This chapter is intended to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed:
(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 areas of special flood hazard;
(F) To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the second use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight areas;
(G) To ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard; and
(H) To ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions.
('81 Code, § 15.44.030) (Ord. 906, passed - -88; Am. Ord. 1202, passed 5-4-09)