For Immediate Release
July 25, 2017
Media Contact: Matt Myerhoff, Media Information Officer
mmyerhoff@malibucity.org
310-456-2489 ext. 283
Public Meeting in Malibu for California Coastal Analysis and Mapping Program Revision of FEMA Coastal Flood Maps
(Malibu, CA) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is holding a public meeting on Tuesday, August 22, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Malibu City Hall to discuss its newly revised drafts of floodplain maps for areas within the City of Malibu, specifically along the coast.
City staff and representatives from FEMA will provide information and discuss the revised draft floodplain maps, the effects these maps will have on development, the need to annually purchase federal flood insurance, the FEMA map adoption process and schedule, and the FEMA appeal process.
The floodplain map revisions are part of the California Coastal Analysis and Mapping Program (CCAMP). Based on engineering studies that considered tide, wave surge, wave run-up, and overtopping analysis, the revised maps propose to remove some properties from the currently effective floodplain map, and add other properties for the first time. Lastly, new Base Flood Elevations and Flood Zones have been established based upon these studies.
Property owners may challenge FEMA on the revised draft floodplain maps with technical information by emailing Malibu City staff at rduboux@malibucity.org during the 90-day calendar appeal period (August 9 to November 6, 2017). The Criteria for Appeal of Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available online at https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/5270aa93d5b892c8420248bc8f40a1ee/FIRM+Appeals+(EAP)+Criteria.pdf.
For an early look at your home or community‘s projected risk to flood hazards, read the preliminary flood hazard data at https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload/. The files are very large and may take some time to download. The “Open Pacific Coast Study” is also available online at https://www.fema.gov/risk-map-project/los-angeles-ca-open-pacific-coast-study.
For further questions, contact Robert DuBoux, Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer at (310) 456-2489 ext. 339 or rduboux@malibucity.org.
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