Flood Hazard Realignment
Summary
SCH Number
2025010516
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Flood Hazard Realignment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/16/2025
Document Description
The Official Zoning Database of the County, adopted by reference in Section 26-02-110 of the Sonoma County Code, is hereby amended to reclassify specific parcel zoning to align Floodway and Floodplain Combining District boundaries corresponding to updated flood hazard maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Director of the Permit and Resource Management Department is directed to reflect these amendments to the Official Zoning Database as adopted. The amendments to the Official Zoning Database, are adopted to align Floodway (F1) and Floodplain (F2) Combining District boundaries with updated Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maps through parcel rezoning.
Contact Information
Name
Azine Spalding
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Zip
Various
Parcel #
Countywide
State Highways
Not Applicable
Railways
Not Applicable
Airports
Not Applicable
Schools
Not Applicable
Waterways
Not Applicable
Base
MDM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15268 for ministerial projects
Reasons for Exemption
Amendments to the Official Zoning Database that are adopted to modify combining district boundaries are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under
CEQA Guidelines Section 15268 for ministerial projects. Updates to the F1 and F2 Combining District boundaries are directed by County code and therefore ministerial and statutorily exempt. The zone changes are further exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment because the proposed amendments to the Official Zoning Database will only update flood hazard area mapping to reflect FEMA updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps. No change in the physical environment would result because no development is proposed as part of the adjustments to zoning combining districts, and because the amendments only implement the existing updated regulations. These updates are needed to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the Official Zoning Database and other zoning information.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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