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San Bernardino County, CA Code of Ordinances
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 2: PUBLIC MORALS, SAFETY AND WELFARE
TITLE 3: HEALTH AND SANITATION AND ANIMAL REGULATIONS
TITLE 4: BUSINESS AND SPECIAL LICENSES, REGULATIONS
TITLE 5: HIGHWAYS, TRAFFIC
TITLE 6: BUILDING REGULATIONS
TITLE 7: COUNTY AIRPORTS
TITLE 8: DEVELOPMENT CODE
DIVISION 1: DEVELOPMENT CODE AUTHORITY AND APPLICABILITY
DIVISION 2: LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS AND ALLOWED LAND USES
CHAPTER 82.01: LAND USE PLAN, LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS, AND OVERLAYS
CHAPTER 82.02: ALLOWED LAND USES AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 82.03: AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 82.04: RESIDENTIAL LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 82.05: COMMERCIAL LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 82.06: INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIAL PURPOSE LAND USE ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 82.07: ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURE (AA) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.08: AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE (AP) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.09: AIRPORT SAFETY (AR) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.10: ALTERNATE HOUSING (AH) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.11: BIOTIC RESOURCES (BR) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.12: CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION (CP) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.13: FIRE SAFETY (FS) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.14: FLOODPLAIN SAFETY (FP) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.15: GEOLOGIC HAZARD (GH) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.16: HAZARDOUS WASTE (HW) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.17: MINERAL RESOURCES (MR) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.18: NOISE HAZARD (NH) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.19: OPEN SPACE (OS) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.20: PALEONTOLOGIC RESOURCES (PR) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.21: SIGN CONTROL (SC) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.22: SPHERE STANDARDS (SS) OVERLAY
CHAPTER 82.23: COMMUNITY PLANS, SPECIFIC PLANS AND AREA PLANS
CHAPTER 82.24: BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.25: BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.26: CREST FOREST COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.27: HILLTOP COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.28: HOMESTEAD VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.29: JOSHUA TREE COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.30: LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.31: LUCERNE VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.32: LYTLE CREEK COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.33: MORONGO VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.34: MUSCOY COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.35: OAK GLEN COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.36: OAK HILLS COMMUNITY PLAN
CHAPTER 82.37: PHELAN/PINON HILLS COMMUNITY PLAN
DIVISION 3: COUNTYWIDE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
DIVISION 4: STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES AND ACTIVITIES
DIVISION 5: PERMIT APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
DIVISION 6: DEVELOPMENT CODE ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION 7: SUBDIVISIONS
DIVISION 8: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
DIVISION 9: PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING
DIVISION 10
PARALLEL REFERENCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
CHAPTER 82.14: FLOODPLAIN SAFETY (FP) OVERLAY
Section
   82.14.010   Authority and Purpose.
   82.14.020   Location Requirements.
   82.14.030   Applicability.
   82.14.040   Floodplain Safety Review Areas.
   82.14.050   Development Standards for Floodplain Safety Review Areas.
   82.14.060   Variances.
   82.14.070   Boundary Changes.
§ 82.14.010 Authority and Purpose.
   (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)
§ 82.14.020 Location Requirements.
   (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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