Objectives.

The objectives of this chapter are:A. To protect human life and health;B. To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;C. To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;D. To minimize prolonged business interruptions;E. To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone, sewer lines, streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;F. To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight areas;G.

To provide that developers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard; andH. To ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions.