This chapter shall hereafter be referred to as the "City of
Aberdeen Floodplain Management Ordinance."
The enactment of floodplain management regulations is in furtherance
of the public health, safety and welfare that may be regulated through
the police power. The City may enact and enforce this chapter as an
exercise of the Town's broad police and enforcement powers granted
by the Local Government Article of the Maryland Annotated Code (implementing
Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution), and provisions of the
Aberdeen City Charter and City Code. The Aberdeen City Council adopts
this chapter pursuant to this authority and such other authority that
may be provided by law.
These regulations shall apply to all special flood hazard areas within the jurisdiction of the City of Aberdeen and identified in §
275-5.
These regulations are not intended to repeal or abrogate any
existing regulations and ordinances, including Subdivision Regulations,
Development Code, building codes, or any existing easements, covenants,
or deed restrictions. In the event of a conflict between these regulations
and any other ordinance, the more restrictive shall govern.
Should any section or provision of this chapter be declared
by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of these regulations as a whole, or any part
thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or
invalid.