A. To protect human life and health;

B. To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;

C. To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;

D. To minimize prolonged business interruptions;

E. To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone, and sewer lines, and streets and bridges located in regulatory floodplains;

F. To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of the special flood hazard areas and erosion hazard areas;

G. To ensure the state mandated required regulatory floodplain information is available to potential buyers;

H. To regulate activities within regulatory floodplains for both public and private properties;

I. To participate in and maintain eligibility for flood insurance and disaster relief. ((O)21-06, 11/17/2021; (O)17-04, 04/05/2017; (O)05-35, 10/05/2005)