§ 18-19. Purpose of article.

This article is enacted pursuant to the police powers granted to this village by state law. This article is adopted in order to accomplish the following specific purposes:

(1)

To prevent unwise developments from increasing flood or drainage hazards to others;

(2)

To protect new buildings and major improvements to buildings from flood damage;

(3)

To promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens from the hazards of flooding;

(4)

To lessen the burden on the taxpayer for flood control, repairs to public facilities and utilities, and flood rescue and relief operations;

(5)

To maintain property values and a stable tax base by minimizing the potential for creating blight areas; and

(6)

To make federally subsidized flood insurance available.

(Code 1997, § 34-1; Ord. No. 91-11-17, § 200.0, 11-5-1991; Ord. No. 08-06-13, § 1(34-1), 6-17-2008)