Chapter 26 - City of Punta Gorda

(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, streets and bridges located in
floodplains.
(f) To 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 flood blight
areas.
(g) To ensure that potential home buyers are notified that property is in a flood
area; to minimize public and private losses as a product of floods or
construction in flood-hazard areas.
(h) To prevent the construction of flood barriers which may unnaturally direct flood
waters or raise flood levels thereby increasing flood hazards in other areas.
(i) To encourage development to occur outside flood-prone areas; to reduce public
liability and the need for expensive public works projects in flood-prone areas.
(j) To ensure that adequate capacity for future runoff is reserved.
(k) To ensure that, as a product of any encroachment into the floodplain, flood
levels are not significantly raised on other properties resulting in a need for
further encroachment to protect the property; to ensure that stream velocities
are not significantly increased which could cause erosion above, below, or
across from an area of encroachment or realignment.
Section 14.3. Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in its flood boundary and floodway maps, dated May 5, 2003,
with accompanying maps and other supporting data, and any revision by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency thereto are adopted by reference and declared to be a
part of this Article. Additionally, any other special flood hazard areas as identified by
the Federal, State or local governmental agencies shall constitute a part of this Article.
The Areas of Special Flood Hazard also include those defined through standard
engineering analysis for private development or by governmental agencies, but which
have not yet been incorporated in the Flood Insurance Rate Map. This includes detailed
flood information generated as a requirement of this Article.
Upon annexation to the City, the Areas of Special Flood Hazard identified by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency in its Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Flood
Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Charlotte County, along with
accompanying maps and other supporting data, and any revisions thereto, including
Letters of Map Amendments or Revision, are adopted by reference and declared to be a
part of this Article.
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