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CITY OF SAN .ERNJObINO - REQUEST Pf~o~~lNCIL ACTION
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From:
ROGER G. HARDGRAVE
Subject:
Ordinance Amending Chapter 15.72
of the San Bernardino Muncipal
Code relating to Plood Control
Measures
Dept:
Public Works/Engineering
Date: 6-30-94
Synopsis of Previous Council ection:
Adopted Ordinance No. 3763 establishing Flood Control
Measures for the City of San Bernardino, pursuant to
Article XI, Section 7 of the State Constitution,
codified as Chapter 15.72.
Adopted ordinance MC-460 amending Chapter 15.72 of the
San Bernardino Municipal Code.
Adopted Ordinance No. MC-626 amending Chapter 15.72 of
the San Bernardino Municipal Code to bring the City 's
Flood Hazard Ordinance into compliance with Federal
Emergency Management Agency lFEMA) regulations.
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Recommended motion:
That said ordinance be laid over for final adoption.
cc: Shauna Clark
Jim Penman
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Contact person:
SuPPOrting date "t~lId:
Roaer G. Hardarave
Staff Report, Exhibit "Aft
and Ordinance
Phone:
Werd:
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FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
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Source: lAcct. No.1
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Agenda Item No /9
CITY OF SAN BERN~DINO - REQUEST F()t COUNCIL ACTION.
STAFF REPORT
On April 19, 1994, representatives of the California
Department of Water Resources conducted a Community Assistance
Visit meeting with Public Works Staff. A letter (See Exhibit
"A") was provided detailing the visit. The Department of Water
Resources (DWR) is responsible for assisting communities at the
local level in understanding their responsibilities under the
National Flood Insurance Program, and to assure compliance with
regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
'Flood insurance is available in communities that maintain com-
pliance with FEMA regulations: however, it can be withheld from
communities which are found to be seriously out of compliance.
Chapter 15.72 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code
regulates new construction in areas subject to flooding as
defined on the Federal Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) which are
published and periodically updated by FEMA. The current language
in Chapter 15.72 refers to FIRM Maps dated January, 1979. Repre-
sentatives of DWR have noted this reference as a minor deficiency
and indicated that this date needs to be changed to the latest
revision of the FIRM Maps, dated February 2, 1994.
The requested amendment to Municipal Code Chapter 15.72
is a routine update to coordinate with recent changes to the FIRM
Maps: therefore, we recommend that the attached ordinance be
approved.
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STATE OF CAUFOI___ IIUOUICU AGENCY
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. DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
P. O. BOX 29068
GLENDALE, CA 91209-9068
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Honorable Tom Minor
Mayor of the city of San Bernardino
300 North "0" Street
San Bernardino, California 92418-0001
Dear Mayor Minor:
Thank you for the cooperation and courtesy extended to
Bill Hom during the Community Assistance Visit meeting with
your city on Tuesday, April 19, 1994. We hope this meeting
was as useful and informative for your staff as it was for
our agency.
Important aspects of the CAV are establishment of a
thorough understanding of a community's responsibilities in
the National Flood Insurance Program and provision of any
assistance that may be required. To determine the needs of
the community, the local floodplain management regulations
and enforcement practices were reviewed. A copy of the
findings of that review is enclosed.
As stated in the enclosed report, your city needs to
update' the current floodplain management ordinance and mail
a copy to this office.bv Auaust 31. 1994. No other
violations were identified. On behalf of FEMA, I wish to
commend your staff for their excellent work in implementing
the NFIP.
If you need further information or assistance, please
contact me at (818) 543-4610 or have your staff contact
Bill Hom at (818) 543-4600, extension 300.
Sincerely,
C~uJM:
Charles R. White, Chief
Southern District
Enclosure
ecHISIT 'A"
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Honorable Tom Minor
Mayor of the city of San Bernardino
MAY 12 1994
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cc + Enclosure: Mr. Mike Shore
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Region IX
Presidio of San Francisco, Building 105
San Francisco, California 94129
Mr. Roger Hardgrave'"
Director of Public Works/City .Engineer
City of San Bernardino
300 North "0" Street
San Bernardino, California 92418-0001
Mr. Gene Klatt
Assistant city Engineer
Department of Public Works
city of San Bernardino
300 North "0" Street
San Bernardino, California 92418-0001
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
NA nONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROClII AM
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE VISIT REPORT
SECTION I
SAMIl OPCOIoOlllNl\'Y: STA11l: L1l.1: COUNrY:
San Bernardino California 060281 San Bernardino
YISIT CONllUC\'ED IY, AClIINCY: DA'II ~ YISIT:
Bill Hom Department of Water Resources April 19, 1994
SECTION n
NAME OP LOCAl. ClI'PIaAL: 1I!IBIIClNIl1:
1. Roger Hardgrave 2. Gene Klatt (909) 384-5125
TI1U!: .&1VW1ItW;;
1. Director of Public Works 300 North "D" Street
2. Assistant City Engineer San Bernardino, CA 92418-0001
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PART A - Findings (Cbcck a!),,&o~ celumn.) !01nQIOIJS MINCIl NONE
1. Are there problems with the cnmrmnrity's floodplain .....n.~4t
1'er,..rions? X
2. Are there problems widl the COI'h.....nity's ""miniarative and
enf()lU'\'Out ......oedan:s? X
3. Are there CIlJiDeerin. or Olher problems widl the maplar tloocI
insuraace S1Ddy? ' X
4. Are there any otber problems in the CCl-......,nity'S floodplain
management propam? . X
S. Are there any problems with the Biennial Report daIa?
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6. Are there any pIOJI'IDmWic issues or problems idemified?
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7. Have suuctures beCD identified as being in violation? ( Cbeck app.OtMiale caleJOlY below.)
X No violations have been identified.
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- A polenDal violation or violations have been identif'1ed.
- Actions are beina taken on the pan of the community to remedy the violatioa(s) identified
during the visiL '
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SBCTION III
Part B - NARRATIVE
BACKGROUND
As a part of Southern California's Inland Empire, the City of San
Bernardino lies on an alluvial cone at the base of the San
Bernardino Mountains in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino
County, approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles and 110 miles
northeast of San Diego.
Indians originally occupied the San Bernardino Valley. Two of
the major tribes were Serranos and Cahuilla. In 1810, a party of
missionaries, soldiers, and Indians from San Gabriel Mission,
under the leadership of Franciscan fathers, established a
community on the feast date of San Bernardine de Sienna.
Consequently, they named the valley San Bernardino.
A contingent of 500 Mormons settled in San Bernardino in 1851.
Three years later in 1854, the city was officially incorporated.
The population at that time was 1,200 including 900 Mormons. In
1857, approximately 60 percent of the Mormons were called back to
Utah by Brigham You~g.
In 1885, the Santa Fe Railroad completed its line through. the
Cajon Pass into the city. By the 1890s, San Bernardino was
becoming an important trade center and railroad town.
CUrrently, the city covers 35 square ailes and has apprOXimately
185,000 residents. Development is primarily residential with
conveniently located business and industrial areas.
The city is situated in a Mediterranean-like climatoloqical
region, which means moderately warm summers and cool winters.
Maximum temperatures will vary according to the s_sons. In the
summer, daily temperatures may average n_r 100 degrees
Fahrenheit; in the winter, they are slightly higher than 60
degrees.
Precipitation falls primarily in the form of rain, mostly in the
winter. However, late summer thunderstorms do occur and can
produce significant rainfall amounts in short periods of time.
The average annual rainfall total is approximately 15 inches.
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The city is drained by numerous streams and storm drains. The
streams originate in the San Bernardino Mountains and flow
through the city before joining the Santa Ana River on the
southern edge of the city. The Santa Ana River flows westward
through the city, eventually reaching the Pacific Ocean
approximately 50 miles to the southwest.
Flood problems in the city are limited primarily to street
flooding and ponding as a result of storm drain inadequacies in
developed areas. Flooding along Lytle Creek Wash and the Santa
Ana River is minimized by flood control channelization and
levees.
Presently, the u.S. Army Corps of Engineers is constructing the
Santa Ana River Mainstem Project. The project will increase
levels of flood protection to the growing urban communities in
Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. The project
includes seven interdependent features: Seven Oaks Dam, Mill
Creek Levee, San Timoteo Creek, Prado Dam, Oak Street Drain,
Santiago creek, and the Lower Santa Ana River.
The city entered the regular phase of the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) on July 16, 1979. The last Community
Assistance Visit with the city was conducted by the Department of
Water Resources (DWR) staff on April 10, 1990.
PLOODPUrll MaDGBMBlI'l' RBGULATrON8
The city'S current floodplain management ordinance, Ordinance
No. MC-626, was adopted on June 6, 1988. The ordinance was based
on an earlier version of the California Model Floodplain
Management Ordinance.
After reviewing Ordinance No. MC-626, DWR staff determined that a
minor revision is needed to bring the ordinance in compliance
with NFIP regulations. In the BASIS FOR ESf'ABLISHING 'l'HE ARZAS
OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD section of the ordinance, the city needs
to adopt the city's latest Flood Insurance Study and Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), both dated February 2, 1994.
A copy of the current version (July 1992) of the California Model
Floodplain Management Ordinance was provided to the city st~ff.
The model ordinance can be utilized in updating the ordinance.
ADM:rn8TRATrn MID BJII'ORCBMBlI'l' PROCBD1JII.B8
The city's Department of Public Works reviews all construction
applications to see if the construction site is located in a
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFRA). Any development in a SFHA has
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to meet the floodplain management regulations. For subdivisions,.
the developer is required to do hydrology and hydraulic studies
(HEC-2) and to cooperate with the city in obtaining a Letter of
Map Revision from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The city also requires structures in Zone B to be raised 1.7 feet
to two feet above the highest adjacent grade. structures located
near streams are required to be set back 100 feet or more.
city staff reported that there has been no new development in
SFHA the last 10 years.
DGXlfBERXNG FLOOD MAPS AIm S'l'UDY
City staff said that the city's current FIRMs, dated February 2,
1994, are relatively accurate.
City staff often receives requests from lending institutions,
real estate agents, or homeowners on flood zone determinations.
OTHER PROBLJDlS XN FLOODPLAXN MAlD.GJDlBII'l' PROCDU
None
BXDJf:IUo RBPOR'1'
City staff has completed and returned the Biennial Report for
1993 to FEMA headquarters.
PROCJRaJIII.'1'%C! ts.n8
None
SBC'1'XOR 13112. lO'XP FLOOD-DAnGBD PROPan PDIll!llUB nomtq
None
B.D. 11... ~OODPL&!. MAlD.d....~
None
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OTHER PIImINGS
Within the city, 232 flood insurance policies, with a total
coveraqe of $26.05 million, have been issued to property owners,
who pay a total of $76,235 in annual premiums.
The city has experienced no serious floodinq in recent years.
However, one house was flooded durinq the January-February 1993
heavy rains because of inadequate drainaqe. The house is located
in Zone C.
POLL OW-UP
Check the status of the updatinq of the floodplain manaqement
ordinance.
COMlltJlfITY ACTION DEED
The city needs to update its floodplain manaqement ordinance,
which meets the minimum NFIP requirements as specified in
2'itle 44, Code oL Federal Regulations, Section 60.3, and forward
a copy to DWR, Southern District, by Auqust 31, 1994.
MBBTINCJ ATTBlmEE8
Gene R. Klatt, City of San Bernardino
Victor F. Lorch, City of San Bernardino
Bill Hom, DWR Southern District
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COJIPLftBD BY TBB I'IlIIA UGIODL ORICB
Date CAV Closed
Initials
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. ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER
15.72 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO FLOOD
CONTROL MEASURES.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 15.72.060, Section B, of the San
Bernardino Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
"B. Basis for establishing the areas of special flood
hazard.
The areas of special flood hazard, areas of flood-
.related erosion hazards and areas of mud slide (i.e., mud flow)
hazards identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or
the Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engi-
nee ring report entitled, 'Flood Insurance Study for City of San
Bernardino,'dated February 2, 1994, with an accompanying Flood
Insurance Rate Map, also dated February 2, 1994, is hereby
adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.
This Flood Insurance Study is the minimum area of applicability
of this chapter and may be supplemented by studies for other
areas which allow implementation of this chapter and which are
recommended to the Mayor and Common Council by the City Enginee~.
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AMENDING SECTION
TO FLOO~ONTROL
"B" OF CHAPTER
MEASURES.
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OF SBMC RELATING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Conunon Council of the City of San
Bernardino at a
day of
meeting thereof, held on the
, 1994, by the following vote, to-wit:
Council Members:
AYES
NAYS
ABSTAIN
ABSENT
NEGRETE
CURLIN
HERNANDEZ
OBERHELMAN
DEVLIN
POPE-LUDLAM
MILLER
Rachel Clark, City Clerk
The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this
day of
, 1994.
Approved as to form
and legal content:
Tom Minor, Mayor
Ci ty of San Bernardino
James F. Penman
City Attorney
By
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