La Mesa, California · General provision

Chapter 24.08

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
floodways
Geographic extent
Areas within floodways or water courses

Extracted standards

4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Access road width10 ft

    An easement of adequate width to accommodate the flood channel, together with a 10′ wide access road shall be granted.

  • Freeboard for flood control facility1 ft

    A flood control facility to accommodate the 100 year flood plus one foot freeboard shall be designed and constructed.

  • Minimum floor elevation

    The lowest floor (including basement) is elevated to or above the level of the 100 year flood.

  • Non-residential floodproofing

    The construction of new or substantial improvements of non-residential structures shall not be permitted unless the lowest floor (including basement) is elevated to or above the level of the 100 year flood or the structure, including attendant utility and sanitary facilities, is floodproofed to the level of the 100 year flood.

From the ordinance

The construction of new or substantial improvements of permitted residential structures shall not be permitted unless the lowest floor (including basement) is elevated to or above the level of the 100 year flood.
Chapter 24.08