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Title 18 — ZONING

Grand Terrace Municipal Code Ch. 18.50 Fp Floodplain Overlay District

Grand Terrace Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Grand Terrace

Cite as: Grand Terrace Municipal Code Chapter 18.50 · Text as of 2026-10-04

18.50.010 - Purpose.

The purpose of the FP overlay district is to identify those areas of the City which have been designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as being subject to periodic flooding and its associated hazards and to establish floodplain management regulations to minimize such risks. The regulations contained in this Chapter are in addition to the regulations of the underlying district. In the case of a conflict between the regulations of the overlay district and the underlying district, the regulations of the overlay district shall prevail.

(Ord. 126 § 2, Exh. A(part), 1990)

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18.50.020 - Permitted uses.

Permitted uses in the FP overlay district shall be as follows:

A. Flood control channels, levees, spreading grounds and basins, roads, bridges and diversion drains, where plans are approved by the San Bernardino County flood control district.

(Ord. 126 § 2, Exh. A(part), 1990)

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18.50.030 - Conditionally permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the FP overlay district with a conditional use permit shall be as follows;

A. Agricultural uses;

B. Other uses which are permitted in the underlying district with or without a conditional use permit.

(Ord. 126 § 2, Exh. A(part), 1990)

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18.50.040 - FEMA regulations.

All uses and structures shall be reviewed subject to the regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

(Ord. 126 § 2, Exh. A(part), 1990)

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