§ 153.003 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

   This chapter is intended to regulate floodplain development to:

   (A)   Protect life, health and property;

   (B)   Minimize expenditures of public funds for flood control projects;

   (C)   Minimize rescue and relief efforts undertaken at the expense of the taxpayers;

   (D)   Minimize business interruptions and other economic disruptions;

   (E)   Minimize damage to public facilities in the floodplain;

   (F)   Minimize the occurrence of future flood blight areas in the floodplain;

   (G)   Discourage the victimization of unwary land and homebuyers;

   (H)   Prevent increases in flood heights that could increase flood damage and result in conflicts between property owners; and

   (I)   Discourage development in a floodplain if there is any practicable alternative to locate the activity, use or structure outside of the floodplain.

(Prior Code, Ch. 19 § 1.3) (Ord. passed 7-8-2009)