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Del Norte County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

20.38 FP-1 District

Flood Zone Area Properties

20.38.10 Purpose

This district classification is intended to be applied to properties which lie within a "primary flood zone" which, for the purpose of Chapters 20.02-20.60, mean a stream channel and the portions of the adjacent flood plain as are required to efficiently carry the flood flow of the stream, and on which properties special regulations are necessary for the minimum protection of the public health and safety, and of property and improvements from hazards and damage resulting from flood waters.

The regulations set forth in this chapter apply in all FP-1 districts, and are subject to the provisions of Chapters 20.46-20.58.

(Ord. 67-10 § 3.1700, 1967)

20.38.20 Permitted Uses

Uses permitted shall be as follows:

  1. Public parks and recreation developments, boating facilities, campgrounds, and trailer parks operated on a seasonal basis between the months of May and November inclusive. Restrooms, utility, recreation and store facilities within the trailer park shall be located and constructed in accordance with health department requirements. Such buildings shall be designed to withstand inundation due to floods and shall be submitted to the planning commission for approval. Floating docks shall be sectional with no portion longer than sixty feet. Portable buildings are to be removed from the zoned areas at the end of the season.
  2. Crop farming, truck gardening, livestock grazing, and other agricultural uses which are of the same or closely similar nature.
  3. Public utility wire and pipe lines for transmission and local distribution purposes.

(Ord. 70-6 § 1 (part), 1970: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1701, 1967)

20.38.30 Uses Permitted With Use Permit

Uses permitted with a use permit shall be the following uses, buildings, and structures when it is found by the planning commission that such buildings or structures will be so constructed or placed, or will be so protected by levees or other flood proofing that they will not be appreciably damaged, will offer a minimum obstruction to stream flow, and will resist floatation in the event of flooding. Dikes and other structures designed to protect properties from flooding shall be so constructed that they will not endanger life or restrict the flow or carrying capacity of the flood channels:

  1. Commercial excavation of natural materials, filling of land areas, construction of levees, dikes, or other structures designed to protect property from natural flooding.
  2. Private trailers on private parcels of ground used on a seasonal basis as in Section 20.38.20A.

(Ord. 70-6 § 1 (part), 1970: Ord. 67-10 § 3.1702, 1967)