Chapter 8 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS*

Section 8-4 Objectives.

    The objectives of this chapter are to:

    (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)    Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood prone areas in such a manner as to minimize flood blight areas; and

    (7)    Ensure that potential home buyers are notified that property is in a flood area.

(Ord. of 6-22-87)