§ 13-79. Application

(a) In any base flood district, when the property is included within a designated flood hazard area shown on the adopted Orange County (countywide) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated August 9, 2002, or a subsequent FIRM, of flood boundary and floodway maps as published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the additional requirements, limitations and standards contained in this article and by FEMA shall apply.

(b) Flood hazard areas shall be identified and mapped, based upon:

(1) The base flood and criteria set forth by the "Flood Insurance Study for the City of Costa Mesa, California, Orange County" (preliminary study dated August 9, 2002, and any subsequent amendments or revisions thereof). If FEMA has not provided base flood elevations in the study, such base flood data shall be obtained from other available sources or studies meeting with city approval; or,

(2) The design flood as determined from engineering studies reviewed and found satisfactory by the city as approved by the city council.

(c) The following documents are hereby adopted for the application of floodway area regulations only: (1) all the standards of Paragraph 60.3(b) of the National Flood Insurance Program, (2) The Orange County (countywide) FIRM and flood boundary and floodway maps as zoning district maps (dated August 9, 2002, and any subsequent amendments or revisions thereof), and (3) Flood Insurance Study for the City of Costa Mesa (dated August 9, 2002, and any subsequent revisions or updates thereof).

(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97; Ord. No. 04-1, § 1, 1-20-04 ; Ord. No. 06-20, § 1b., 9-19-06 )