Redwood City Municipal Code Art. III General Provisions

This Chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of the City of Redwood City.

(Ord. No. 2277, § 1, 1-10-2005)

The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the flood insurance study (FIS) dated November 17, 1981, and accompanying flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) dated May 17, 1982, and all subsequent amendments and/or revisions, are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Chapter. This FIS and attendant mapping is the minimum area of applicability of this Chapter and may be supplemented by studies for other areas which allow implementation of this Chapter and which are recommended to the Floodplain Administrator. The study and FIRMs are on file in the office of the City Engineer, 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California.

(Ord. No. 2277, § 1, 1-10-2005)

No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the term of this Chapter and other applicable regulations. Violation of the requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Nothing herein shall prevent the City Council from taking such lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.

(Ord. No. 2277, § 1, 1-10-2005)

This Chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easement, covenant, or deed restriction. However, where this Chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.

(Ord. No. 2277, § 1, 1-10-2005)

In the interpretation and application of this Chapter, all provisions shall be:

A. Considered as minimum requirements;

B. Liberally construed in favor of the City Council; and

C. Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under State Statutes.

(Ord. No. 2277, § 1, 1-10-2005)

The degree of flood protection required by this Chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by manmade or natural causes. This Chapter does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damage. This Chapter shall not create liability on the part of the City of Redwood City, or any of its officials, officers, agents or employees, or the State of California, or the Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for any flood damage that may result from reliance on this Chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made hereunder.

(Ord. No. 2277, § 1, 1-10-2005)

This Chapter and the various parts thereof are hereby declared to be severable. Should any section of this Chapter be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any court of law having competent jurisdiction thereof, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Chapter as a whole or any portion thereof other than the section so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.

(Ord. No. 2277, § 1, 1-10-2005)