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tha width of streets, curb and gutter requirements, lot sizee, elevatione of land to avoid flooding, size of floodways, and other req~ir~mente affecting the welfare and safety of the community. These regulations provide an effective means of controlling con_ strJction and praserving floodwaye in presently undeveloped flood pleinaress. should bo ~ade for alerting area residents and coordinating operations of city_county public sarvico agencies throughout the floou fighting, evacuation, and resCue activities which ~ay be reqwirsd dwring e flood em~rgency. BuildinoCodes !n addition to the more convsntional constrwction stan- dards set forth, building coues should specify provisions that ~c- Sure the strwctwral intogrity of buildings d~ring flood perinds. Require~ents to reduce flood damages include elevation control, considerations of strength and deterioration eusceptibility invol~- Ing materials, proper anchorage, and floodproofing criteris. Dovelep~nt Pelicie" While all regulatory controls are v~lu€ble tools in comprehensive fleod damage prsvention planning, probably the moat effcetivs tool b in tho arca of developr.\€nt poliCies. "Flood '-'oMcious" governmental policies that limit tho exteMion of pub- lie rcede, ~tilitic~, end other ccrvicoc into flood prone areaS can play an important indirect role in sh~ping overall development. Privete development often follo~ the extension of pwblic services. By locating public facilities a~ay from flood prone oreas, € soft_ sell negative influence is projscted which sncourages the occupancy of higher and safer grownd. Other actions that Can be taken by local government a! unita include the preservation of flood~aye through urban runuwal; providing favorable tax adju~lmant" to lanJ~ held for open sp"ce uses; and initiating the neceseary $tep~ for the city to be inclwded in the National flood !nourance Progran. 1" th., "re~ of fIn"n"A, l~ndin'l instih,tiona, both F~d..r"l ~nd pri_ v~te, Can influa"ce flood plain dev61opmont by withholding mortgago guarantees Or other funding from those who co"template project~ th~t ~ill intensify kncw" flood prObloms. Floodproofinq Floodproofing ~eaeur~5 Can be effoctlvoly app1iod to both existIng a"d propos~d etrJctures in rel~tiv~ly low4ri~k h~2~.d ~rBas. These "'~y includ"! land filting and €lev~tion of sh"cture~, site udjustmcnts, ~nd structur~l design ch~ngB8 th~t redwce d~m~ge ,_",1 "..~"hj 1; 'y. HealthRGc"lations Thaaa ra9ul~ticno Can ocrv~ to control tho uoo of flood plains for waste ui"~u~al and the co,,~truction of water and s~wage treatMnt f~cilili"s that -nuy ~r6"te health probloms during floods. Pos~ible Sol~tion5 Forec~stina ~nd EVacu~tion Accur~te, timely for6cesting of flood._and critical stu~~ stagBs, coupled with tampora.y ev~c,,~tlon and other 8"er- 98nGY action~, Can often ~av" livas in ~ddition to rad~cing property lu~~~~. In the c8vclop",ent of local community plenning, provioion~ A~ previously indicated, tho data prensnted in this report can be used to identify those aress where struotural flood control meaSure6 "ra requi.ed. Tha~" could include 8~tending tho existing 2.6 mile improved channal farther upstrsam to provide pro- tection for the developing s~blJrban areas in tl1.. upper reach; de. signing ~ll fwb." or npla""1llant strea~ cro~sing etrwctur6s with " "