§ 154.004 OBJECTIVES.

   The objectives of this chapter are to:

   (A)   Protect human life, safety 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 losses and interruptions;

   (E)   Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities (i.e., water and gas mains, electric, telephone, cable and sewer lines, streets and bridges) that are located in flood prone areas;

   (F)   Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood prone areas; and

   (G)   Ensure that potential buyers are aware that property is in a special flood hazard area.

(Ord. passed 5-1-2007)