American Canyon Municipal Code Art. III Administration

A development permit shall be obtained before any construction or any other development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 8.16.070. Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the floodplain administrator and may include, but not be limited to: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevation of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required:

(A) Site plan, including, but not limited to:

(1) For all proposed structures, spot ground elevations at building corners and twenty-foot or smaller intervals along the foundation footprint, or one-foot contour elevations throughout the building site;

(2) Proposed locations of water supply, sanitary sewer, and utilities; and

(3) If available, the base flood elevation from the Flood Insurance Study and/or Flood Insurance Rate Map; and

(4) If applicable, the location of the regulatory floodway.

(B) Foundation design detail, including, but not limited to:

(1) Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor (including basement) of all structures; and

(2) For crawl-space foundation, location and total net area of foundation openings as required in Section 8.16.160(C)(3) of this chapter and FEMA Technical Bulletins 1-93 and 7-93; and

(3) For foundations placed on fill, the location and height of fill and compaction requirements (compacted to ninety-five percent using the Standard Proctor Test method).

(C) Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential structure will be floodproofed, as required in Section 8.16.160(C)(2) of this chapter and FEMA Technical Bulletin 3-93.

(D) All appropriate certifications listed in Section 8.16.140(D) of this chapter.

(E) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.

Ord. 2016-08 § 1, 2016

Ord. 2001-13 §§ 1, 2, 2001

The city manager or the city manager's designee is appointed to administer, implement and enforce this chapter by granting or denying development permits in accordance with its provisions.

Ord. 2016-08 § 1, 2016

Ord. 2001-13 §§ 1, 2, 2001

The duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(A) Permit Review. Review all development permits to determine that:

(1) Permit requirements of this chapter have been satisfied;

(2) All other required state and federal permits have been obtained;

(3) The site is reasonably safe from flooding; and

(4) The proposed development does not adversely affect the carrying capacity of areas where base flood elevations have been determined but a floodway has not been designated. For purposes of this chapter, "adversely affects" means that the cumulative effect of the proposed development when combined with all other existing and anticipated development will increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point.

(B) Review and Use of Any Other Base Flood Data.

(1) When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with Section 8.16.070, the floodplain administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal or state agency, or other source, in order to administer Section 8.16.160. Any such information shall be submitted to the city council for adoption.

(2) If no base flood elevation data is available from a federal or state agency or other source, then a base flood elevation shall be obtained using one of two methods from the FEMA publication "Managing Floodplain Development in Approximate Zone A Areas — A Guide for Obtaining and Developing Base (one-hundred-year) Flood Elevations" dated July 1995 in order to administer Article IV:

(a) Simplified method:

(i) One-hundred-year or base year flood discharge shall be obtained using the appropriate regression equation found in a U.S. Geological Survey publication, or the discharge-drainage area method, and

(ii) Base flood elevation shall be obtained using the Quick-2 computer program developed by FEMA; or

(b) Detailed method:

(i) One-hundred-year or base year flood discharge shall be obtained using the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' HEC-HMS computer program, and

(ii) Base flood elevation shall be obtained using the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' HEC-RAS computer program.

(C) Notification of Other Agencies. In alteration or relocation of a watercourse:

(1) Notify adjacent communities and the California Department of Water Resources prior to alteration or relocation;

(2) Submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency; and

(3) Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of the watercourse is maintained.

(D) Documentation of Floodplain Development. Obtain and maintain for public inspection and make available as needed the following:

(1) Certification required by Sections 8.16.160(C)(1) and 8.16.190 (lowest floor elevations);

(2) Certification required by Section 8.16.160(C)(2) (elevation or floodproofing of nonresidential structures);

(3) Certification required by Section 8.16.160(C)(3) (wet floodproofing standard);

(4) Certification of elevation required by Section 8.16.180(B) (subdivision standards);

(5) Certification required by Section 8.16.210(A) (floodway encroachments); and

(6) Reports required by Section 8.16.220(D) (mudflow standards).

(E) Map Determinations. Make interpretations where needed, as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard, for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions, grade and base flood elevations shall be used to determine the boundaries of the special flood hazard area. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Article V.

(F) Remedial Action. Take action to remedy violations of this chapter as specified in Section 8.16.080.

Ord. 2016-08 § 1, 2016

Ord. 2001-13 §§ 1, 2, 2001

The city council of the city of American Canyon shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision or determination made by the floodplain administrator in the enforcement or administration of this chapter.

Ord. 2016-08 § 1, 2016

Ord. 2001-13 §§ 1, 2, 2001