This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authorization
in §§ 61.35, 62.23 and 87.30, Wis. Stats.
Uncontrolled development and use of the floodplains,
rivers or streams of this municipality would adversely affect the
public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare and impair
the tax base.
The purpose of these rules is to:
A. Protect life, health and property;
B. Minimize expenditures of public moneys for costly
flood-control projects;
C. Minimize rescue and relief efforts, generally undertaken
at the expense of the tax-paying public;
D. Minimize business interruptions which usually result
in the loss of local incomes;
E. Minimize damage to public facilities on the floodplains
such as water mains, sewer lines, streets and bridges;
F. Minimize the occurrence of future flood blight areas
on floodplains;
G. Discourage the victimization of unwary land and home
buyers; and
H. Prevent increases in regional flood heights that could
increase flood damage and may result in conflicts or litigation between
property owners.
I. Discourage development in a floodplain if there is
any practicable alternative to locate the activity, use or structure
outside of the floodplain.
This chapter shall be known as the "Floodplain
Zoning Ordinance for the Village of Belgium, Wisconsin."