Hallsville Findings of Fact ordinance (§ 410.020)

A. Flood Losses Resulting From Periodic Inundation. The special flood hazard areas of Hallsville, Missouri are subject to inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base; all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.

B. General Causes Of The Flood Losses. These flood losses are caused by:

1. The cumulative effect of development in any delineated floodplain causing increases in flood heights and velocities; and

2. The occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods, hazardous to others, inadequately elevated, or otherwise unprotected from flood damages.