Monterey County Unincorporated, California · General provision

21.64.130

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
Carmel River
Applies within
200 ft
Geographic extent
Carmel Valley floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.: within 200 feet of the river bank, floodway, and floodway fringe as defined

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • First habitable floor elevation above 100-year flood1 ft

    The first habitable floor of any structures shall be located at least one foot above the one hundred (100) year flood level.

  • Development within two hundred (200) feet of the riverbanks, or in the floodway or riparian corridor, as defined herein, except for areas separated vertically by more than the vertical elevation of flooding, as shown in the one hundred (100) year floodplain and floodway maps described in Section 21.64.030C, where it can be shown, to the satisfaction of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Engineer, that development will accommodate sufficient setback to avoid erosion. All development within two hundred (200) feet of the river banks will require a Use Permit.

From the ordinance

This Section shall apply to that area within the riparian corridor, within two hundred (200) feet of the river bank, and within the floodway and floodway fringe designations illustrated on maps prepared by Nolte Engineers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency... Development within two hundred (200) feet of the riverbanks, or in the floodway or riparian corridor, as defined herein, except for areas separated vertically by more than the vertical elevation of flooding... All development within two hundred (200) feet of the river banks will require a Use Permit.
21.64.130