This Title is enacted pursuant to the police powers granted to this Village by Illinois Compiled Statutes 1 , in order to accomplish the following purposes:
Mans' activities on flood plains are subject to periodic inundation which 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. It is the purpose of these regulations to protect the public health, safety and general welfare by restricting damageable potential elsewhere. More specifically, these flood plain regulations have been established to:
A. Protect adjacent, upstream and downstream, private and public landowners from increases in flood heights and velocities and resulting increases in flood damages.
B. Minimize extraordinary direct and indirect costs to the Village and other governmental units caused by developments within flood plains for streets and other roadways, sewer and water, flood control works, flood relief and emergency services.
C. Reduce public health and safety risks, prevent blighting and prevent economic losses which detract from the general well-being and tax base of the Village.
D. Protect individuals from buying lands which are unsuited for intended purposes because of flood hazard.
E. Prevent water pollution, nuisances resulting from floating structures and debris.
F. Make federally subsidized flood insurance available for property in the Village.
G. Comply with the guidelines of the Regular National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP-24, CFR section 1909-1910) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA 44, CFR section 59-60), as amended or revised. (Ord. 257, 7-11-1988)
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| 1 | 1. S.H.A. 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, 11-12-12, 11-30-2 and 11-31-2. |