Sec. 19-306. - Purpose.

The purpose of this division is to ensure public safety; minimize hazards to persons and property from flooding, to protect watercourses from encroachment, and to maintain the capability of floodplains to retain and carry off floodwaters. The City of East Providence elects to comply with the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-488, as amended).

(Ch. 580, § I, 8-20-13; Ch. 628, § I, 9-15-15)