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§ 14-19 — Purpose

Code of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 2026 (Recodification codified through Ordinance No. 2025-207, adopted October 14, 2025) · Richmond, Va., City Code § 14-19

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Sec. 14-19. - Purpose.

In accordance with Code of Virginia, Title 10.1, Ch. 6 (Code of Virginia, § 10.1-600 et seq.), and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 USC 4001—4129, the purpose of this article is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare through the establishment of comprehensive floodplain management regulations designed to: (1) Minimize loss of life and property due to flooding conditions; (2) Prevent unnecessary disruption of commerce and public services in times of flooding; (3) Avoid unnecessary and extraordinary expenditure of public funds for flood protection and relief; and (4) Contribute to the maintenance of a stable tax base.

(Code 1993, § 13-21; Code 2004, § 50-31; Code 2015, § 14-19; Code 2020, § 14-19; Ord. No. 2014-95-66, § 3, 4-28-2014)