§ 22.118

The Board may prescribe, by uniform rule or regulation, the minimum course of its excavations or other operations tending to displace the soil; and shall also have the power to prescribe any and all other rules and regulations, uniform in their operation, necessary for the carrying out of the purposes of this Chapter.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

Whenever the Board finds that the excavation or quarrying of any rock, sand, gravel, or other material in a particular area would create flood hazard or would be otherwise dangerous to the public safety, then before any person excavates or quarries in any part of such area, such person shall first obtain from the Los Angeles County Flood Control District a permit to do so.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District may issue such permit upon the condition that the applicant, before commencing any such excavation and at such other times during such excavation as may be necessary, shall erect such dikes, barriers, or other structures as will afford, in the opinion of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, either the same protection as if no excavation should be made, or protection adequate to prevent the flow of the floodwaters out of their natural channels.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District may require the submission of plans and specifications showing the nature of the proposed excavation and dikes, barriers, or other structures.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

No person may make any excavation within such area except after receiving, and in conformity with, such a permit.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

The issuance of such a permit shall not constitute a representation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind or nature by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, or by any officer or employee of either thereof, of the practicability or safety of any structure or other plan proposed, and shall create no liability upon, or a cause of action against such public body, officer, or employee for any damage that may result from any excavation made pursuant thereto.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.118.070 - Obstructions Prohibited Where.

A.

A person shall not place or cause to be placed in the channel or bed of any river, stream, wash, or arroyo, or upon any property over which the Los Angeles County Flood Control District has an easement for flood control purposes duly recorded by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, any wires, fence, building, or other structure, or any rock, gravel, refuse, rubbish, tin cans, or other matter which may impede, retard, or change the direction of the flow of water in such river, stream, wash, or arroyo, or that will catch or collect debris carried by such water, or that is placed where the natural flow of the stream and floodwaters would carry the same downstream to the damage or detriment of either private or public property adjacent to the said river, stream, wash, arroyo, or channel.

B.

This Section does not supersede or modify the provisions of any other ordinance.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

A.

Every operator of any rock quarry, sand or gravel pit, rock crushing plant, or any apparatus for the excavation or manufacture of rock, sand, or gravel, which quarry pit, excavation plant or apparatus is so located as to intercept or obstruct any of the flow of the Rio Hondo or San Gabriel Rivers, shall so conduct

all such operations as to always provide a channel of sufficient capacity to bypass 1,000 cubic feet of water per second in each river without the flow entering any such pit, excavation, or quarry.

B.

This Section does not apply to that reach of the Rio Hondo between Santa Fe Dam and Peck Road.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

The Board finds that the excavation or quarrying of any rock, sand, gravel, or other material in the area described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Section 1, T. 1 S., R. 11 W., as shown on a map of the subdivision of Rancho Azusa de Duarte, recorded in Book 6, pages 80 and 82, inclusive, of Miscellaneous Records of Los Angeles County, distant N. 0° 10' 06" W. thereon 1,820.99 feet from the southerly line of said Rancho, as shown on County Surveyor's Map No. B-1215, on file at the Los Angeles County Flood Control District; thence S. 57° 59' 09" W. 7,538.27 feet; thence S. 32° 00' 51" E. 900.00 feet; thence N. 57° 59' 09" E. 6,979.25 feet to a point in said easterly line of Section 1, distant S. 0° 10' 06" E. thereon 1059.48 feet from the point of beginning; thence northerly along said easterly line to the point of beginning; would create a flood hazard and in other ways be dangerous to the public safety.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

22.118.100 - Los Angeles County Flood Control District to Act as Consultant.

A.

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District shall act as a consultant to the Department on all applications for a permit, variance, nonconforming use or structure review, or zone change relating to flood control and flood hazard identification, avoidance, and mitigation in all areas delineated on maps furnished to the Department pursuant to Subsection B, below.

B.

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District shall provide the Department with a series of maps delineating areas subject to flood, mud, and debris hazards. The maps shall be prepared by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, shall be based on the best currently available information and shall be updated at least annually.

C.

The Department shall consult with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District with respect to such applications affecting property in the hazard areas delineated on the maps.

D.

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District shall prepare written reports of its examination of each application affecting property in the hazard areas delineated on the maps.

E.

The reports shall be considered by the Department, the Commission, and the Board in acting upon the applications. The actions upon the application shall be supported in writing.

(Ord. 2019-0004 § 1, 2019.)

Chapter 22.119 - AFFORDABLE HOUSING REPLACEMENT

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