Title IX — Floodplain Management Ordinance›Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 902-29 Floodway

Sacramento County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-10-23 · Sacramento County

Cite as: Sacramento County Zoning Code § 902-29 · Text as of 2026-10-23

A watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge a FEMA base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation beyond a level determined by the Floodplain Administrator, but in no case more than one foot.

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