§ 109-172. Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to regulate development in flood hazard areas of the village by providing a uniform basis for the preparation and implementation of floodplains within the village in order to:

(1)

Protect life, health and property;

(2)

Minimize expenditures of public monies for costly flood control projects;

(3)

Minimize rescue and relief efforts, generally undertaken at the expense of the tax paying public;

(4)

Minimize business interruptions which usually result in the loss of local incomes;

(5)

Minimize damage to public facilities on the floodplains such as water mains, sewer lines, streets and bridges;

(6)

Minimize the occurrence of future flood blight area on floodplains;

(7)

Discourage the victimization of unwary land and home buyers;

(8)

Prevent increases in regional flood heights that could increase flood damage and may result in conflicts or litigation between property owners; and

(9)

Discourage development in a floodplain if there is any practicable alternative to locate the activity, use, or structure outside the floodplain.

(Prior Code, § 17-1.10(1.3); Ord. No. 89-07, § 17-1.0(1.3), 5-15-1989; Ord. No. 05-14, § 1(1.3), 11-21-2005)