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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 6, 2009 <br />TITLE: <br />AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND READOPTING <br />CHAPTER 7 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE TO INCORPORATE THE MOST RECENTLY <br />ENACTED FEDERAL MODEL FLOODPLAIN <br />MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS <br />tL ~~~~~~ <br />~i <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt an ordinance repealing and readopting Chapter 7 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code to comply with Federal Flood Plain Management Regulations. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Santa Ana enforces floodplain management ordinances to comply with <br />federal law in order that residents and business owners may obtain <br />federally insured construction loans and the opportunity to obtain <br />reduced flood insurance rates. Periodically, FEMA updates the <br />regulations and requires enforcement jurisdictions to comply in order to <br />maintain eligibility for federally insured loans. While the Santa Ana <br />River improvements have removed most of the City from the danger of <br />flooding, a small portion of the northwest of the City and an area <br />adjacent to the Santiago Creek bed shown on FEMA maps remain subject to <br />potential flooding. The FEMA maps indicate shallow flooding potential; <br />consequently the impact on construction is expected to be minimal. <br />Environmental Impact <br />In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed <br />ordinance is exempt from further review and Exemption for Environmental <br />Review No. 2009-81 will be filed for this ordinance. <br />.. <br />Jay M. Trevino <br />Executive Director <br />Planning & Building Agency <br />FH:rb <br />RB/Reports/Ordinance Ch7 Revisions 2009.cc <br />50A-1 <br />