The Legislature of the state of California has, in Government
Code Sections 65302, 65560, and 65800, conferred upon local government
units authority to adopt regulations designed to promote the public
health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the
city council of the city of Stanton does hereby adopt the following
floodplain management regulations.
(Ord. 967 § 2, 2009)
A.
The
flood hazard areas of the city of Stanton are subject to periodic
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.
These
flood losses are caused by uses that are inadequately elevated, flood
proofed, or protected from flood damage. The cumulative effect of
obstructions in areas of special flood hazards that increase flood
heights and velocities also contribute to the flood loss.
(Ord. 967 § 2, 2009)
It is the purpose of this title 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.
Protect
human life and health;
B.
Minimize
expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;
C.
Minimize
the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and
generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
D.
Minimize
prolonged business interruptions;
E.
Minimize
damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains;
electric, telephone and sewer lines; and streets and bridges located
in areas of special flood hazard;
F.
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 blighted
areas caused by flood damage;
G.
Ensure
that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of
special flood hazard; and
H.
Ensure
that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility
for their actions.
(Ord. 967 § 2, 2009)
In order to accomplish its purposes, this title includes methods
and provisions to:
A.
Restrict
or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health, safety, and property
due to water or erosion hazards, or which result in damaging increases
in erosion or 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 help accommodate or channel flood waters;
D.
Control
filling, grading, dredging, and other development which may increase
flood damage; and
E.
Prevent
or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally
divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards in other areas.
(Ord. 967 § 2, 2009)
