Environmental Rules in Madera, CA (2026)
2 verified environmental rules for Madera, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Every new subdivision in Madera must collect and route its storm water runoff through an approved storm drain system sized for the watershed's full future development, not just the subdivider's own parcel. Madera Municipal Code Section 10-2.702.2 also makes the subdivider responsible for protecting neighboring and off-site properties from any increase in runoff the project causes.
Madera Stormwater Drainage Standards for Subdivisions
Some RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 10-2.702.2
Storm water runoff from the subdivision shall be collected and conveyed by an approved storm drain system. The storm drain system shall be designed for ultimate development of the watershed. The storm drain system shall provide for the protection of abutting and off-site properties that would be adversely affected by any increase in runoff attributed to the development; off-site storm drain imp...
Flood Zones
Madera regulates building and land alteration inside FEMA-mapped flood hazard areas under Municipal Code Chapter 3-3, Floodplain Management. The regulated area follows the city's 2008 Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map, on file with the City Clerk, and any construction inside it must comply with an implementing City Council resolution.
Madera Floodplain Development Rules
Some RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code §§ 3-3.01, 3-3.02
This chapter applies to all areas of special flood hazard, areas of flood-related erosion hazards, and areas of mud flow hazards identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engineering report entitled “Flood Insurance Study for the City of Madera, California” dated September 26, 2008, with an accompanying Flood Insurance Rate...
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