Menifee, CA Environmental Rules: Flood Zones (2026)

2 of the Menifee Code, adopted under state authority in Government Code Sections 65302, 65560 and 65800, applies to all areas of special flood hazard within the city, as identified in the Flood Insurance Study FIS06065CV001-004 dated April 15, 1980, with its accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps, plus all later amendments. That study and mapping are on file with the City Clerk at City Hall, 29714 Haun Rd. 040 designates the City Engineer as Floodplain Administrator, responsible for granting or denying development permits, confirming state and federal permits are obtained, verifying a site is reasonably safe from flooding, and making sure any proposed development will not raise the base flood elevation more than one foot at any point in the city when combined with other existing and anticipated development.

Building permits cannot be issued based on a Conditional Letter of Map Revision alone; a final Letter of Map Revision for any flood control project must be approved first. 030 makes the chapter's terms mandatory: no structure or land may be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered within a special flood hazard area without full compliance with the chapter and other applicable regulations. Where this chapter conflicts with another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction, the more stringent restriction controls, and all provisions are treated as minimum requirements construed in the city's favor.