HomeMy WebLinkAbout0017_0002FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE
ARTICLE I
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF FACT, PURPOSE
AND OBJECTIVES
SECTION A. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION
The Legislature of the State of Texas has in Article 8280-13 of Vernons
Annotated Civil Statues delegated the responsibility to local governmental
units to adopt regulations designed to minimize flood losses. Therefore,
the City Council of City of Georgetown, Texas does ordain as follows:
SECTION B. FINDINGS OF FACT
(1) The flood hazard areas of the City of Georgetown are subject to
periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property,
health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and govern-
mental services, and extraordinary public expenditures for flood
protection and relief, all of which adversely affect the public
health, safety and general welfare.
(2) These flood losses are created by the cumulative effect of ob
structions in flood plains which cause an increase in flood heights
and velocities, and by the occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses
vulnerable to floods and hazardous to other lands because they are
inadequately elevated, floodproofed, or otherwise protected from
flood damage.
SECTION :C. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public health, safety and
general welfare and to minimize public harm and private losses in special
flood hazard areas with provisions designed to:
(1) Restrict or prohibit uses that are dangerous to health, safety or
property in times of flood, or cause excessive increases in flood
heights or velocities;.
(2) Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including public facilities
which serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the
time of initial construction;
(3) Control, in the sense of providing authoritative guidance, the
alteration of natural flood plains, their, protective barriers and
stream channels;
(4) Prevent the construction of barriers which will divert flood waters
and subject other lands to greater flood hazards;
(5) Control, in the sense of authoritative guidance, development which
would cause greater erosion or potential flood damage such as
grading, dredging and excavation.
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