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9.6700 Pur ose of Site Development Standards. Certain standards are required for development on all sites within the city or within a particular area, regardless of the zoning of the site. These standards are necessary to fulfill the general purpose of this land use code in EC 9.0020 P ose. 9.6705 Development in Flood Plains - Purpose. It is the purpose of sections 9.6705 to 9.6709 to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by adopting provisions designed to: (1) Protect human life and health. (2) Minimize expenditure of public money and costly flood control projects. (3) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public. (4) Minimize prolonged business interruptions. (5) 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. (6) 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. (7) Ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard. (8) Ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions. 9.6706 Development_ in Flood Plains. All development proposed for location in Special Flood Hazard Areas or Floodways as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the scientific and engineering report entitled `.`The Flood Insurance Study for Lane County, Oregon and Incorporated Areas" and associated Flood Insurance Rate Maps dated June 2, 1999 and any amendments thereto adopted by the city, effective at the time of the land use or development permit application, shall comply with the provisions of this code. 9.6707 Special Flood Hazard Areas - Development Permit. (1) A development permit shall be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established. in section 9.6705. The permit shall be for all structures including manufactured homes as defined in this land use code, and for all other development including fill and other activities, as also defined in section 9.0500. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the building official and may include but not be limited to plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities, and the location of the foregoing. The following information is specifically required: Ordinance - 253