In accordance with the authority granted to cities in Utah Code Annotated sections 10-3-701 and 10-9a-101 et seq., to adopt ordinances regulating zoning, and in order to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the city and inhabitants thereof, there is hereby established a floodplain overlay zone with development standards and regulations for land within the floodplains of the city. The floodplains are potentially subject to periodic inundation which adversely affects the public health, safety and general welfare and which may result in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base. The establishment of floodplain regulations that meet or exceed the minimum standards of Section 60 of CFR 44 and identification of the floodplains in the city will help owners of structures therein to qualify for federally subsidized flood insurance through the national flood insurance program. It will also serve as a notification to potential buyers that property is in a flood area and as a guide in designing and regulating future development and construction in such areas in order to preclude and/or minimize exposure to flooding and to mitigate any damage or loss caused by such flooding.
(Ord. 2015-21, 5-26-2015; amd. Ord. 2023-61, 11-14-2023)