Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 8. ZONING |
Division 82. GENERAL REGULATIONS |
Chapter 82-28. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT |
Articles 82-28.4. and 82-28.5. - Definitions |
§ 82-28.416. Coastal high-hazard area.
Latest version.
"Coastal high-hazard area" means an area of special flood hazard extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources. It is the area subject to high-velocity waters, including coastal and tidal inundation or tsunamis. The area is designated on a FIRM as zone VI-V30, VE or V.
(Ords. 2000-33, 99-35, 96-11, 90-118, 88-50, 87-45).