Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
Ordinance Second Reading
SUBJECT:
Title
ORDINANCE NO. 21-2102: ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 (FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT) OF ARTICLE VIII (BUILDING REGULATIONS - SEWAGE AND WASTE) OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE PURSUANT TO FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY MANDATE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On February 16, 2021, the City Council voted 4-0 to introduce Ordinance No. 21-2102, an Ordinance of the City Council Amending Chapter 6 (Flood Plain Management) of Article VIII (Building Regulations - Sewage and Waste) of the Carson Municipal Code Pursuant to Federal Emergency Management Agency Mandate (the “Ordinance”). The Ordinance is now being presented to the Council for second reading (by title only, with further reading waived) and adoption.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
CONDUCT a Second Reading by title only and with further reading waived, and ADOPT Ordinance No. 21-2102, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 (FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT) OF ARTICLE VIII (BUILDING REGULATIONS - SEWAGE AND WASTE) OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE PURSUANT TO FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY MANDATE”.
(Exhibit No. 1)
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
At its regular meeting on February 16, 2021, the City Council voted unanimously to introduce the Ordinance. The Ordinance makes certain changes to the municipal code related to floodplain management which were requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and ensure property owners’ continued ability to obtain flood insurance through the national flood insurance program. The full overview of the Ordinance is provided in the staff report for the relevant item (item no. 15, 2021-048) from the February 16, 2021 Council meeting agenda.
V. FISCAL IMPACT
NONE
VI. EXHIBITS
1. Floodplain Management Ordinance No. 21-2102 (pgs. 3-14)
Prepared by: Julio Gonzalez, Sustainability Administrator; Gilbert Marquez, P.E. City Engineer