§ 15.40.010. Purpose.

The ordinance from which this chapter is derived is enacted pursuant to the police powers granted to this City by 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, 65 ILCS 5/11-12-12, 65 ILCS 5/11-30-2, 65 ILCS 5/11-30-8 and 65 ILCS 5/11-31-2 in order to accomplish the following purposes:

A.

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

B.

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

C.

To protect human life and health from the hazards of flooding;

D.

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

E.

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

F.

To make federally subsidized flood insurance available for property in the City by fulfilling the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program.

(Code 1996, § 15.40.010)