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It is the intent of this chapter to:

A. Adopt policy and regulation restricting development and recurring flood damages within designated flood hazard areas where such development would put life and property at risk because of flood hazard;

B. Identify those areas at risk for flood hazard by reference to appropriate maps and studies that represent the best scientific information available to the city of Lacey;

C. Adopt policy and regulation for Lacey’s flood hazard areas that is coordinated and consistent with Lacey’s sensitive area ordinances. These ordinances protect designated environmentally sensitive area resources that generally overlap with flood hazard areas;

D. Adopt policy and regulation restricting development within designated flood hazard areas that would adversely impact the function and value of critical/sensitive area resources by reducing flood water retention capacity of wetlands or impacting critical habitat, including anadromous fish;

E. Coordinate designation and use of land under requirements of the state Growth Management Act (GMA), recognizing adequate developable land resources have been identified and zoned to accommodate forecasted growth outside of designated flood hazard areas;

F. Coordinate regulation and management of flood hazard areas and other sensitive/critical areas according to the concepts under GMA, the Comprehensive Plan, and the National Flood Insurance Program;

G. Promote the natural function and values of flood hazard areas and other critical area resources that are not compatible with urbanization and need special consideration and protection;

H. Recognize there is no compelling public need to justify the adverse impacts to the public’s interest that would result from development within flood hazard areas. (Ord. 1505 §28, 2017; Ord. 1375 §17, 2011).