COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

WHEREAS, the County has the responsibility under the Flood
Control and Watershed Management Act, § 8-9A-01 et seq.,
Natural Resources Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
to control floodplain development in order to protect
persons and property from danger and destruction and to
preserve the biological values and the environmental quality
of the watersheds or portions thereof under its
jurisdiction; and

WHEREAS, the County has the responsibility under the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, and the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to adopt
and enforce floodplain management regulations which meet the
requirements of Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations Parts
55-77, et seq., in order to participate in the National
Flood Insurance Program and remain eligible for federally
subsidized flood insurance, federal disaster relief, and
federal and State financial assistance; and

WHEREAS, it is therefore the purpose of this Ordinance to
protect human life and health; to minimize public and
private property damage; to encourage the utilization of
appropriate construction practices in order to prevent or
minimize flood damage in the future; to protect individuals
from unwittingly buying lands and structures which are
unsuited for intended purposes because of the flood hazards;
to protect water supply, sanitary sewage disposal, and
natural drainage; to reduce financial burdens imposed on the
community, its governmental units, and its residents by
preventing the unwise design and construction of development
in areas subject to flooding; to provide for public
awareness of the flooding potential; and to provide for the
biological and environmental quality of the watersheds or
portions thereof located in the County; and

WHEREAS, the provisions of this Ordinance provide a unified
comprehensive approach to floodplain management which
addresses requirements of the federal and State programs
concerned with flood plain management; namely, the National
Flood Insurance Program and the President's Executive Order
11988 of May 27, 1977 on floodplain management, the State's
Waterway Construction Permit Program, State Wetlands Permit
Program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 10 and
Section 404 permit programs; and the State's Coastal Zone
Management Program.

BY repealing

Article 21

Section 1-101 through 1-501

Anne Arundel County Code (1985, as amended)

BY adding

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