GroundRules
GOV § 65300.2
Where this section sits in the code
- Government Code - GOV
- TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000. - 66499.58.]
- DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000. - 66345.4.]
- CHAPTER 3. Local Planning [65100. - 65763.]
- ARTICLE 5. Authority for and Scope of General Plans [65300. - 65303.4.]
(a) For the purposes of this article, a “200-year flood plain” is an area that has a 1 in 200 chance of flooding in any given year, based on hydrological modeling and other engineering criteria accepted by the Department of Water Resources.
(b) For the purposes of this article, a “levee protection zone” is an area that is protected, as determined by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board or the Department of Water Resources, by a levee that is part of the facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control, as defined under Section 5096.805 of the Public Resources Code.
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