§ 19-4. Objectives.

The objectives of this chapter are:

(1)

To protect human life, health, and to eliminate or minimize property damage;

(2)

To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;

(3)

To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;

(4)

To minimize prolonged business interruptions;

(5)

To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities including, but not limited to, water and gas mains, electric, telephone, sewer lines, roadways, bridges, and culverts located in floodplains;

(6)

To maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of floodprone areas in such a manner as to minimize future flood blight areas; and

(7)

To ensure that potential property buyers are notified when the property is in an area of special flood hazard.

(Ord. No. 2009-24 , § 3, 9-22-09)