The purpose and intent of the Floodplain Management District is to minimize the potential loss of life and property during periods of flooding by regulating the alteration and/or the development of those areas within the Floodplain Management District delineated on the Village of Liverpool Zoning Map as defined on the Flood Insurance Rate Map and the Flood Insurance Study for the Village of Liverpool, in accordance with Chapter
205, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Code of the Village of Liverpool. In addition to the purposes outlined in Chapter
205, Flood Damage Prevention, the specific intent of this article is to:
A. Control floodplain uses such as clean fill (including rubble), storage
of materials, structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving,
excavation or drilling or any other works which, acting alone or in
combination with other existing or future uses, will cause damaging
flood heights and velocities by obstructing flows and reducing floodwater
storage.
B. Protect human life and health.
C. Minimize public and private property damages.
D. Minimize surface and ground water pollution which may affect human,
animal or plant life.
The terms used in this article shall have the meanings given in Chapter
205 of the Code of the Village of Liverpool entitled "Flood Damage Prevention." In addition, the Floodplain Management District (FMD) is defined in §
380-5, Definitions.