The Village Board of the Village of Montebello finds that the
potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion may be a
problem to the residents of the Village of Montebello and that such
damages may include destruction or loss of private and public housing;
damage to public facilities, both publicly and privately owned; and
injury to and loss of human life. In order to minimize the threat
of such damages and to achieve the purposes and objectives hereinafter
set forth, this chapter is adopted.
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the public health,
safety, and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses
due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to:
A.
Regulate
uses which are dangerous to health, safety and property due to water
or erosion hazards or which result in damaging increases in erosion
or in flood heights or velocities;
B.
Require
that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such
uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction;
C.
Control
the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and natural
protective barriers which are involved in the accommodation of floodwaters;
D.
Control
filling, grading, dredging and other development which may increase
erosion or flood damages;
E.
Regulate
the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally divert floodwaters
or which may increase flood hazards to other lands; and
F.
Qualify
for and maintain participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
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, 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.
