CHAPTER 154: FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
Section
Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact, and Purposes
   154.01   Statutory authorization
   154.02   Findings of fact
   154.03   Statement of purpose
   154.04   Adherence to regulations
General Provisions
   154.10   Lands to which chapter applies
   154.11   Rules for interpretation of district boundaries
   154.12   Compliance
   154.13   Abrogation and greater restrictions
   154.14   Interpretation
   154.15   Warning and disclaimer of liability
General Administrative Regulations
   154.20   Definitions
   154.21   Establishment of zoning districts
   154.22   Amendments
   154.23   Nonconforming use
Floodplain Management Administration
   154.30   Designation of Floodplain Administrator
   154.31   Permits required
   154.32   Duties of the Floodplain Administrator
   154.33   Application for permit and demonstration of compliance
   154.34   Flood data required
   154.35   Variance and appeals procedures
   154.36   Conditions for variances
   154.37   Enforcement
Standards for Floodplain Development
   154.40   General provisions
   154.41   Elevation and floodproofing requirements
   154.42   Design and construction standards
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF FACT, AND PURPOSES
§ 154.01 STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.
   The Legislature of the State of Nebraska has delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt zoning regulations designed to protect the public health, safety, general welfare, and property of the people of the state. The Legislature, in Neb. RS 31-1001 to 31-1023 (as amended), has further assigned the responsibility to adopt, administer, and enforce floodplain management regulations to the county, city, or village with zoning jurisdiction over the flood prone area. Therefore the City of Randolph, Nebraska ordains as follows:
(Ord. 734, passed 3-8-2023)
§ 154.02 FINDINGS OF FACT.
   (A)   Flood losses resulting from periodic inundation. The flood hazard areas of Randolph, Nebraska are subject to inundation that results 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, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare.
   (B)   General causes of the flood losses. These flood losses are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in floodplains causing increases in flood heights and velocities as well as the occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods or hazardous to others that are inadequately elevated or otherwise unprotected from flood damages.
(Ord. 734, passed 3-8-2023)
§ 154.03 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
   It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare and to minimize those losses described in § 154.02 by applying the provisions of this chapter to:
   (A)   Restrict or prohibit uses that are dangerous to health, safety, or property in times of flooding or cause undue increases in flood heights or velocities.
   (B)   Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including public facilities that service such uses, be provided with flood protection at the time of initial construction.
   (C)   Reduce financial burdens from flood damage borne by the community, its governmental units, its residents, and its businesses by preventing excessive and unsafe development in areas subject to flooding.
   (D)   Assure that eligibility is maintained for property owners in the community to purchase flood insurance from the National Flood Insurance Program.
(Ord. 734, passed 3-8-2023)
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