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.)