For City Council Meeting May 14, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, Acting City Manager
FROM: Colby Cataldi, Community Development Director
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Request the City Council Introduce for Second Reading Ordinance No. 1693, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 18.75 (FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE) OF THE RIALTO MUNICIPAL CODE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH 44 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 60.3(D) OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM", reading by title only and waiving full reading thereof.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing; and
2. Adopt Ordinance No. 1693 (Exhibit B) to amend portions of Chapter 18.75 (Floodplain Management Ordinance) of the Rialto Municipal Code for compliance with 44 Code of Federal Regulations Part 60.3(d) of the National Flood Insurance Program.
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 within San Bernardino County, including the City of Rialto, of its intention to make effective a new Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the San Bernardino County area. 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 ame...
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