§ 44-3. Objectives.

The objectives of this chapter are:

A. 

To protect human life and health;

B. 

To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood-control projects;

C. 

To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;

D. 

To minimize prolonged business interruptions;

E. 

To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities, such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone, and sewer lines, streets and bridges, located in areas of special flood hazard;

F. 

To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight areas;

G. 

To provide that developers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard; and

H. 

To ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions.