§ 314-5 Natural Hazard/Flood Zones

314-5 Natural Hazard/Flood Zones

The Design Floodway or DF Zone is intended to be applied to areas which lie in a designated floodway, as defined in Section 8402 of the Water Code of the State of California, and such Design Floodway or DF Zone is intended to comply with Section 8410 of said Code. The Design Floodway or DF Zone is intended to prohibit such structures in the zone as might endanger life or significantly restrict the carrying capacity of the designated floodway. (Former Section INL#314-55; Ord. 542, Sections 9-12, 2/8/66)

314-5.1	DF: DESIGN FLOODWAY
Principal Permitted Uses
General agriculture, nurseries, animal sales and feed yards except as provided in the following subsection, Uses Permitted with a Use Permit.
Recreational uses not requiring permanent structures.
Uses Permitted with a Use Permit
Permanent structures appurtenant to any Principal Permitted use in this Section. Principal Permitted Uses, which do not endanger life or significantly restrict the carrying capacity of the designated floodway.
Commercial and industrial uses not requiring permanent buildings which are compatible with permitted uses or with contiguous zones.
Any use not specifically enumerated in this Division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses permitted in the DF zone.
Other Regulations
Minimum Lot Area	Five (5) acres. (From Section INL#314-52(c)(3))
Minimum Lot Width	300 feet. (From Section INL#314-52(c)(3))
Minimum Yard Setbacks*
Front	Twenty feet (20'). (From Section INL#314-52(c)(3))
Rear	Twenty feet (20'). (From Section INL#314-52(c)(3))
Side	Ten feet (10'). (From Section INL#314-52(c)(3))
Maximum Ground Coverage	(None specified.)
Maximum Building Height	(None specified.)

* Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 314-22.1, Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe” Regulations at Title III, Division 11.

Note: Any development must also conform with the County flood hazard regulations in title III, Division 3, Chapter 5 of the Humboldt County Code.

(Former Section INL#314-55(a)(1-2); INL#314-55(b)(1-2); INL#314-55(c); Ord. 1086, Sections 14 and 15, 7/13/76)

The Flood Plain or FP Zone is intended to be applied to areas which have been inundated by flood waters in the past and which may reasonably be expected to be inundated by flood waters in the future. The Flood Plain Zone is intended to limit the use of areas subject to such inunda-tion and flooding to protect lives and property from loss, destruction and damage due to flood waters and to the transportation by water of wreckage and debris. The following regulations shall apply in all Flood Plain or FP Zones. (Former Section INL#314-52; Ord. 1086, Sections 14 and 15, 7/13/76)

314-5.2	FP: FLOOD PLAIN
Principal Permitted Uses
General agriculture, nurseries and greenhouses, and animal sales and feed yards except as provided in the following subsection, Uses Permitted with a Use Permit.
Temporary recreational vehicle parks.
Roadside stands.
Recreational uses, including public stables, docks, boat houses, golf courses, and shooting ranges.
Uses Permitted with a Use Permit
Residential uses including farm dwellings.
Commercial and industrial uses which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are compatible with contiguous zones.
Recreational uses requiring enclosed buildings.
Special occupancy parks.
Any use not specifically enumerated in this Division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses permitted in the FP zone.
Other Regulations
Minimum Lot Area	Five (5) acres.
Minimum Lot Width	300 feet.
Minimum Yard Setbacks*
Front	Twenty feet (20').
Rear	Twenty feet (20').
Side	Ten feet (10').
Maximum Ground Coverage	(None specified.)
Maximum Building Height	(None specified.)

* Note: Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see Section 314-22.1, “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe” Regulations at Title III, Division 11.

Note: Any development must also conform with the County flood hazard regulations in title III, Division 3, Chapter 5 of the Humboldt County Code.

(Former Section INL#314-52(a)(1-4); INL#314-52(b)(1-4); INL#314-52(c)(1-3); Amended by Ord. 1086, Sections 14 and 15, 7/13/76; Amended by Ord. 2166, Sec. 17, 4/7/98)