It is the purpose of this article to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare and to minimize those losses described in § 25-19-3 by applying the provisions of this article 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 city, 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 city to purchase flood insurance from the National Flood Insurance Program.
(Ord. 3639, passed - -2000; Ord. 4293, passed 11-7-2022)