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U.S.Department of Homeland Security <br /> FEMA Region IX <br /> 1111 Broadway,Suite 1200 <br /> Oakland,CA.94607-4052 <br /> r <br /> o., <br /> FEMA <br /> August 21, 2018 <br /> Frank Girardi,Project Manager <br /> San Joaquin County, Community Development Department <br /> Development Services Division <br /> 1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton, California 95205 <br /> Dear Mr. Girardi: <br /> This is in response to your request for comments regarding Application Referrals Application <br /> Numbers PA 1800191 (LA) dated August 13, 2018, (APN/Ad- ress: 245-160-38, -39/6800 South <br /> El Dorado Street, French Camp) (Supervisorial District 4). <br /> Please review the current effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) for the County of San <br /> Joaquin(Community Number 060299),Maps revised October 16, 2009. Please note that San <br /> Joaquin County, California is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP). The <br /> minimum,basic NFIP floodplain management building requirements are described in Vol. 44 <br /> Code of Federal Regulations(44 CFR), Sections 59 through 65. <br /> A summary of these NFIP floodplain management building requirements are as follows: <br /> • All buildings constructed within a riverine floodplain, (i.e., Flood Zones A, AO, AH, AE, <br /> and Al through A30 as delineated on the FIRM), must be elevated so that the lowest <br /> floor is at or above the Base Flood Elevation level in accordance with the effective Flood <br /> Insurance Rate Map. <br /> • If the area of construction is located within a Regulatory Floodway as delineated on the <br /> FIRM, any development must not increase base flood elevation levels. The term <br /> development means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, <br /> including but not limited to buildings, other structures, mining, dredging,filling, <br /> grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, and storage of equipment or <br /> materials. A hydrologic and hydraulic analysis must be performed prior to the start of <br /> development, and must demonstrate that the development would not cause any rise in <br /> base flood levels. No rise is permitted within regulatory floodways. <br /> www.fema.gov <br />