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<br /> -~'7c: bj 1 3/8/88 (# 6) <br /> _ ,IC: bj 1 3/18/88R <br /> SWC:bjl 4/04/88R <br />protected from flood damage also contribute to the flood <br />loss. " <br /> "Section 41. 3. Statement of Purpose. It is the <br />purpose of this chapter to promote the public health, <br />safety, and general welfare, and to minimize public and <br />private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by <br />provisions designed: <br /> " (a) To protect human life and health; <br /> " (b) To minimize expenditure of public money for <br />costly flood control projects; <br /> " (c) To minimize the need for rescue and relief <br />efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at <br />the expense of the general public; <br /> " (d) To minimize prolonged business <br />interruptions; <br /> " (e) To minimize damage to public facilities and <br />utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone <br />and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in areas of <br />special flood hazard; <br /> " (f) To help maintain a stable tax base by <br />providing for the second use and development of areas of <br />special flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight <br />areas; <br /> " (g) To insure that potential buyers are notified <br />that property is in an area of special flood hazard; and <br /> " (h) To insure that those who occupy the areas of <br /> 2 <br /> _. ..-.--..,.-. <br />