(1) Protect human life and property;

(2) Minimize the expenditure of public money;

(3) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;

(4) Minimize prolonged business interruptions;

(5) Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities, such as water and gas mains; electric, telephone, and sewer lines; and streets and bridges located in flood hazard areas;

(6) Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood hazard areas so as to minimize blight areas caused by flooding;

(7) Notify potential buyers that the property is in a special flood hazard area;

(8) Notify those who occupy flood hazard areas that they assume responsibility for their actions; and

(9) Maintain the city’s flood insurance eligibility while avoiding regulations which are unnecessarily restrictive or difficult to administer. (Ord. 1486 § 2 (Exh. B), 2020; Ord. 929 Ch. 10(F)(1), 1995).