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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />1.4 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE <br />It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public <br />health, safety, and general welfare, and to minimize <br />public and private losses due to flood conditions in <br />specific areas by provisions designed: <br />A. To protect human life and health; <br />B. To minimize expenditure of public money for costly <br />flood control projects; <br />C. To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts <br />associated with flooding and generally undertaken at <br />the expense of the general public; <br />D. To minimize prolonged business interruptions; <br />E. To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities <br />such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and <br />sewer lines, streets and bridges located in areas of <br />special flood hazard; <br />F. To help maintain a stable tax based by providing for <br />the second use and development of areas of special <br />flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight <br />areas; <br />G. To insure that potential buyers are notified that <br />property is in an area of special flood hazard; and <br />H. To insure that those who occupy the areas of special <br />flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions. <br />