Floodplain variances.
Riverside Municipal Code § 16.18.130
in effect16.18.130 - Floodplain variances.
Floodplain variances under this chapter are for floodplain management purposes only, and are different from the variances in Title 19 of this Code. Insurance premium rates are determined by statute according to actuarial risk and will not be modified by the granting of a Floodplain variance.
The need to prevent flood damage is so compelling and the implications of the cost of insuring a structure built below flood level are so serious that Floodplain variances from the flood elevation or from other requirements in the flood chapter are quite rare. The long term goal of preventing and reducing flood loss and damage can only be met if Floodplain variances are strictly limited. Floodplain variances are specific to property and are not personal in nature.
(Ord. 6997 §§5, 6, 2008)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT16BUCO_CH16.18FLHAARIMNAFLINPR_16.18.130FLVAFetched: 11/1/2026