(A) The flood prone areas within the jurisdiction of the Town of Duck are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life, property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures of flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare.
(B) These flood losses are caused by the cumulative effect of sea level rise, increased frequency and intensity of rainfall, obstructions in floodplains causing increases in flood heights and velocities, and occupancy in flood prone areas of uses vulnerable to floods or other hazards.
(Ord. 20-01, passed 5-20-2020)