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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Repealing Current Chapter XX (Floodplain Management) in Its Entirety and Adopting a New Chapter XX (Floodplain Management) to Implement the City of Alameda General Plan and the Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Plan and Make Other Technical Amendments.
No further environmental review is required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15162 and 15163. (Public Works 31041520)
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6647594&GUID=A4F500CC-87ED-4992-89F4-2FA85DEA0AD7&Options=&Search=&FullText=1
This ordinance was not revised when it was introduced.
Full text of the ordinance:
CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. ______
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AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING CURRENT CHAPTER XX (FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT) IN ITS ENTIRELY AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER XX (FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT) TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY OF ALAMEDA GENERAL PLAN, CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCY PLAN, AND MAKE OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California has, in Government Code sections 65302, 65560, and 65800, conferred upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has identified special flood hazard areas within the boundaries of the City of Alameda ("City") and such areas may be subject to periodic inundation which may result in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare, and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 1978, ...
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