Sacramento County Zoning Code § 906-11 Site Development

Unless otherwise approved by the land use authority, the following shall apply:

A. When land is divided, there must be a minimum buildable area for each created lot above the base flood elevation, as follows:

Zone	Minimum Buildable Area Above Base Flood Elevation
RD-5 to RD-7	5200. square feet
RD-3 to RD-4	7500. square feet
RD-2	0.25 acre
AR-1 and RD-1	0.25 acre
AR-5 or larger	0.25 acre

B. Access crossing the floodplain must be above the 10-year flood and no more than 1-foot deep in the 100-year flood.
C. Commercial and industrial development may not allow parking more than 1-foot below the base flood elevation.
D. Fencing on the ground that is below the base flood elevation shall be constructed as follows:
1. In the floodplain fringe and parallel to the flow shall be open-style
2. Nonparallel fencing in the floodplain shall allow free flow of water such as 5-wire or 4- board horizontal rail type.
3. Fencing in a floodway is not allowed except upon proof that there is no adverse impact to upstream or adjacent properties and approval by the Floodplain Administrator.
4. Alternative designs may be considered, such as break-away fencing, if the applicant submits a design to the Floodplain Administrator for consideration.
E. Fee title or easement over floodway areas shall be dedicated to the County unless determined inappropriate by the Floodplain Administrator.
F. The Delta Area, Beach Stone Lakes Area, river side of the levees on the Sacramento River, the Natomas Area, and the floodplain east of Natomas East Main Drain are exempt from the above sections (A), (B), (C) and (E).