It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the public health, safety and welfare, and to minimize the losses described in § 153.160(A) by provisions designed to:
(A) Restrict or prohibit the development of lands for uses which are dangerous to health, safety or property in times of flood or which, with reasonably anticipated improvements, will cause excessive increases in flood heights or velocities;
(B) Require that each platted lot in an area vulnerable to floods be provided with a safe building site with adequate access and that public facilities which serve such uses be installed with protection against flood damages at the time of initial construction; or
(C) Protect individuals from buying lands which are unsuited for intended purposes because of flood hazards by prohibiting the platting of unprotected flood hazard lands, requiring that flood hazard areas be delineated on the final plat, and reserving through deed restrictions areas not suitable for development.
(Ord. 353, passed 7-10-2013)