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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 3-26-2025 BY THE ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

March 3, 2025

Planning Commission

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT	Public Hearing for Zoning Code Amendment CA 25-01 (FP “Floodplain” Overlay District , section 7-9-42 of the Orange County Comprehensive Zoning Code)
PROPOSAL	Recommend for adoption by the Board of Supervisors the proposed Zoning Code Amendment to the Floodplain Overlay District that will ensure continued compliance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Community Rating System (CRS) program that provides property owners in participating jurisdictions an opportunity to receive a discount on their flood insurance costs.
LOCATION	Unincorporated Areas of the County of Orange
APPLICANT	OC Public Works/OC Infrastructure/Flood Programs
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION	The proposed project is exempt (Common Sense Exemption) from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b) (3) since there is no possibility that the zoning code amendment to update the floodplain section of the code to continue to be eligible for the FEMA Community Rating System Program, may have a significant effect on the environment.
HEARING DATE	March 26, 2025
HEARING TIME	1:30 p.m. (Or as soon as possible thereafter)
HEARING LOCATION	County Administration North (CAN) (First Floor, Multipurpose Room 101) 400 W Civic Center Dr. Santa Ana, CA 92701 For the most up-to-date OC Civic Center directory, map, and parking information, please visit ocpublicworks.com/parking.
INVITATION TO BE HEARD	All persons either favoring or opposing this proposal and all supporting documents are invited to present their views at this hearing. It is requested that any comments, documents, or written responses be submitted to OC Development Services/Planning via email to Cindy.Salazar@ocpw.ocgov.com or delivered to 601 N. Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 prior to the hearing date. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised prior to close of the public meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to OC Development Services/Planning. Comments submitted before the start of meeting will be part of the public record and distributed to the Planning Commission for consideration. For further information, contact Cindy Salazar at (714) 667-8870 or Cindy.Salazar@ocpw.ocgov.com, or come to the County Service Center at 601 N. Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701. The Planning Commission staff report, project plans and other supporting materials are available at: https://ocds.ocpublicworks.com/service-areas/oc-development-services/planning-development/hearings-meetings/planning-commission

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