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The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for the City, dated September 3, 1997, and accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), dated September 3, 1997, and all subsequent amendments and/or revisions are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this section. This FIS and attendant mapping is the minimum area of applicability of this section and may be supplemented by studies for other areas that allow implementation of this section and are recommended to the City Council by the Floodplain Administrator. The FIS and FIRM are on file in the office of the Floodplain Administrator at 200 South 10th Street, Santa Paula, California.
('81 Code, § 15.44.070) (Ord. 906, passed - -88; Am. Ord. 1037, passed 8-7-00)
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violations of the provisions of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Nothing herein shall prevent the City Council from taking such lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
('81 Code, § 15.44.080) (Ord. 906, passed - -88) Penalty, see Ch. 13
This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
('81 Code, § 15.44.090) (Ord. 906, passed - -88)
The following provisions apply when interpreting this chapter:
(A) The regulations set forth in this chapter are the minimum requirements for implementing the National Flood Insurance Program;
(B) All regulations in this chapter must be liberally construed in favor of the city;
(C) Nothing in this chapter limits or repeals any power the city may exercise in accordance with applicable law; and
(D) These regulations are intended to implement the National Flood Insurance Program, codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 40001, et seq., and regulations promulgated at 44 Code of Federal Regulations §§ 59.1 to 59.30 and 60.1 to 60.26. Any interpretation or implementation of this chapter should be made with reference to the National Flood Insurance Program, as amended.
('81 Code, § 15.44.100) (Ord. 906, passed - -88; Am. Ord. 1202, passed 5-4-09)
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