For City Council Meeting April 9, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM: Colby Cataldi, Community Development Director
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Consider setting a Public Hearing for April 23, 2024 regarding Zoning Code Amendment No. 2024-0001 to amend portions of Chapter 18.75 (Floodplain Management Ordinance) to ensure compliance with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 60.3(d).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:,
1) Set a Public Hearing for April 23, 2024, to consider Zoning Code Amendment No. 2024-0001, in accordance with the process provided by Government Code Section 65853
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APPLICANT:
City of Rialto, 150 S. Palm Avenue, Rialto, CA 92376
BACKGROUND:
In November 2023, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) notified local agencies of its intention to make effective a new Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The FIS and FIRM will become effective on May 8, 2024. A copy of the notice from FEMA is attached as Exhibit A.
As stated in the notice from FEMA, the City of Rialto will need to amend Chapter 18.75 (Floodplain Management Ordinance) of the Rialto Municipal Code, as necessary, to meet all the standards specified in 44 CFR Part 60.3(d) of the NFIP prior to May 8, 2024. Failure to enact the necessary floodplain management regulations by the deadline will result in suspension from participation in the NFIP and will subject the City to prohibitions contained in Section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-234), as amended, and 44 CFR Part 59.24.
Since November 2023, Planning and Engineering staff have been working closely with FEMA representatives to discuss the necessary steps and to craft a Draft Ordinance for review and consideration by the City Council.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Government Code Section 65853, the City Council is...
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