The intent of this chapter is to:
A. Promote the general health, welfare, and safety of the community.
B. Encourage the utilization of appropriate construction practices in
order to prevent or minimize flood damage in the future.
C. Minimize danger to public health by protection of water supply and
natural drainage.
D. Reduce financial burdens imposed on the community, its governmental
units, and its residents, by regulating development in areas subject
to flooding.
E. Comply with federal and state floodplain management requirements
applicable to special flood hazard areas, as identified in the Flood
Insurance Rate Map, dated March 17, 2011, or the most recent revision
thereof, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this chapter shall be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever,
such a decision shall not affect the remaining portions of the Ordinance,
which shall remain in full force and effect, and for this purpose
the provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable.