Clovis, CA Environmental Rules: Flood Zones (2026)

03(b) adopts by reference along with all later amendments. 04(a) designates the City Building Official as Floodplain Administrator, responsible for granting or denying development permits. 04(c) requires a development permit, on City-furnished forms, before any construction or other development, including manufactured homes, within a mapped special flood hazard area. The application must include duplicate scaled plans showing the location, dimensions, and elevation of existing or proposed structures; proposed water, sewer, and utility locations; grading and drainage information; the regulatory floodway location where applicable; base flood elevation data; and the proposed elevation of the lowest floor, or the floodproofing elevation for nonresidential buildings.

The Floodplain Administrator reviews each permit to confirm the requirements of the chapter and all other State and Federal permits are satisfied, the site is reasonably safe from flooding, and the project will not raise the base flood water surface elevation more than one foot at any point in the City. 04(d) sends appeals of the Administrator's decisions to the Planning Commission.