Lancaster, California · General provision

17.40.160-190

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
Flood Insurance Rate Map
Geographic extent
Areas of special flood hazards as identified by FEMA on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated January 6, 1982, and subsequent revisions

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Development permit required

    A development permit shall be obtained before any construction or other development begins within any area of special flood hazard.

  • Lowest floor elevation

    New construction and substantial improvements shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood elevation.

From the ordinance

This article shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of the city. ... A development permit shall be obtained before any construction or other development begins within any area of special flood hazard.
17.40.160-190