This chapter shall be known as the "floodplain management ordinance."
(Ord. 909 § 2, 1998)
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 Pico Rivera does adopt the following floodplain
management regulations.
(Ord. 909 § 2, 1998)
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. 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. 909 § 2, 1998)