O-2010-3236 Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Chapter 94 Floods

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(6) Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood -prone areas in such a manner as to minimize future flood blight areas; and (7) Insure that potential buyers are notified that property is in a flood area. Sec. 94-35. Lands to which this article applies. The ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard with the jurisdiction of City of La Porte, Texas. Sec. 94-36. Compliance. No structure or land shall hereafter be located, altered, or have its use changed without full compliance with the terms of this ordinance and other applicable regulations. Sec. 94-37. Interpretation. In the interpretation and application of this ordinance, all provisions shall be; (1) considered as minimum requirements; (2) liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and (3) deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under State statutes. Sec. 94-38. Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard. The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the current scientific and engineering report entitled, "The Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for City of La Porte, Texas" dated June 18, 2007, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps and/or Flood Boundary-Floodway Maps (FIRM and/or FBFM) dated June 18, 2007, and any revisions thereto are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance. A true and correct copy of said study and maps is on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of La Porte. Sec. 94-39. Methods of reducing flood losses. In order to accomplish its purposes, this ordinance uses the following methods: (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 facilities which serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction; (3) Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and natural protective barriers, which are involved in the accommodation of flood waters;