![]() On April 8, 2019, the City submitted a response to FEMA’s Novemcomments to the City’s appeal. The City received a letter from FEMA and the extension was granted to April 8, 2019. On December 7, FEMA granted the City an extension. Due to the Woolsey Fire, the City requested an extension to provide FEMA with comments regarding their Novemletter. The response provided the City with 30 days to provide additional comments regarding FEMA’s response. ![]() FEMA has reviewed the City’s appeal and provided the City with a response on November 8, 2018. Additional data and analysis was submitted to FEMA in February 2018. On November 6, 2017, the City submitted an appeal to FEMA describing the various challenges to the preliminary flood plain maps. During the appeal period, residents (and the City) were able to submit appeals and protests if they disagreed with the maps and believed an error had been made during the analysis and re-mapping. Prior to finalizing the revised floodplain maps, FEMA provided an opportunity to appeal the revisions to the re-mapped flood zones. To learn more about FEMA’s flood zone designations, visit the FEMA website. Visit FEMA’s Flood Map Changes Viewer to view both the current and preliminary maps and learn if your property’s flood zone designation has changed under the preliminary maps. Community planners, engineers, builders, and others will be better able to make important determinations about where and how new structures and developments are built. With these maps, residents and businesses have up-to-date, reliable, Internet-accessible information about their flood risk on a property-by-property basis. FEMA completed this process and the revised floodplain maps became effective on April 21, 2021. These maps represent an important step towards increasing public safety by better equipping residents and property owners to make decisions about protecting themselves and their properties. In 2011, FEMA began the process of re-evaluating and re-mapping sections of Malibu along the coastline. A map and detailed description of the proposed changes are listed here and in the following "Resources" section. FEMA preliminary approved the revisions and will create new revised maps. ![]() The City completed a final analysis of 14 separate cross sections within the City and concluded that flood levels in the FEMA Aprevised flood maps should be lower. The new FEMA floodplain maps will become effective 120 days after FEMA has notified the public through publication. On Februstaff presented the Council with an update on the New FEMA Floodplain maps that were recently approved by FEMA. New development projects, including redevelopment, home remodels and repairs, are reviewed the the Public Works Department to verify that the project project meets FEMA Regulations and the City Floodplain Ordinance. In addition, the City must ensure that all development projects within the floodplain comply with FEMA regulations and the City's Floodplain Ordinance. This program provides subsidized flood insurance for all property owners, provided that the local government institutes adequate land use and development control measures for preventing and reducing property damage from flooding. The City of Malibu is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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