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 floodplains; and
(F) To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood- prone areas in such a manner as to minimize flood blight areas.
(Ord. passed - -2006; Ord. 2015-1, passed 2-12-2015)