HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 1091ORDINANCE NO. 109 1
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 27 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF
REGULATING THE USE OF THE MOKELUMNE RIVER
FLOODPLAIN.
THE LODI MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDING SECTION 27- 12C
The City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as
follows :
Section 1. SEC. 27- 12C FP FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT
(a) Scope and Intknt
1. This amendment to Chapter 27 (Zoning Ordinance) of
the Lodi Municipal Code is intended to establish specific
restrictions on the use of those properties or portions of
properties which are situated both within the Planning Area of
the City of Lodi and within the Mokelumne River Floodplain as
defined below. Special regulation is necessary for the protection
of the public health, safety and general welfare, and of property
and improvements both within and without the floodplain from
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the Open Space Conservation Element policies of the City's
General Plan.
(b) Floodplain Boundaries
1. The Mokelumne River Floodplain is defined as that area
adjacent to the normal river channel which could be expected to be
inundated by an Intermediate Regional Flood, said area and flood
having been defined by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
for the City of Lodi in August, 1970.
this delineation are on file in the office of the Secretary of the
Maps and Data which reflect
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Planning Commission of the City of Lodi.
(c) FP Zone
1. All areas within the boundaries of the Intermediate Regional
Floodplain which are also within the City of Lodi are hereby re-
zoned to the FP (Floodplain) Zone.
2.
of the Intermediate Regional Floodplain, and which are also within
the City of Lodi Planning Area as shown on the Lodi General Plan
are hereby prezoned to the FP (Floodplain) Zone.
(d) Uses Permitted
1.
All areas not within the City of Lodi but within the boundaries
The following uses are permitted without a Use Permit:
(i) Agricultural
a. Open space agricultural uses not requiring a closed
building such as cropland, orchards, and livestock
feeding and grazing.
The storage of farm machinery which is readily re- b. - -- - . _-- --
movable from the area within the time available after
flood warning .
( ii) Recreational
a.
b.
Firmly anchored recreational floating docks.
Modification or removal of native vegetation including
trees, the installation of sprinkl-er systems, and the
ins tallation of landscaping is permitted after obtaining
written approval from the Community Development
Director, provided that such proposed modifications
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in the Floodplain have been found to be consistent
with the Open-Space Conservation Element of the
General Plan.
2. The following uses may be permitted after approval of a con-
ditional Use Permit by the City of Lodi and after approval by
the State Department of Fish & Game and the Reclamation
Board of the State of California, provided that as determined
by said Reclamation Board, a combination of such uses within
the floodplain does not materially increase the flood height
of the Intermediate Regional Floodplain; and provided that as
determined by the State Department of Fish & Game, that full
mitigation measures will be used to protect and enhance the
trees, native plant materials and wildlife in the floodplain, in
accordance with good Fish & Game practices.
(i) Outdoor private recreational facilities
a. Campgrounds
b. Boating Facilities
c. Parks
d.
e. Athletic Fields
f. Shooting Range
Golf Course or Driving Range
(ii) Fences, fills, walls, excavations or other appurtenances
which do not constitute an obstruction or debris-catching
obstacle to the passage of floodwaters and which are con-
sistent with the Open Space-Conservation Element policies.
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(iii) Private drives, bridges, and public utility wires and
pipelines for transmission and distribution.
(iv) Improvements in stream channel alignment, cross-
section, and capacity including modification of riverbank
or flood protection levee.
(v) Structures that are designed to have a minimum effect upon
the flow of water and are firmly anchored to prevent the
structure from flotation, (excepting floating docks) provided
no structures for human habitation shall be permitted.
(vi) Other similar uses of a type not appreciably damaged by
floodwaters.
(e) State Board of Reclamation. State DeDartment of Fish & Game
1. All proposed structures, alterations, or modification of plant
materials within the Intermediate Regional Floodplain shall be subject
to the approval of the Reclamation Board and the State Department of
Fish & Game.
or reco mmend for approval any structure, alterations or modification
of plant materials within the Intermediate Regional Floodplain until an
application and environmental document has been reviewed by the State
Board of Reclamation and the State Department of Fish & Game.
The Lodi City Planning Commission will not approve
Section 2.
are repealed insofar as such conflict may exist.
All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith
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Section 3. This Ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi
News Sentinel", a daily newspaper of general circulation, printed
and published in the City of Lodi, and shall be in force and take
effect thirty days from and after its passage and approval.
Approved this 5th day of January 1977 n
RICHARD L. HUGHES
Mayor
City Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Alice M. Reimche, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do
hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1091 was introduced at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held
December 15, 1976 and was thereafter passed, adopted and
ordered to print at a regular meeting of said Council held January 5,
1977 by the following vote:
Aye s : Councilmen - EHRHARDT, KATNICH, KATZAKIAN,
PINKERTON and HUGHES
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Noes: Councilmen - None
Absent: Councilmen - None
I further certify that Ordinance No. 1091 was approved and
signed by the Mayor on the date of its p?ssage and the same has
been published pursuant to law.
City Clerk
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