Section
General Provisions
154.01 Statutory authorization
154.02 Findings of fact
154.03 Statement of purpose
154.04 Objectives
154.05 Definitions
154.06 Applicable land
154.07 Establishment of special flood hazard areas
154.08 Establishment of floodplain development permit
154.09 Compliance
154.10 Abrogation and greater restrictions
154.11 Interpretation
154.12 Warning and disclaimer of liability
154.13 Rights and liabilities under existing flood damage prevention ordinance
154.14 Outstanding floodplain development permits
154.15 Effective date
Administration
154.25 Designation of Floodplain Administrator
154.26 Floodplain development application
154.27 Floodplain development permit
154.28 Floodplain development certification requirements
154.29 Corrective procedures
154.30 Variance procedures
Flood Hazard Reduction
154.40 General standards
154.41 Specific standards
154.42 Standards for floodplains without established flood elevations
154.43 Standards for riverine floodplains with BFE but without established floodways or non-encroachment areas
154.44 Floodways and non-encroachment areas
154.45 Standards for areas of shallow flooding
154.99 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The legislature of the G.S. Ch. 143, Art. 21, part 6; G.S. Ch. 160A, Art. 19, parts 3, 5 and 8; G.S. Ch. 160A, Art. 8, delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Board of Commissioners does ordain as follows.
(A) The floodprone areas within the jurisdiction of the town are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life, property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures of flood protection and relief and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
(B) These flood loses are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in floodplains causing increases in flood heights and velocities and by the occupancy in floodprone areas of uses vulnerable to floods or other hazards.
(Ord. passed 11-7-2005)
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions within floodprone areas by provisions designed to:
(A) Restrict or prohibit uses that are dangerous to health, safety and property due to water, erosion hazards or that result in damaging increases in erosion flood heights or velocities;
(B) Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities that serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction;
(C) Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels and natural protective barriers, which are involved in the accommodation of flood waters;
(D) Control filing, grading, dredging and all other development that may increase erosion or flood damage; and
(E) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers that will unnaturally divert floodwaters or which increase flood hazards to other lands.
(Ord. passed 11-7-2005)
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