[Ord. No. 89b Art. I § A, 2-19-2002]
The Legislature of the State of Missouri has, according to Section
79.110, RSMo., delegated the responsibility to local governmental
units to adopt floodplain management regulations designed to protect
the health, safety, and general welfare. Therefore, the Ellsinore
City Board of Aldermen of the City of Ellsinore, Missouri, ordains
as follows:
[Ord. No. 89b Art. I § B, 2-19-2002]
A. Flood Losses Resulting From Periodic Inundation. The special flood
hazard areas of Ellsinore, Missouri, are subject to inundation which
results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption
of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures
for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all
of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
B. General Causes Of The Flood Losses. These flood losses are caused
by the cumulative effect of development in any delineated floodplain
causing increases in flood heights and velocities, and the occupancy
of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods, hazardous to others,
inadequately elevated, or otherwise unprotected from flood damages.
[Ord. No. 89b Art. I § C, 2-19-2002]
A. It is the purpose of this Chapter to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, to minimize those losses described in Section
415.020(A), to establish or maintain the community's eligibility for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as defined in 44 CFR 59.22(a)(3), and to meet the requirements of 44 CFR 60.3(b) by applying the provisions of this Chapter to:
1.
Restrict or prohibit uses that are dangerous to health, safety,
or property in times of flooding or cause undue increases in flood
heights or velocities;
2.
Require uses vulnerable to floods, including public facilities
that serve such uses, be provided with flood protection at the time
of initial construction; and
3.
Protect individuals from buying lands that are unsuited for
the intended development purposes due to the flood hazard.