It is the intent of this chapter to significantly reduce hazards to persons and damage to property as a result of flood conditions in the city, and to comply with the provisions and requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 4001 through 4138, as constituted in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, being Title XIII of Pub. Law No. 90-448, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4001 et seq., and subsequent enactments and rules and regulations promulgated in furtherance of this program by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as published in the Federal Register, Vol. 41, No. 207, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, and redesignated at 44 FR 31177, May 31, 1979. Further, the intent of this chapter includes:
(a) The protection of human life, health and property from the dangerous and damaging effects of flood conditions;
(b) The minimization of public expenditures for flood control projects, rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of flooding, repair of flood damaged public facilities and utilities, and the redevelopment of flood damaged homes, neighborhoods and commercial and industrial areas;
(c) The prevention of private and public economic loss and social disruption as a result of flood conditions;
(d) The maintenance of stable development patterns not subject to the blighting influences of flood damage;
(e) To ensure that the public has access to information indicating the location of land areas subject to periodic flooding; and
(f) To preserve the ability of flood plains to carry and discharge a base flood.
(Ord. 220, passed 2-13-1991)