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1. Purpose and Objectives. It is the intent of the City to recognize and diminish potential hazards that are located within the City boundaries or that may annex into the City in areas where severe and costly flooding is anticipated to occur.

Based on historical observation and information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the City endorses a cautious posture that limits construction in areas located within zones designated to be flood prone. This decision stems from local, as well as state and federal understanding, that development limitation in these areas help to serve the health, safety and public welfare of the people of the City of George.

2. The following reflect the goals and policies of the community:

A. Goals.

1. Protect the frequently flooded areas that are known to be critical parts of the natural drainage system by limiting and controlling potential alterations and/or obstructions to those areas.

B. Policies.

1. Discourage land use practices that may impede the flow of floodwater or cause danger to life or property. This includes, but is not limited to, filling, dumping, storage of materials, structures, buildings, and any other works which, when acting alone or in combination with other existing or future uses, would cause damaging flood heights and velocities by obstructing flows.

2. Maintain and add catch basins or similar measures, as needed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents and the environment.

3. Classification.

A. Classification of frequently flooded areas should include, at a minimum, the 100 year floodplain designations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Flood Insurance Program. The following categories of frequently flooded areas established for the purpose of classification are:

1. Floodways - The channel of a stream, plus any adjacent floodplain areas, that must be kept free of encroachment in order that the base flood is carried without substantial increases in flood heights.

2. Floodplains - The floodway and special flood hazard areas.

3. Special Flood Hazard Areas - The area adjoining the floodway which is subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year, as identified in the Grant County Flood Insurance Study and determined by the Federal Insurance Administration.

4. Designation. A. All lands, shorelines and waters which are currently identified within the 100 year floodplain in the Federal Emergency Management Agency entitled “The Flood Insurance Study for the County of Grant” with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate and Boundary Maps, are designated as frequently flooded areas. If and when this study becomes updated to reflect new conditions, designation of frequently flooded areas will include the changes.