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and 9.603 added thereto, to read and provide; General Provisions; Flood Plain Mana ement Criteria S ecial Permit Re ui cements and Fl oodway Devel o ment Prohibitions 9.602 S ecial Flood Hazard Areas - Pur ose. It is the purpose of sec- tions 9.60 to 9.607 to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, and to minimize public and private losses due to flood con- ditions in specific areas by adopting provisions designed to; ~a} Protect human life and health; fib} Minimize expenditure of public money and costly flood control projects; ~c} Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts asso- ciated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public; ~d} Minimize prolonged business interruptions; fie} Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets, and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard; ~f} Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight areas; fig} Ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard; and ~h} Ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions. 9.603 S ecia1 Flood Hazard Areas - A licability. ~1} The provisions of sections 9.60 to 9.607 apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of the city. ~Z} The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a scientific and engineering report entitled "The Flood Insurance Study for the City of Eugene," effective Se tember 29 1986 with accom an in Floo p ' p y g d insurance Rate Maps FIRM}, Fl oodway Flood Boundary, and Floodway Maps are hereby adapted by reference and declared to be a part of this code, and are on file in the office of the city engineer, 9.604 S ecial Flood Hazard Areas - Develo ment Permit. ~1} A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in section 9.603. The permit shall be for all structures including mobile homes as defined in section 9.015, and for all other development includin fill and other activities as a1s ~ ~ g o defined ~n section 9.015. Appl~cat~on far a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the buildin official and ma include but not g Y be limited to plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, loc~atian, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; existing ar proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drain- age facilities, and the iocativn of the foregoing. The following informa- ti on i s specifically required: Ordinance - 4