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<br />impairment ofthe tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general <br />welfare of the City of Sunny Isles Beach. <br /> <br />(2) Losses due to floods may be caused by the occupancy in flood hazard areas of uses <br />vulnerable to floods, which are inadequately elevated, flood-proofed, or otherwise <br />unprotected from flood damages, and by the cumulative effect of obstructions in flood plains <br />causing increases in flood heights and velocities. <br /> <br />Section C. <br /> <br />PURPOSE. <br /> <br />It is the purpose of this Ordinance to promote the public health, safety and general welfare <br />and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by <br />provisions designed to: <br /> <br />(1) Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve <br />such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial <br />construction; <br /> <br />(2) Restrict or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health, safety and <br />property due to water or erosion hazards, or which result in damaging <br />increases in flood heights, velocities or erosion; <br /> <br />(3) Control the alteration of natural flood plains, stream channels and <br />natural protective barriers which are involved in the accommodation of flood <br />waters; <br /> <br />(4) Control filling, grading, dredging and other development which may <br />increase flood damage or erosion; and <br /> <br />(5) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will <br />unnaturally divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards to other <br />lands. <br /> <br />Section D. <br /> <br />OBJECTIVES. <br /> <br />The objectives of this Ordinance are: <br /> <br />(1 ) To protect human life and health; <br /> <br />(2) To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood <br />control projects; <br /> <br />Flood Damage Prevention <br /> <br />-2- <br />