Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 7 — PUBLIC WORKS›Chapter 5 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
Simi Valley Municipal Code Art. 9 Map Amendments
Simi Valley Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Simi Valley
Cite as: Simi Valley Municipal Code Article 9 · Text as of 2026-10-04
7-5.901 - Alteration of a special flood hazard area.¶
When a special flood hazard area, as established in accordance with Section 7-5.302, is altered due to development or a flood control project, the party responsible for the alteration shall submit a request, on forms submitted by the Floodplain Administrator, to the Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, that a map revision be made.
(§ 1 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1268, eff. April 20, 2017)
7-5.902 - Map amendments.¶
(a) The procedures for map corrections, letters of map amendment, conditional letters of map revision and letters of map revision shall be those set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Code of Federal Regulations. These regulations shall be kept on file in the Department of Public Works. The City is preempted from enacting any procedures in this area.
(b) The City shall require a fee in an amount to be determined by resolution of the City Council for processing any map amendment requests to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(c) All map revisions and watershed studies shall include analyses based on future build-out conditions hydrology associated with anticipated watershed growth and land-use and land-cover changes. These future condition analyses shall be included on community floodplain maps and will serve as the basis for this regulation.
(§ 1 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1268, eff. April 20, 2017)
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