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SEC. 91.1612. FLOOD LOADS.
   (Amended by Ord. No. 187,719, Eff. 1/23/23.)
 
   Section 1612 of the CBC is adopted by reference, except CBC Section 1612.3 is not adopted and, in lieu, Los Angeles Municipal Code Subsection 91.1612.3 is added.
 
91.1612.3. Establishment of Flood Hazard Areas.  To establish flood hazard areas, the applicable governing authority shall adopt a flood hazard map and supporting data. The flood hazard map shall include, at a minimum, areas of special flood hazard as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an engineering report entitled “The Flood Insurance Study for The City of Los Angeles”, dated June 2, 2012, as amended or revised with the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) and related supporting data along with any revisions thereto. The adopted flood hazard map and supporting data are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this section.