§ D. Objectives.

The objectives of this ordinance are:

(1)

To protect human life and health;

(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 losses and interruptions;

(5)

To 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;

(6)

Minimize damage to private and public property due to flooding;

(7)

Make flood insurance available to the community through the National Flood Insurance Program;

(8)

Maintain the natural and beneficial functions of floodplains;

(9)

To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood prone areas; and

(10)

To ensure that potential buyers are aware that property is in a Special Flood Hazard Area.

(Ord. No. 2017-23, 9-19-17)