Environmental Rules in Carson, CA (2026)
4 verified environmental rules for Carson, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
New development and redevelopment projects of one acre or more in Carson must use low-impact-development BMPs to retain and treat stormwater runoff on site under the City's NPDES permit program.
Carson Stormwater LID Development Standards
Some RestrictionsCarson Municipal Code § 5809(a), (c)(1)
Subject new development and redevelopment projects are required to comply with the following conditions: (1) low impact development (LID) structural and nonstructural best management practices (BMPs); (2) source control BMPs; and (3) structural and nonstructural BMPs for specific types of uses. ... All development projects equal to one (1) acre or greater of disturbed area and adding more than ...
Erosion Control
Carson requires every construction-activity discharger to comply with the state's general or individual NPDES stormwater permit, proving compliance to the City before any grading, building, or occupancy permit is issued.
Carson Construction Erosion Control Rule
Some RestrictionsCarson Municipal Code § 5808
Each industrial discharger, discharger associated with construction activity, or other discharger described in any general storm water permit addressing such discharges, as may be issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the Regional Board shall comply with all requirements of such permit. Each discharger identified in an individual NPDES p...
Flood Zones
Carson requires a development permit for construction in FEMA-mapped flood-prone areas, based on Flood Insurance Rate Maps covering Zones A, AO, A1-A30, AE, A99 and AH.
Carson Floodplain Development Permit
Some RestrictionsCarson Municipal Code § 8600.15(2)
No construction will be permitted in areas of special flood hazard in the City of Carson as identified in the "Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for the County of Los Angeles" dated July 6, 1998, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps (FBFMs) and all subsequent amendments thereto, which are hereby adopted by this reference and declared to be a part of...
Flood Elevation Requirements
In Carson's mapped flood zones, new and substantially improved residential buildings must have their lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood level.
Carson Base Flood Elevation Requirements
Some RestrictionsCarson Municipal Code § 8600.20(F)(1)
Require that all new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures within Zones A1–A30, AE and AH on the City of Carson's FIRM have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the base flood level, unless the City is granted an exception by the Federal Insurance Administrator for the allowance of basements...
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