§ 7-17. Objectives.

The objectives of this article are:

(1)

To protect human life and health;

(2)

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

(3)

To 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,

(4)

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

(5)

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

(6)

To minimize prolonged business interruptions; and

(7)

To insure that potential homebuyers are notified that property is in a flood area.

(Ord. No. 13-17, § 1, 8-22-13)