§ 155.04 OBJECTIVES.

   The objectives of this chapter are:

   (A)   To protect human life and health;

   (B)   To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;

   (C)   To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;

   (D)   To minimize prolonged business interruptions;

   (E)   To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;

   (F)   To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of areas of special flood hazard or other flood-prone areas in such a manner as to minimize future flood blight areas caused by flooding;

   (G)   To ensure that potential home buyers are on notice that property is in a special flood hazard area; and

   (H)   To ensure that those who occupy a special flood hazard area assume responsibility for their actions.

(Ord. O-28-96, passed 12-10-96; Am. Ord. O-8-07, passed 5-22-07)