Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 84-76 Flood Hazard (-Fh) Combining District

All land within a land use district combined with a flood hazard (-FH) combining district is subject to the additional regulations set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 2004-13 § 2).

The purposes of the flood hazard combining district are to allow certain single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, and residential second units located in special flood hazard areas to be up to three and one-half stories in height as long as the lowest story is used only for vehicle parking, storage, or building access; to eliminate the requirement for height variance permits for these three and one-half story residential buildings; and to allow limited use of the land beneath residential buildings that are required to be elevated for purposes of compliance with Chapter 82-28 (floodplain management).

(Ord. 2004-13 § 2).

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:

(a) "Special flood hazard area" has the meaning set forth in Section 82-28.504.

(b) "Story" has the meaning set forth in Section 82-4.266.

(Ord. 2004-13 § 2).