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What is a Floodplain?
A floodplain is any land area susceptible to being inundated by flood waters from any source (floods, dam/reservoir inundation, coastal storm surge, tsunami, etc.).
What is Floodplain Management?
Floodplain management is a decision-making process that aims to achieve a reduction in the loss of life, disruption, and damage caused by floods; and the preservation and restoration of the natural resources and functions of flood plains.
What is the Floodplain Management Plan?
The Floodplain Management Plan (FMP) is a future-oriented approach to planning in flood risk areas. It’s a pre-disaster planning approach that is required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the City to continue to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, Community Rating System (NFIP/CRS).
Why is the City developing the Plan?
The preparation of the FMP reflects the City’s commitment to identify areas of flooding risk and assess the extent of the problem, should a flooding disaster take place. Following this assessment, the FMP outlines activities (goals, objectives, policies and implementation programs) that will be presented to the Mayor and City Council for adoption. Once adopted, the FMP will be implemented to proactively mitigate the effects of flood related damage within the City.
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How is the public involved in this process?
The public is very involved in the process. The FMP was prepared under the guidance of a Committee made up of over 50% citizen representation. The FMP Committee consists of 36 members: 20 citizen members representing different geographic regions of the City, 14 agency members representing involved City departments and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, and one professional Planner that is overseeing the Plan development process.
Citizen FMP Committee members represent owners and renters located within 100-year floodplains (FEMA designated floodplains), homeowner/neighbor associations, local businesses, real estate agents, engineers, developers, planners, politicians, and concerned citizens.
City FMP Committee members include the following Departments: Planning, Emergency Preparedness, Building and Safety, Recreation and Parks, Office of Administrative and Research Services, Public Works (Sanitation, Engineering, Public Information Office, Board of Public Works), Fire Department, Community Development, and Harbor.
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What is the process?
There are ten steps required in the FMP development process:
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- Organize
- Involve the public
- Coordinate with other agencies
- Assess the hazard
- Assess the problem
- Set goals
- Review possible activities
- Draft an action plan
- Adopt the plan
- Implement, evaluate, and revise
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What are flood hazard areas?
Flood hazard areas include the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps (100-year floodplain or FEMA designated floodplain), areas identified using Flood Insurance Claim records, field investigations of Repetitive Loss Properties throughout the City, coastal zones (poor drainage and ocean surges are flooding risks), and hillside areas (mudflow risk is more common than ponding). Visit FloodView to see if your property is within a Special Flood Hazard Area.
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Mr. Rod Tashima, P.E.
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| National Floodplain Insurance Program Coordinator |
| 1149 S. Broadway St., Suite 810 |
| Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
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