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Home My WebLink AboutFloodplain District Regulations - Code Amendment 82-13 - Ame LEGAL NOTICE t_ � � NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAI'rCrNG FLOOCkAIN DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (CODE AMENDMENT 82-13) Authorized to Publish Advertisements of all kinds, including public notices by Decree of the Superior Court NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing Will"be Copies of said amendment to Article 969.6 and the Federal of Orange County, California, Number A-6214, dated 29 held by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach,in Insurance Administration's Flood Insurance Study for the September, 1961, and A-24831,dated 11 June, 1963. the Council Chamber of the Civic Center, Huntington City of Huntington Beach with a more detailed Flood Beach, at the hour of 7:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter.•as Insurance Rate Map are available for review in the City possible on Monday the 17th day of January,'1983.for the Clerk's Office. purpose of considering Code Amendment. No, 82-43, All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing t adopting the Federal Insurance Administrations/ Flood and express their opinions for or against said Code i STATE OF CALIFORNIA Insurance Study for the City of Huntington Beach, dated Amendment 82-13. Further Information may be obtained August 12, 1982 with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate from the Office of the City Clerk, 2000 Main Street, Count of Orange 'Map and amending Article 969.6"Floodplain'Regulations." Huntington Beach,California.92648-(714)536-5227 Y g Said ordinance amendment will establish FP2(inland)and DATED December 22, 1982 Public cl.Notiit Advertising 7 P int ith by FP3 Coastal suffix designations for areas of special flood this affidavit is yet in 7 point with 10 (Coastal) g p pi<o column width. I hazard as Identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map and CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH will establish additional development regulations for new By: Alicia M. Wentworth construction In those areas as required by the Federal City Clerk I am a Citizen of the United States and a resident of Insurance Administration. � the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the below § ? 1 entitled matter. I am a principal clerk of the Orange Coast DAILY PILOT, with which is combined the _ s NEWS-PRESS, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa, e r..� e County of Orange, State of California, and that a Notice of Public Hearing Z NE B J CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ZO EA ZONE A' ZONE AO (DEPTH 3) I of which copy attached hereto is a true and complete �Y••'4"` .;. .: >''?�'�:; ::;;;.;:;,•>.:><:>:;<::::;.:• , copy, was printed and 'published in the Costa Mesa, X ZONE VI ;::`:`: >i'r >: ZONE AO Rif B Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valle A`''> P g Y, (EL 6) "Z- ' (DEPTH 1) Irvine, the South Coast communities and Laguna C: r sm Beach issues of said newspaper for Orie ZONE AM issuem) of ': (EL 1) I >a. J ZONE AQ December 31 2 (DEPTH 2) ;:. -,ZONE C 1 8 9 —r r ZONE AO Z DEPTH 3 o 198 Z NE A85 1 � EL 11— 9814 .ZONE Al2 i .,,..,. 198 EL 11 xrt T E >•. z� r r�w1 l(N A Areasf 100- nr flood; sr 1 o 'c rxxt• base. el a ions} ev t and 198 and �flood hazard factors � detrrmi nett., not AO Areas of 100- car shallow flex where depths Y 9 o r i «er r are Mt n r 1 th er foot; aurea,e Id I 1 declare, n c re under n f penalty o r' that perjury, ha th e de in depths of da r n shwm but no cool i un t o are t flood P Y P 1 Y, p X. ZONE V '< ?`>Ek:``<s:`":3` <I##:>.<E%.::t foregoing is true and correct. hazard factors azr. determine .' M. All Areas of 100-year sMllow,flmlim7 whore depths are Executed on December 39 198 2 1XItweeelevations one (1) and than (3) fort; Msr ffact , 7 elevations are stcwn, but no floodh hazard factors at Costa Mesa, California. 1 detet,nnea• 1 Al-A30 Areas of 100-yr,v flood; Mse flood elevations - and flood hazard factors determined. P Areas lr_tw n lin is of the 100-year floxl and 500-year flood; or certain areas srd,lect to AUGUST 16 1982 l0(1-yc',r flrodimg with average depths less thin one (1) foot or where the contributing drainage FLOOD INSURANCE RATE 'MAP area is less than one square mile; or arras Signature protected by levees frm the base flood. C Areas of minimal flooding. V Areas of 100-year emstal flood with velocity (wave action); not Cterd nod. ions and flood huntington beach _ ' hazard factors not drtenninrd. I Vl-V30 Arens of 100-yoar mistal flood with vol ocity punning division (wave action); Ms* flmd evrlations and floe] Lazard factors drtr mired. PROOF OF PUB 1 j IN THE t -Superior Court OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ' In and for the County of Orange CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH PROOF OF PUBLICATION Planning Division i; Not. of Public Hearing 1 LEGAL NOTICE and will establish,additional dWeelopmeat r Uons for new construe, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HFARQ G areas as required by the Federal Insurance Administration. . FL40ODPLAIN DEVEIAPMENT REGULATIONS Copies of said amendment to Article 969.6 and the federal Insurance A& (OODE AMENDKENT SLIS) Flood Insurance Study for the City of Huntington Beach with a more di NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City Insurance Rate Map are available for review inthe City Clerk's Office. State of California Council of the City of Huntington Beach,in the Council Chamber of the Civic Center, All interested persons are incited to attend said hearing and express their County of Orange )ss• Huntington Beach at the hour of 7:30 P.M.,or es soon thereafter as possible on or agaihst amid Code Amendment 82:13.Further information may be o Monday the 17th day of January'1983 for the purpose of coasideririg Code Amend- the Office of the City Clerk,200 Main Street,Huntington Beach,Califs merit No 8213,adopting the Federel Insurance Admmistrations/Flood Lu�urance Y714)536-5227. JAMI E J.MMOORE SWdy for the City of Hunt n Beach,dated August 12,1982 with ecoompan n DATED December 22,1982. �ngto y� g CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH I Flood Insurance Rate ma end emending Article 929.6'Floodplain Reguttiorre"Said By Alicia h ordinance amendment will establish FP2(Inland)and FP3(Coastal)suffix de�ign�- That I am and at all times herein mentioned was a citizen of ,bons for areas of special flood harerd as identified on the Flood insurance Rate Mea the United States,over the age of twenty-one years,and that I am not a party to,nor interested in the above entitled matter; , that I am the principal clerk of the printer of the s z HUNT. BEACH IND. REV. f. a newspaper of general circulation,published in the City of = HUNTINGTON BEACH County of Orange and which newspaper is published for the disemination of local news and intelligence of a general charac- Z NE B " arid still which bona fide subscription list f era mentioned subscribers 1 s newspaper 2 ZONE A P paying g ZONE A .. and which newspaper has been established, p y: printed and pub- i :. ZONE.AO lished at regular intervals in the said County of Orange fora (DEPTH 3) ;:, ,f` period exceeding one year; that the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in the regular `' f 'X... `� 1 , s^t and entire issue of said newspaper,and not in any supplement thereof,on the following dates,to wit: ZONE VI ''" '>'<`> ZONE AO ZONf.B (El6) .(DEPTH 1): Dec. 309 1982 ZONE AH (EL 1) „..• Zor Icrif certify or declare under penal ty t of perjury -that the r Y of r P Y P Jul'Y forego-o — g . r ZONE AO ing is true and correct. ZO ► ?':"::°`"`>' (DEPTH 3 GARDEN GROV E ZONE C (Q ) a Dated at. c.: ::»:... ZONE A8 `< Calif nix this . da f <':>:. •11• yo .J.an.....Is..83... �<>'•s.� :(EL 11-14) ..... NE Al2 Signature (EL 11) s •rlrnl r. 1N:A ?,Ord , i i. va ions� o° 00-�•�x flar'• hoc f:m]el_ t and A ,reis 1 .`]cr.t Iward f.x•t-ors not detamainou. , K1 Areas of 100-year shallow flondirxr cmere d�,the c: arr-Irt••w•n one (1) and thrccl3) feet: average depths of iyundation uv shown, but no flood .^ i>^'^'•;>::':: •• hazard factors are deterR.incd. . ZONE V _��: ::`:?}3;i:v;'<;..• Y<ia .•:.:;`+.'�':y/ "••�:r;.;:: •.�. •. All Arras of 100-y.vr Phil law flmli n.7•.R,,re depths are •.��:ti`.ti;:::;;:;,:�`.:% J l rtvr"one (1) •md three-0) f rt: barn furl -- Nevattons are shown, but no flood hazard factors •``` '``�'•` ------ - ——------ determined. A1400 Arras of 100-yrnr flood; t.i�_ flood elevations and flood hazard factors determ ned. P Areas l•etwrn Beats of the 100-year flood and soo-y`&r flood; or`'r ain areas sui))ect to AUGUST 16 1982 10"xvw finorluml with averagn depths less thin ens (1) foot or where tho contrihuttm draina,e FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP lIE'a i5 leas than one s_fuare mi i'•: or areas protected by lr^mes frm the base flood. , C Arms of minim'4 flailing• V - Ardis of loo-ynir coastal flood with velxtty pry (wawj action!: base from,cleva Dons and flood untingt®n ��C9Ch hazard facto radetermined. . t h division ��J �/ Q VI-V30 At—of 1o"- %r ma^tal flood wirli—1mi[:� planning M' • ' +Ion iymr acti.m): Msn freed rvelatic+ns aril Ilorzi hoard tactxxs det�r'rnuiu�d. ' Pub.Dec.3o,1982 Hunt.Beach Ind.Rev.tt31202 I ' P � REQUES , FOR CITY COUNCL ACTION Date January 17-,_ 19-83— Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council Submitted by: Charles W. Thompson, City Administrator ,o Prepared by: James W. Palin, Director of Development Services o O Subject: CODE AMENDMENT NO. 82-13, "FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT RE LATIONS" Statement of Issue, Recommendation, Analysis, Funding Source, Alternative Actions, Attachments: STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Attached is an urgency ordinance which will constitute an amendment to the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code by amending Article 969. 6 entitled "Floodplain District Regulations. " This ordinance will adopt the Federal Insurance Administration' s Flood Insurance Study for the City of Huntington Beach, dated August 12 , 1982 as well as the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map. The ordinance will also establish -FP2 and -FP3 suffix designations for areas of special flood hazard as identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map and will establish addi- tional development regulations for new construction in those areas as required by the Federal Insurance Administration. The federal government has set a deadline of February 16 , 1983 for the ordinance to . be effective. If the City misses the deadline, the federal aovei-m;-Zt may withhold VA and FHA loan availabilitv in the City and withdraw disaster relief eligibility in the event of a flood. For this reason, the ordinance has been prepared for adoption as an urgency ordinance. If adopted on January 17, 1983, however, it will not be enforced by the City until February 16, 1983 when the deadline expires and the Flood Insurance Rate Map becomes effective. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: December 21, 1982 The Planning Commission approved and recommended Code Amendment No. 82-13 for adoption by the City Council by the following vote: ON MOTION BY LIVENGOOD AND SECOND BY WINCHELL: AYES : Livengood, Winchell, Porter, Mirjahangir NOES : None ABSENT: Higgins, Paone, Schumacher ABSTAIN: None r C.A. 82-13 January .17, 1983 Page 2 RECOMMENDATION: Approve Code Amendment No. 82-13 and adopt the attached urgency ordinance which will adopt the Federal Insurance Administration' s Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map for Huntington Beach and amend Article 969. 6 "Floodplain District Regulations" to include additional floodplain suffixes (-FP2 and -FP3) and establish development regulations for those areas. ANALYSIS: This code amendment concerns the City' s participation in the National Flood Insurance Program and the requirement that the City adopt the Flood Insurance Rate Map and floodplain development regulations as mandated by the Federal Insurance Administration. In a letter dated November 16 , 1982 , the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed the City that the regulations must be adopted by February 16 , 1983 or the City may be suspended from the National Flood Insurance Program. If the City is dropped from the program, the federal government will withhold VA and FHA loan availability in the City as well as withdraw City eligibility for disaster relief funding in the event of a flood. Following is a description of the National Flood Insurance Program, a history of the City ' s involvement and an explanation of the regulations which must be adopted by the City. The National Flood Insurance Program consists of two components; federally subsidized insurance for existing development in the flood- plain, and floodplain management regulations for new construction in the floodplain. These two components are implemented in two phases : Emergency and Regular. In the •Emergency phase of the program, in which the City has partici- pated since 1972, flood hazard areas in the City are identified and mapped by the federal government and flood insurance becomes mandatory for new home loans in the flood hazard areas. The Flood Hazard Boundary Maps (FHBM' s) indicate the boundaries of flooding which would occur from overflow of the Santa Ana River in the event of a 100-year flood. A maximum of $35, 000 of flood insurance is available at a uniform rate for all affected home buyers. After a City enters the Emergency phase of the program, the federal government begins a detailed flood insurance study to identify the depths of flooding which would occur throughout the City. This in- formation is eventually depicted on a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) . When the FIRM is prepared, the City must adopt a detailed set of flood- plain development regulations and enter the Regular phase of the insurance program. In this phase, which the City is now preparing to enter, a maximum of $185, 000 of flood insurance becomes available and affected homeowners must purchase enough to cover their outstanding mortgages. C.A. 82-13 ' January 17 , 1983 Page 3 The City of Huntington Beach received a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map from the federal government in July 1980. The map indicated flood depths of between 2 and 10 feet between Beach Boulevard and the Santa Ana River and depths of 1 to 3 feet in the central portion of the City (see figure 1) . Before this map became final, the City was allowed to appeal any areas which were deemed to be inaccuratly depicted as being subject to flooding. Consequently, the City appealed the one- foot flood areas in the center of the City by submitting grading plans which showed that many homes were graded above the level of projected flooding. The City also joined with the other Orange County cities in support of the County EMA' s appeal of the Santa Ana River capacity assumptions which were used in the flood insurance study. In April, 1982, the City was informed that the EMA' s river capacity appeal had been denied but that the City' s appeal of the one-foot flood areas would be partially successful. The City eventually received Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA' s) exempting from flood insurance requirements approximatly 5, 000 of the 7, 000 lots which were within the appeal area. Because of the scale of the FIRM, however, the ex- empted lots will not appear as being exempted on the actual FIRM. After finally resolving the City' s appeal of the preliminary FIRM, the federal government on August 16, 1982, submitted to the City the final Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map which must now be adopted by the City along with floodplain devleopment regulations. The regulations which must be adopted include regulations for development in the Floodway (-FP1) , development in the A, AO, AH and Al-A30 FIRM zones (-FP2) , and Development in the coastal V and V1-V30 FIRM zones (-FP3) . The City already has -FP1 zoning due to Cobey - Alquist Management Act requirements for land at the mouth of the Sariza Ana River. When the City was required to adopt the -FP1 zoning in 1981, the floodplain ordinance (Article 969. 6) was established with the knowledge and intent that the -FP2 and -FP3 suffixes and regulations would be added later. The -FP1 regulations in the proposed amended ordinance remain unchanged. The -FP1 suffix is extremely restrictive and is intended to prevent development in areas designated as being necessary for discharge of floodwaters. It is not anticipated that any additional -FP1 areas will be designated in the City. The -FP2 and FP3 regulations which are being added to the ordinance are much less restrictive than -FP1 and essentially allow any development which is permitted in the underlying base zoning district. The regulations do, however, establish additional development standards which must be complied with. The -FP2 regulations will require that new residential construction in the floodplain have the lowest habitable floor elevated to or above the flood level depicted on the FIRM. New commercial or industrial construction need not be elevated but must be floodproofed in accordance with standards established in the ordinance . In addition to new construction, substantial improvements to existing structures (improve- ments which equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the C .A. 82-13 January 17, 1983 Page 4 structure) must also meet the requirements of the ordinance. It is anticipated that the -FP2 regulations will not significantly effect construction in the shallow flooding areas . In deeper flooding areas, however, (such as the 5 to 10 foot zone) new residential construction will probably have to utilize techniques such as tuck-under parking to raise floor levels substantially without expensive use of fill. The -FP3 regulations establish requirements for structural support of new construction on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway. Since nearly all of this land is occupied by City and State Beaches, it is not expected that the -FP3 regulations will pose any substantial con- struction problems. The amended ordinance will require that certification be submitted to the City by a registered engineer stating that development plans for flood areas meet the elevation and/or floodproofing standards of the ordinance. Until the Building Division receives such certification, a building permit for construction within the flood zone will not be issued. After construction is completed, certification of compliance must 'also be submitted. The City will then be required to keep such certifications on file. In certain instances, Section 969. 6 . 22 of the ordinance will allow the Planning Commission to grant variances to the regulations. The Planning Commisssion will also hear and decide any appeals which may arise pursuant to the provisions of the ordinance. All reference to fees in the ordinance shall mean those fees already established by the City and currently in effect. The ordinance as submitted herein has been .prepared using a model which was provided by the federal government. While the attached ordinance has been adjusted to provide greater clarity and to better fit the City ' s individual needs, it must be noted that any substantial changes to the content will jeopardize the City' s continued participation in the flood insurance program. Upon adoption of the ordinance, it must be submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for final approval. It should also be noted that after the ordinance is adopted, additional actions should be pursued by the City. While the ordinance will establish the Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map as the official designation of the areas of special flood hazard in the City, as well as establish development regulations for those areas, it will still be desirable to eventually initiate action to place the floodplain overlay zoning on the City' s zoning district maps. The City should also pursue a General Plan amendment to include the new Flood Insurance Rate Map in the Seismic Safety Element in place of the old flood map. These actions should be pursued in early 1983. As a final note, all of the other orange County cities in the flood- plain have already adopted the same floodplain development regulations. Huntington Beach' s, February 1983 deadline was later than the other cities' due to the City' s extensive appeal of the FIRM and also due to additional coastal studies done by the federal government. C.A. 82-13 January 17, 1983 Page 5 FUNDING SOURCE: No funds required. ALTERNATIVE ACTION: Deny Code Amendment No. 82-13 and do not adopt the attached urgency ordinance. Such action will result in the suspension of the City from the National Flood Insurance Program. If the City is suspended from the program, the federal government will withhold VA and FHA loan availability in the City and withdraw City eligibility for disaster relief funding in the event of a flood. SUPPORTING INFORMATION: 1. August 16, .1982, Flood Insurance Rate Map 2. Urgency Ordinance 3. Huntington Beach Planning Commission Minutes - December 21, 1982 4. Planning Commission Staff Report - December 21, 1982 JWP:HS :dw s - _ • C i _ ......... ... SOISA Y Z .,NEB f ZO E A OZONE: A . J(ZONE DEPTHA� ;> 4' :•i7 �:...::• ZONE V1 ZONE AO : ; ZO E; 8 . ( E L 6) (DEPTH 1) ZONE A (EL 1) .,., (J o ZONE AO �J (DEPTH 2) --- — — rr ZO NE C r ZONE AO ZO B—� ':::: (DEPTH 3) >' " ' :> ZONE A8 3>> (EL 11-14) : :l Z E:::::;:::2; >` N Al(EL 11) All ZONE; r.�7 r rv' •r cxa+A r. A A.r as of. 100-v nr f base e e. . flood• base flora elevations and d czar � r flood hazard factors - rr rn',.o. not 3.t_. un 7. ec f - r a � 1 Areas s .. 0 �� cad ° -1' r i AO 0 ec, .-lul i. �]Cri. to where c. o} g I�..rc , t}s , _t _ no]c ( th ( ) feet; a 1a e wWG depths s,rth c s of: n o daf' - 'r t tn. _o or ao ..I. ..�o c o _ a but no floor 1 hazard factors are determined. ZONE V -�''^:`•:`.?:'.;: ;; :;.•`';; ;;;:;`:2:i :::::� Vl Areas of 1 0-•ra 1 no -xIi wa -r 0 y.,t h 11� f,a- n, acr... d cptlis are "< N }-h.•ccn one (1) nnri thn�-- (3) fcrC; hiss flr,.-,l � clrvations are shox n, but no flood hazard factors dctennincd. Al-A30 Arras of 100-pr.or (lend; 1»er fl xxl elevnt_ions and flca_d hazard fa,:tors d,trrminrd. it Arens l 'tw+rn limit, of the 100-},rar flcxxl and 500-,oar flood; or certal.n areas subject to AUGUST 16 1982 100-yoar flooding with averayc depths less thin one (1) foot or wh re thr contributing drainage FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP .area is less than one square mile; or arras protected by levc:s from the to so flood. C Areas of minimal flmling. V Areas of 100-yarr cma::tal Canal witli velnci_ty (wave action); hose flar:i rlr•vations and flocrl huntington beach hazard factors not dctcrmincx3. V1-V30 Areas of 100-yrar rnastal fl"l with velocity planning division (wave action); I.a_r flrxd evelations and flc',l hazard factors dctrrmi.nrd. Figure 1 Publish Dail,LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (CODE AMENDMENT 82-13) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, in the Council Chamber of the Civic Center, Huntington Beach, at the hour of 7:30 P.M. , or as soon thereafter as possible on Monday the 17th day of January , 19 83 for the purpose of considering Code Amendment No. 82-13, adopting the Federal Insurance Administrations/ Flood Insurance Study for the City of Huntington Beach, dated August 12, 1982 with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map and amendi.ng Article 969.6 "Floodplain Regulations. " Said ordinance amendment will establish FP2 (Inland) and FP3 (Coastal ) suffix designations for areas of special flood haza.•d as identified on the Flood insurance Rate Map and will establish additional development regulations for new construction in those areas as required by the Federal Insurance Administration. Copies of said amendment to Article 969.6 and the Federal Insurance Administrations' s Flood Insurance Study for the City of Huntington Beach with a more detailed Flood Insurance Rate Map are available for review in the City Clerk' s Office. A11 interested persons are invited to attend said hearing and express their opinions for or against said Codp Amendment 82-13 Further information may be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California. 92648 - (714) 536-5227 DATED December 22, 1982 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH By: Alicia M. Wentworth City Clerk (� / U c � 7 x 4 -. .o.. a a 4 WXNI roa.. p r L .NE::B:::>::> ZO E A ;ZONE A-#- ..b.. X• • :. ZONE AO (DEP TH 3 X. ti�r ........... ZONE VI ? ��' ZONE AO ( EL6) 'Z ;":• ": : (DEPTH 1) ..: X. .::.:......... . ...........:. . .......... ZONE AH .ru.r (EL 1) ZONE A �r (DEPTH 2g L ••• 'vf (-- X. : ZONE AO ZO » ` `::: DEPTH ZONE C :::::....:•:::. ::::.. • ( ) i 4 R ZONE A8 ' ` EL 1 —1 ( 1 4) :::> ZONE Al2 , (EL 11) z C•. IL WAT10N :`•: ;. ::i{:4.••'<i?::^iiiijiiiJ: :<:$$$::y�}:':y:i+j:4'rii: i;«{ $;?{:! X. A Areas of 100-year flood; base flood elevations and flcxx3 hazard factors not determined. r of 1 - where Areas 00 'ear shallow flooclin wh.r depths} q e p s ...wo r _it ��Irtw+_ n on r r e 1 anti throe(3)3 feet; averag e e 9 de pths ths o� of eue sham bu 1 1 but I . h.izard factors are determined. ZONE V —;r-`` < s:<::;;';<.;'''>:{.>'. ;;; '•;<»:. NI Areas of 100-your sivillow flooding where depths are _N_ I.rLt den one (1) and three (3) feet; base f.lcxxl elevations are sham, but no flood hazard factors clr_Lermined. Al-A30 Areas of 100-ye r flood; base flood elevations and flood hazard factors determined. B Areas between limits of the 100-year flood and 500-year flood; or ce tain areas subject to 100-year flooding with average depths less than AUGUST 16 1982 one (1) foot or where the contributing drainage FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP area is less than one square mile; or areas protected by levees from the base flood. C Areas of minimal flooding. V Areas of 100-yoac• coastal flood with velocity (wave action); not t flood ions aril flood huntington beach hazard factors determinedned.. Vl-V30 Areas of 100-year m-uguil flood with velocity planning division (wave action); 1»se flood elelations W flood hazard factors determined. LE°GAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (CODE AMENDMENT 82-13) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City more detailed Flood Insurance Rate Map are available for review in the City �a9N2y of the City of Huntington Beach. California, for the Clerk's Office. 17.E odasri purpose of considering Code Amendment No. 82-13, adopting the Federal Said hearing will be held at the hour of•i�B lV•P.M.,on Insurance Administration's Flood Insurance Study for the City of Huntington in the Council Chambers Building of the Civic Center, 2000 Mein Street, Beach,dated August 12, 1982 with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map Huntington Beach,California. and amending Article 969.6 "Floodplain Regulations." Said ordinance All interested persons are Invited to attend said hearing and express their amendment will establish-FP2(Inland)and-FP3(coastal)suffix designations opinions for or against the proposed Code Amendment No.82-13. for areas of special flood hazard as Identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map Further Information may be obtained from the City Planning Department. and will establish additional development regulations for new construction In Telephone No.(714)536-5271 those areas as required by the Federal Insurance Administration. DATED thls.BiA day of.Decemg9r,1082. Copies of said amendment to Article 969.6 and the Federal Insurance 44W—PbANNINC GOMMf631eN Administration's Flood Insurance Study for the City of Huntington*Beach with a By-dames-W-Palln S eta r Y 9 f L.. s f R r ZONE 8 a, ` .ZONE A ZO E A —r ' \ :>• ZONE AO ' (DEPTH 3) W ZONE V1 ZONE AO <:> E B :7,: , (El 6) (DEPTH I) ZONE AH :W.. (EL 1) i ZONE AO (DEPTH 2) _.r r�ZONE C ( ZO ZONE AO (DEPTH ZONE A8 E111-14 a ( ) ZONE Al2 . Z( rrrrnrarnnl A AI"Gls cf 100-y,•nr (]n�-L• la sr flcrxl eh✓alien,and 171-3 hazard f—tore—L drtrrmi red. Arra<er m too r s1411r- flaxti a w r:1-•�h, }c n her ....., t ,n n n n�n U arrt U ._(31 rm nvr r.ur t d t 1 , c i of n ,c s i undo n do ar Shrum u f r ] r e b t 1 •x m hazard factors arc determined. ZONE V NI Arras of 100-•roe shill- rl,Hi T where dep,)), arc _ _ N �rl Mtwa•n one (1) ani than (1) fmtr Msr fl.r.l � eirvnUons are sht- , but rx. flood hazard factors determined. Al-A30 Arrai of ]no-y,,, rini; lil:n flrcxl elm,.at,cns and flail hazard fartors dctrtmirel. 0 Arens trh.+vn lirvrs of the 100-yrm flml and :,co-year Ill; rr C"'ta,n arras suhjrrt to AUGUST 16 1982 100-yrar fl—Imu with nvrrnnr depthsIra ihnn rnr (1) fait 0, wtx•rr chr"Wributirxl draLnanc FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP a era is irra than one sqr rc mile; or Arras preter:trd b• lave• Iran the base flood. C Arras of minimil fir-imi. V Arras of 10C-ynir � ral fl—I with arlrc�t; (wa•,r action); nose f1v"1 clrva ticros aril fiend huntington beach hazard factors not rtrtrinr<7. Vl-V30 Aromas of loo-year cn,,stal flrx I with vvlc.ity planning division (wave a vr ction); Insr flmd el Ations o l flo.l haze rci Lic-tnrs drMrmirM. S � C .. i ^ L.. E ZO E AZONE A ZONE A01mm DEPTH 3 77. NF, .Ne. ZONE VI EL 6) ZONE AH (EL 1) v ZONE AO (DEPTH 2) r ZONE AO ZO (DEPTH )3 : n.,,D N ZONE C M 4� :•:�:•:{ ,D,N{ ° AZONE A8 ` r EX. _ EL 11 14 •I .r ZONE Al2 <:. r (E L 11) ZOrlt: r ]nrnrlcr] A Areas of. 100-.•(,ru' floo9; base floor] elevations and 1 hazard factors r erne i`lou tc s not ]et nee.0 nG Areas of 1.00-year shallow flooding where depths " w c ar Iv� � n 1 c_ t n n y r o ] and three_ 3 t• a c a e 1 d S e tt•'- of inundation shown, b 1 u .dti n are _nor u loco o e t no f .� hazard factors are determined. ZONE V — '`: `''? ::::;`::;:::''''?:`::`:`?: ::: ::•:•x� NI Areas of 100-year shallow flooriinq where depths are _N_ between one (1) and thr,�c (3) fort; base flcxrl % elevntiions are shoran, but no flood hazard factors determined. Al-A30 Areas of 100-year m.orl; base flrxxl elevations and flood hazard factors determined. R Areas between liruts of the 100-year fl(xkl and 500-year flood; or certain areas subject to AUGUST 16 1982 1.0(-year f.loodAnn with average depths less than ° one (1) foot or where the contributing drainage FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP area is less than one square mile; or areas protected by levees from the base flood. C Areas of minimal flooding. V Areas of 100-yoar distal flood with velocity (wave action); base flood elevations elevations and flood -huntington beach hazard factors not determined. VI-V30 Areas of 100-yorar coastal flood with velocity planning division (wave action); base flood evelations and floc] hazard factors determined. Figure 1 H.B. Planning Commission December 21, 1982 Page 12 shall be signed as such subject to the approval of the Huntington Beach Fire Department prior to the issuance of building permits. 14 . A fire sprinkler system shall be designed and installed in those structures as deemed necessary by the Huntington Beach Fire Depart- ment prior to the issuance of building permits. 15 . Access points and all other applicable fire prevention required shall be approved by the Fire Department, AYES : Livengood, Winchell, Porter, Mirjahangir NOES : None ABSENT: Higgins, Paone, Schumacher ABSTAI14: None USE PERMIT NO. 82-26 (APPEAL) Applicant: Donald Stine & Associates; Appellant: Ross De La Haye The use permit is a request to permit the remodel and expansion of an existing bank building located at the southwest corner of Goldenwest Street and Warner Avenue, The appellant, Mr. De La Haye is the owner of the Straw Hat Pizza Parlor located in the same shopping center. He states in his letter of appeal, that he is concerned about traffic that will be re-routed in front of his business as a result of the remodeling. Staff had no additional comments. The public hearing was opened. Seeing no one came forward to address the Commission on this item, the public hearing was closed, Commissioners discussed the possibility of relocating the roadway, or putting in speed bumps to slow down traffic. After being questioned by a Commissioner, the bank manager stated that he had the permission of the major landowner to go ahead with remodeling plans. Commission consensus was that there may be other alternatives that need to be re- searched by staff, ON MOTION BY MIRJAHANGIR AND SECOND BY WINCHELL APPEAL OF USE PERMIT NO, 82-26 WAS CONTINUED TO THE MEETING OF JANUARY 4 , 1983, DIRECTING STAFF TO STUDY POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES : Livengood, Winchell, Porter, Mirjahangir NOES : None ABSENT: Higgins, Paone, Schumacher ABSTAIN: None CODE AMENDMENT NO, 82-13 (Floodplain Development Regulations) Initiated by the City of Huntington Beach An amendment adopting the Federal Insurance Administration's Flood Insurance Study for the City of Huntington Beach, dated August 12 , 19K with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map and amending Article 969. 6 "Floodplain Regulations" , Said amendment will establish -FP2 (inland) H.B. Planning Commission December 21, 1982 Page 13 and -FP3 (coastal) suffix designations for areas of special flood hazard as identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map and will establish additional development regulations for new construction in those areas as required by the Federal Insurance Administration, Hal Simmons gave a brief overview of the code amendment, explaining that the federal government could withhold funds if the City does not adopt the amendment. The public hearing was opened. Seeing no one came forward to address the Commission on .this issue, the public hear- ing was closed. Commissioners briefly discussed the amendment, ON MOTION BY LIVENGOOD AND SECOND BY WINCHELL CODE AMENDMENT NO, 82-13 WAS APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Livengood, Winchell, Porter, Mirjahangir NOES: None ABSENT: Higgins, Paone, Schumacher ABSTAIN: None SPECIAL SIGN PERMIT NO, 82-8 Applicant: Target Stores, a Division of Dayton-Hudson Corporation A request to permit two freestanding pole signs 50 feet in height and each having an area of 225 square feet at property located at the south- west corner of Adams Avenue and Brookhurst Street, Savoy Bellavia gave a brief slide presentation of the sign location. The public hearing was opened, Terry Jacobs, representing Target Stores, stated that the request in the staff report was for a sign 15 ' X 151 ; he stated that in actuality the request is for a sign 14 ' X 14 ° o He further stated that his headquarters was expecting to see a profit in the next five years to substantiate the relocation to the west coast and felt that sign visibility was an important factor. Joe Arena and Anthony Carvas, both tenants in the shopping center, spoke against the proposed sign at the requested height. The public hearing was closed. Commissioners asked if staff considered an administrative action permit for a two-year period. Staff stated that the applicant wanted a per- manent approval of the nonconforming sign. Commissioner Livengood stated he was in favor of granting the special sign permit because it would give the new owner a "running start" in their venture. Commissioner Porter stated he was opposed to the permit because he "believes in the sign code" . A motion was made by Winchell and seconded by Porter to deny the special sign permit with the findings for denial stated in the staff report. This motion failed to attain four affirmative votes. A motion was then made by Livengood and seconded by Mirjahangir to approve the sign permit with findings. This motion also failed for lack of four affir- mative votes, ON MOTION BY WINCHELL AND SECOND BY MIRJAHANGIR SPECIAL SIGN PERMIT huntington beach developm.nt services department STD►f f SPORT TO: Planning Commission FROM: Development Services DATE: December 21, 1982 SUBJECT: CODE AMENDMENT NO. 82-13, FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT REGULATIONS 1. 0 SUGGESTED ACTION: Approve Code Amendment No. 82-13 adopting the Federal Insurance Administration's Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map for Huntington Beach and amending Article 969.6 "Floodplain District Regulations" to include additional floodplain suffixes (-FP2 and -FP3) and establish development regulations for those areas. 2 . 0 GENERAL INFORMATION: Attached is a draft ordinance which will constitute an amendment to the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code by amending Article 969 . 6 entitled "Floodplain District Regulations. " This ordinance will adopt the Federal Insurance Administration' s Flood Insurance Study for the City of Huntington Beach, dated August 12, 1982 as well as the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map. The ordinance will also establish -FP2 and -FP3 suffix designations for areas of special flood hazard as identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map and will establish addi- tional development regulations for new construction in those areas as required by the Federal Insurance Administration. 3. 0 ANALYSIS : This code amendment concerns the City' s participation in the National Flood Insurance Program and the requirement that the City adopt the Flood Insurance Rate Map and floodplain development regulations as mandated by the Federal Insurance Administration. In a letter dated November 16, 1982, the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed the City that the regulations must be adopted by February 16, 1983 or the City may be suspended from the National Flood Insurance Program. If the City is dropped from the program, the federal government will withhold VA and FHA loan availability in the City as well as withdraw City eligibility for disaster relief funding in the event of a flood. Following is a description of the National Flood Insurance Program, a history of the City' s involvement and an explanation of the regulations which must be adopted by the City. The National Flood Insurance Program consists of two components; federally subsidized insurance for existing development in the flood- plain, and floodplain management regulations for new construction in the floodplain. These two components are implemented in two phases: Emergency and Regular. In the Emergency phase of the program, in which the City has partici- pated since 1972, flood hazard areas in the City are identified and k A-FM-23A CA No. 82-13 December 21, 1982 Page 2 mapped by the federal government and flood insurance becomes mandatory for new home loans in the flood hazard areas. The Flood Hazard Boundary Maps (FHBM' s) indicate the boundaries of flooding which would occur from overflow of the Santa Ana River in the event of a 100-year flood. A maximum of $35, 000 of flood insurance is available at a uniform rate for all affected home buyers. After a City enters the Emergency phase of the program, the federal government begins a detailed flood insurance study to identify the depths of flooding which would occur throughout the City. This in- formation is eventually depicted on a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) . When the FIRM is prepared, the City must adopt a detailed set of flood- plain -development regulations and enter the Regular phase of the insurance program. In this phase, which the City is now preparing to enter, a maximum of $185 , 000 of flood insurance becomes available and affected homeowners must purchase enough to cover their outstanding mortgages. The City of Huntington Beach received a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map from the federal government in July 1980. The map indicated flood depths of between 2 and 10 feet between Beach Boulevard and the Santa Ana River and depths of 1 to 3 feet in the central portion of the City (see figure 1) . Before this map became final, the City was allowed to appeal any areas which were deemed to be inaccuratly depicted as being subject toflooding. Consequently, the City appealed the one- foot flood areas in the center of the City by submitting grading plans which showed that many homes were graded above the level of projected flooding. The City also joined with the other Orange County cities in support of the County EMA' s appeal of the Santa Ana River capacity assumptions which were used in the flood insurance study. In April, 1982 , the' City was informed that the EMA' s river capacity appeal had been denied but that the City' s appeal of the one-foot flood areas would be partially successful. The City eventually received Letters of Map Amendments (LOMA' s) exempting from flood insurance requirements approximatly 5, 000 of the 7 , 000 lots which were within the appeal area. Because of the scale of the FIRM, however, the ex- empted lots will not appear as being exempted on the actual FIRM. After finally resolving the City' s appeal of the preliminary FIRM, the federal government on August 16, 1982 , submitted to the City the final Flood Insurance study and Flood Insurance Rate Map which must now be adopted by the City along with floodplain development regulations. The regulations which must be adopted include regulations for development in the Floodway (-FP1) , development in the A, AO, AH and Al-A30 FIRM zones (-FP2) , and Development in the coastal V and Vl-V30 FIRM zones (-FP3) . The City already has -FP1 zoning due to Cobey - Alguist Management Act requirements for land at the mouth of the Santa Ana River. When the City was required to adopt the -FP1 zoning in 1981, the floodplain ordinance (Article 969 . 6) was established with the knowledge and intent that the -FP2 and -FP3 suffixes and regulations would be added later. CA No. 82-13 ' December 21, 1982 Page 3 The -FPl regulations in the proposed amended ordinance remain unchanged. The -FP1 suffix is extremely restrictive and is intended to prevent development in areas designated as being necessary for discharge of floodwaters. It is not anticipated that any additional -FP1 areas will be designated in the City. The -FP2 and -FP3 regulations which are being added to the ordinance are much less restrictive than -FPL and essentially allow anyy development which is permitted in the underlying base zoning district. The regulations do, however, establish additional development standards which must be complied with. The -FP2 regulations will require that new residential construction in the floodplain have the lowest habitable floor elevated to or above the flood level depicted on the FIRM. New commercial or industrial construction need not be elevated but must be floodproofed in accordance with standards established in the ordinance. In addition to new construction, substantial improvements to existing structures (improve- ments which equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure) must also meet the requirements of the ordinance. It is anticipated that the -FP2 regulations will not significantly effect construction in the shallow flooding areas . In deeper flooding areas, however, (such as the 5 to 10 foot zone) new residential construction will probably have to utilize techniques such as tuck-under parking to raise floor levels substantially without expensive use of fill. The -FP3 regulations establish requirements for structural support of new construction on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway. Since nearly all of this land is occupied by City and State Beaches, it is not expected that the -FP3 regulations will pose any substantial con- struction problems. The amended ordinance will require that certification be submitted to the City by a registered engineer stating that development plans for flood areas meet the elevation and/or floodproofing standards of the ordinance. Until the Building division receives such certification, a building permit for construction within the flood zone will not be issued. After construction is completed, certification of compliance must also be submitted. The City will then be required to keep such certifications on file. In certain instances, Section 969 . 6 . 22 of the ordinance will allow the Planning Commission to grant variances to the regulations. The Planning Commission will also hear and decide any appeals which may arise pursuant to the provisions of the ordinance. The ordinance as submitted herein has been prepared using a model which was provided by the federal government. While the attached ordinance has been adjusted to provide greater clarity and to better fit the City ' s individual needs, it must be noted that any substantial changes to the content will jeopardize the City' s continued participation in the flood insurance program. Upon adoption of the ordinance, it must be submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for final approval. It should also be noted that after the ordinance is adopted, additional actions should be pursued by the City. While the ordinance will establish the Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map as the official desingation of the areas of special flood hazard in the CA No. 82-13 December 21, 1982 Page 4 City, as well as establish development regulations for those areas, it will still be desirable to eventually initiate action to place the floodplain overlay zoning on the City ' s zoning district maps. The City should also pursue a General Plan amendment to include the new Flood Insurance Rate Map in the Seismic Safety Element in place of the old flood map. These actions should be pursued in early 1983 . As a final note, all of the other Orange County cities in the flood- plain have already adopted the same ,floodplain development regulations. Huntington Beach' s, February 1983 deadline was later than the other cities due to the City' s extensive appeal of the FIRM and also due to . additional coastal studies done by the federal government. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Because of the severity of federal sanctions for non - compliance, staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Code Amendment No. 82-13 adopting the Federal Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map and establishing floodplain development regulations for flood hazard areas depicted on the FIRM. �HHSS :dw L '_