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Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 15.40 — CONSTRUCTION IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS

Newark Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Newark

15.40.010 - Title.

15.40.011 - Statutory authority.

15.40.012 - Scope.

15.40.013 - Purposes and objectives.

15.40.014 - Coordination with California Building Standards Code.

15.40.015 - Warning.

15.40.016 - Disclaimer of liability.

15.40.017 - Other laws.

15.40.018 - Abrogation and greater restrictions.

15.40.021 - General applicability.

15.40.022 - Establishment of flood hazard areas.

15.40.023 - Interpretation.

15.40.031 - Floodplain administrator.

15.40.032 - Same—General authority.

15.40.033 - Same—Coordination.

15.40.034 - Same—Duties.

15.40.035 - Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.

15.40.036 - Department records.

15.40.041 - Permit required for floodplain development.

15.40.042 - Application for permit.

15.40.043 - Validity of permit.

15.40.044 - Other permits required.

15.40.045 - Expiration.

15.40.046 - Suspension or revocation.

15.40.047 - Appeals of decisions.

15.40.051 - Site plans and construction documents; information for development in flood hazard areas.

15.40.052 - Same—Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate zone A).

15.40.053 - Additional analyses and certifications.

15.40.054 - Submission of additional data.

15.40.061 - Inspections, in general.

15.40.062 - Inspections of development other than buildings and structures.

15.40.063 - Inspections of manufactured homes installations.

15.40.064 - Buildings and structures.

15.40.071 - Variances; nature of.

15.40.072 - Variances; general.

15.40.073 - Limitations on authority.

15.40.074 - Records.

15.40.075 - Historic structures.

15.40.076 - Restrictions in floodways.

15.40.077 - Functionally dependent uses.

15.40.078 - Agricultural structures.

15.40.079 - Considerations for issuance of variances.

15.40.080 - Conditions for issuance of variances.

15.40.091 - Violations.

15.40.092 - Authority.

15.40.093 - Unlawful continuance.

15.40.101 - General definitions.

15.40.102 - Specific definitions.

15.40.111 - Flood resistant development for buildings and structures—Requirements for…

15.40.112 - Same—Detached garages and accessory storage structures.

15.40.113 - Utility and miscellaneous group U.

15.40.121 - Subdivisions—Minimum requirements.

15.40.122 - Subdivisions—Additional requirements.

15.40.131 - Site improvements, utilities and limitations—Minimum requirements.

15.40.132 - Sanitary sewer facilities.

15.40.133 - Water supply facilities.

15.40.134 - Development in floodways.

15.40.135 - Limitations on placement of fill.

15.40.137 - Nonstructural fill or alteration of sand dunes in coastal high hazard areas…

15.40.138 - Other site improvements in coastal high hazard areas (zone V/VE) and coastal A zones.

15.40.141 - Manufactured homes—Installation.

15.40.142 - Same—Foundations.

15.40.143 - Same—Anchoring.

15.40.144 - Same—General elevation requirement.

15.40.145 - Same—Elevation requirement for certain existing manufactured home parks and subdivisions.

15.40.146 - Same—Flood damage-resistant materials.

15.40.147 - Same—Enclosures.

15.40.148 - Same—Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.

15.40.151 - Recreational vehicles—Temporary placement.

15.40.152 - Same—Permanent placement.

15.40.161 - General requirements for other development.

15.40.162 - Tanks.

15.40.163 - Requirements for temporary structures and temporary storage in flood hazard areas.

15.40.164 - Fences in floodways.

15.40.165 - Oil derricks.

15.40.166 - Retaining walls, sidewalks and driveways in floodways.

15.40.167 - Roads and watercourse crossings in floodways.

15.40.168 - Swimming pools.

15.40.171 - Flood control projects; general.

15.40.172 - Flood control projects; applications.

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