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City of Harrisonville, MO Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purposes
Ch 420 Art I Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purposes
§ 420.020 Findings of Fact.
§ 420.030 Statement of Purpose.
Chapter 420 Floodplain Management Regulations Article I Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purposes
Section 420.010 Statutory Authorization.
Section 420.020 Findings of Fact.
Section 420.030 Statement of Purpose.
[Ord. No. 2751 §1(170.010), 1-21-2002; Ord. No. 2924 §1(170.010), 6-20-2005]
The legislature of the State of Missouri has in Section 89.020, RSMo., delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt floodplain management regulations designed to protect the health, safety and general welfare. Therefore, the Board of Aldermen of Harrisonville, Missouri, ordains as follows.
[Ord. No. 2751 §1(170.020), 1-21-2002; Ord. No. 2924 §1(170.020), 6-20-2005; Ord. No. 2960 §1, 3-16-2006; Ord. No. 3220 §1, 11-5-2012]
Flood Losses Resulting From Periodic Inundation. The special flood hazard areas of Harrisonville, Missouri, are subject to 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.
Selection of a base flood that is based upon engineering calculations which permit a consideration of such flood factors as its expected frequency of occurrence, the area inundated, and the depth of inundation. The base flood selected for this Chapter is representative of large floods which are characteristic of what can be expected to occur on the particular streams subject to this Chapter. It is in the general order of a flood which could be expected to have a one percent (1%) chance of occurrence in any one (1) year as delineated on the Federal Insurance Administrator's FIS and illustrative materials dated January 2, 2013, as amended, and any future revisions thereto.
[Ord. No. 2751 §1(170.030), 1-21-2002; Ord. No. 2924 §1(170.030), 6-20-2005]
It is the purpose of this Chapter to promote the public health, safety and general welfare; to minimize those losses described in Article I, Section 420.020(A); to establish or maintain the community's eligibility for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as defined in 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 59.22(a)(3); and to meet the requirements of 44 CFR 60.3(d) by applying the provisions of this Chapter to: