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State floodplain rules restricting building in 2015 without levee improvements

Posted by: Maven on December 10, 2009 at 7:20 am

From the Manteca Bulletin:

“Over a thousand property owners southwest of Manteca – including a number within the city limits – will find it difficult to build structures of any consequence on their land starting in 2015.

The California Legislature passed a law in 2007 that basically restricts building in 200-year floodplains unless levees are upgraded. Without levees that are put in place to protect against so-called “200-year events” – which refers to the intensity and not the frequency – no one will be able to build structures on their property unless it is raised out of the floodplain by placing them on top of earthen mounds or elevating them using stilts or block.

State law prohibits counties or cities from issuing building permits in such areas starting in 2015 if they are not protected by levees designed to withstand a 200-year flood event. That applies to all structures from homes and barns to other outbuildings. It also applies to any home remodeling that involves more than 50 percent of the structure. … “

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December 10, 2009 · Filed Under Levees

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