California Government Code 65962.2 – (a) For purposes of Sections 65865.5, 65962, and 66474.5, the …
(a) For purposes of Sections 65865.5, 65962, and 66474.5, the City of West Sacramento shall achieve the urban level of flood protection by 2030.
(b) For purposes of this section, “City of West Sacramento” means the incorporated area in the County of Yolo as identified in Resolution No. 86-112 of the County of Yolo Board of Supervisors at Yolo County Official Records Book 1801, pages 384 to 403, inclusive, and Book 1801, pages 368 to 382, inclusive.
Terms Used In California Government Code 65962.2
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- Urban level of flood protection: means the level of protection that is necessary to withstand flooding that has a 1-in-200 chance of occurring in any given year using criteria consistent with, or developed by, the Department of Water Resources. See California Government Code 65007
(c) Notwithstanding § 8307 of the Water Code, the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency may be required to contribute its fair and reasonable share of any property damage caused by a flood to the extent that the state‘s exposure to liability for property damage has been increased by cities or counties unreasonably approving, as defined in § 8307 of the Water Code, any new development in the City of West Sacramento between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2030.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 708, Sec. 4. (SB 901) Effective January 1, 2023.)