(a) The Legislature of the State of California has, in Government Code §§ 65302, 65560, and 65800, conferred upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry.
(b) The purposes and objectives of these regulations are to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific flood hazard areas through the establishment of comprehensive regulations for management of flood hazard areas, designed to:
(1) Minimize unnecessary disruption of commerce, access, and public service during times of flooding.
(2) Require the use of appropriate construction practices in order to prevent or minimize future flood damage.
(3) Manage the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and shorelines to minimize the impact of development on the natural and beneficial functions of the floodplain.
(4) Manage filling, grading, dredging, mining, paving, excavation, drilling operations, storage of equipment or materials, and other development which may increase flood damage or erosion potential.
(5) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will divert floodwater or increase flood hazards.
(6) Contribute to improved construction techniques in the floodplain.
(7) Minimize damage to public and private facilities and utilities.
(8) Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood hazard areas.
(9) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding.
(10) Ensure that property owners, occupants, and potential owners are aware of property located in flood hazard areas.
(11) Minimize the need for future expenditure of public funds for flood control projects and response to and recovery from flood events.
(12) Meet the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program for community participation as set forth in Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 59.22.
(Ord. 4011, passed - -2007; Am. Ord. 4163, passed - -2012; Am. Ord. 4469, passed - -2024)
(a) Establishment of Flood Hazard Areas. The FP Overlay Areas described in § 82.14.040 (Floodplain Safety Review Areas) are applied to areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in a scientific and engineering report entitled "Flood Insurance Study for San Bernardino County, California, and Incorporated Areas," dated May 8, 2024, and all subsequent amendments and revisions thereto, and the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and all subsequent amendments and revisions to such maps; which documents are hereby adopted by reference as a part of these regulations and serve as the basis for establishing flood hazard areas. The most current copies of the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and the FIRMs are on file at the Department of Public Works.
(b) FIS establishes the minimum areas to which the FP Overlays may be applied. Subsequent reports and maps may identify additional flood hazard areas, with the possibility of adding, removing, or updating areas as directed by the San Bernardino County Flood Control District or other governmental agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers.
(Ord. 4011, passed - -2007; Am. Ord. 4098, passed - -2010; Am. Ord. 4163, passed - -2012; Am. Ord. 4333, passed - -2017; Am. Ord. 4469, passed - -2024)
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