§ 42-4. Objectives.

The objectives of this chapter 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 (e.g., water and gas mains, electrical, telephone, cable and sewer lines, streets, and bridges) that are located in floodprone areas;

(6)

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

(7)

To ensure that potential buyers are aware that property is in a special flood hazard area.

(Code 1999, § 42-59; Ord. of 12-18-2006, § 1(art. I(D))