Sec. 46-34Objectives
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This chapter is Ashburn's flood damage prevention ordinance, the set of rules that keeps the city in the National Flood Insurance Program. It applies to FEMA-mapped flood hazard areas: you need a development permit before building or filling there, new homes have to be raised above expected flood levels, and floodways have to stay clear. It doesn't cover everyday ditch or yard flooding outside the mapped zones.
The objectives of this article are:
(1) To protect human life and health;
(2) To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in floodplains;
(3) To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of floodprone areas in such a manner as to minimize flood blight areas;
(4) To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood-control projects;
(5) To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
(6) To minimize prolonged business interruptions; and
(7) To insure that potential homebuyers are notified that property is in a flood area.
History: (Ord. No. 09-04, art. 1, § D, 8-6-2009)
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH46FL_ARTIIFLDAPR_DIV1STAUFIFAPUOB_S46-34OB
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH46FL_ARTIIFLDAPR_DIV1STAUFIFAPUOB_S46-34OB
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