. The objectives of this subchapter are:
(1) To protect human life and health;
(2) To minimize expenditures of public funds for costly flood control projects;
(3) To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding;
(4) To minimize prolonged business interruptions;
(5) To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, street and bridges located in floodable areas;
(6) To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood prone areas;
(7) To ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in a floodable area; and
(8) To establish eligibility for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
(`00 Code, § 11-701) (Am. Ord. 2007-11, passed 9-24-07; Am. Ord. 2007-12, passed 11-12-07; Am. Ord. 2012-19, passed 1-14-13)