§ 20-23. Purpose.

It is the purpose of this article to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to help:

(1)

Protect human life and health;

(2)

Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;

(3)

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

(4)

Minimize prolonged business interruptions;

(5)

Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in floodplains;

(6)

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)

Ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is located within an area that has been determined to be a flood hazard area.

(Code 1982, § 11-3; Ord. No. 78-2, art. I, § C, 1-9-1978; Ord. No. 08-44, § 1(11-3), 9-2-2008)