Shasta County |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 17. ZONING* |
Chapter 17.02. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Article II. Definitions |
§ 17.02.067. Area of shallow flooding.
Latest version.
"Area of shallow flooding" means a designated AO or AH zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The base flood depths range from one to three feet; a clearly defined channel does not exist; the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate; and velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow. (Also refer to Restrictive flood zone).
(Ord. 97-4 § 3, 1997)