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Title IX — Floodplain Management Ordinance›Chapter 6 — STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 906-09 Floodways

Sacramento County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-10-23 · Sacramento County

Cite as: Sacramento County Zoning Code § 906-09 · Text as of 2026-10-23

  • A. New construction, substantial improvements, and other development within a floodway is prohibited unless certification by a registered professional engineer is provided which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Floodplain Administrator that such development will not result in any increase in the base flood elevation.

  • B. All new construction, substantial improvements, and other development within floodways that satisfy the requirements of this section shall also comply with all other applicable provisions of this ordinance.

  • C. All new construction, substantial improvements, and other development within floodways that will cause increases in the base flood elevation shall only be permitted if the County has applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for modification of the flood insurance

rate maps and has received conditional approval of such modifications, and all other applicable provisions of this ordinance are satisfied.

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