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 floodprone areas in a manner as to minimize flood blight areas.
(Ord. O-C-05-2, passed 9-15-2005; Am. Ord. O-C-15-4, passed 7-6-2015)