FEMA Flood Management

The flood hazard areas of the City of Newport Beach are subject to periodic inundation which may result in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare. Floodplain management is a community program of corrective and preventative measures for reducing flood damage through zoning, building, and public works requirements and special purpose floodplain ordinances. See Municipal Code Section 15.50.

Flood Preparation and Safety 

Flood Smart Insurance 

FEMA Flood Insurance

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(Spanish Version)

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FEMA Effective Flood Maps

 FEMA Final Determination Letter  - Map Effective Date: March 21, 2019

Click on Map Panel below to view official FEMA FIRM Maps.

Which Flood Zone is My Property In? 

View Map Viewer OR Enter Address below. Choose your address from the matching list that should appear once you start typing in the text box. After selecting your address, the FEMA Map Zone link will appear. Select the link and you will be taken to a the FEMA Map Zoning Definitions page for a more detailed description.

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Historical Maps and Documents

• Historic Flood Map Viewer
•  FIRM Maps and Flood Insurance Studies

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Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS)

•  Click here for PDF
•  Click here for interactive map

       * MT_EZ: Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amends to National Flood Insurance Program Maps

Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 

• Fact Sheet
• Overview

Biggert-Waters Reform Act 2012

• Flood Insurance Reform Act 2012
• FEMA R9 BW-12 Briefing Update 

City of Newport Beach Documents 

• Request for Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Determination
• BLDG NBMC 15.50 - Substantial Improvement Floodplain Management
• Substantial Improvement Determination - Excluded Costs
• Substantial Improvement Determination - Included Costs
• Substantial Improvement Cost Determination
• FEMA - Elevation Certificate and instructions - FAQ's
• Surveyors that have Performed Elevation Certificates for the City of Newport Beach
• AO Zone Design Certificate 
• VE Zone Design Certificate 

FEMA Documents Relating to Newport Beach

• 5-year Cycle Verification to Community Rating System (CRS) for 2020 
• Flood Insurance Study revised LOMR - October 30, 2014
• Flood Insurance Rate Map revised - March 7, 2014
• Flood Insurance Study
• FEMA 2012 CRS Rating Letter
• Answers to Questions About the NFIP (F-084)         
• Substantial Damage Estimator (SDE) User's Manual and Workbook (P-784)
• Flood Smart Insurance
• FEMA Flood Insurance Information

Documents on Protecting a Building

• FEMA Flood after Fire Fact Sheet
• NFIP - Resource Library
• Toll-Free Number by WYO (1/29/2020) 
• Understanding Mudflows ENGLISH 
• Understanding Mudflows SPANISH Updated Help Center 
• NFIP Technical Bulletins
• FEMA - 54 Elevated Residential Structures
• FEMA - P-55 Coastal Construction Manual -Fourth Edition
• FEMA - 85 Manufactured Home Installation in Flood Hazard Zones 
• FEMA - P-936 Flood-Proofing Non-Residential Structures
• FEMA - P-259 Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures
• FEMA - 213 Answers to Questions About Substantially Damaged Buildings
• FEMA  - P-213, Answers to Questions About Substantially Improved/Substantially Damaged Buildings  
• FEMA - P-259 Engineering Principles & Practices for Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Buildings
• FEMA - 347 Above the Flood: Elevating Your Flood prone House
• FEMA - Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your House from Flooding
• FEMA P-312 - Publications Resource Library

 Technical Bulletin: (CLICK HERE FOR BULLETINS 1-5 BELOW) 

1. Technical Bulletin 1, Openings in Foundation Walls and Walls of Enclosure
2. Technical Bulletin 4, Elevator Installation 
3. Technical Bulletin 5, Free-of-Obstruction Requirements 
4. Technical Bulletin 9, Design and Construction Guidance for Breakaway Walls Below Elevated Coastal Buildings 
5. Technical Bulletin11, Crawlspace Construction for Buildings Located in Specials Flood Hazard Areas

 Resource Library: (CLICK HERE FOR RESOURCES 1-9 BELOW)

1. FEMA P-55
2. FEMA P-85
3. FEMA P-213
4. FEMA P-259
5. FEMA P-312
6. FEMA P-348
7. FEMA P-936
8. FEMA 257
9. FEMA 347

 FEMA Docs:

1. FEMA 54
2. FEMA 511 

Directory of Additional Sources of Information

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FEMA - Map Service Center
• Southwest USA Recent Marine Data R from the National Data Buoy Center
• US Army Corps of Engineers - Los Angeles District
• FEMA NFHL - Google Earth Instructions

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