1444.02 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
   It is the purpose of this Chapter to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, and to:
   (a)    Protect human life and health;
   (b)    Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;
   (c)    Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
   (d)    Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
   (e)    Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, and streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;
   (f)    Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the proper use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to protect property and minimize future flood blight areas;
   (g)    Ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions;
   (h)    Minimize the impact of development on adjacent properties within and near flood prone areas;
   (i)    Ensure that the flood storage and conveyance functions of the floodplain are maintained;
   (j)    Minimize the impact of development on the natural, beneficial values of the floodplain;
   (k)    Prevent floodplain uses that are either hazardous or environmentally incompatible; and
   (l)    Meet community participation requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program.
(Ord. 2010-152. Passed 10-18-10.)