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Council incorporates county hazard mitigation plan into Santa Clara general plan to preserve disaster funding eligibility
Summary
Council adopted a general-plan amendment to incorporate the Santa Clara County multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan and the city's local annex into the safety element, preserving access to federal FEMA and state disaster assistance funds; action passed unanimously.
The Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved a general-plan amendment Tuesday to incorporate the Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) and the City’s local annex into the safety element of the city’s General Plan.
City staff said incorporation makes the city eligible for federal FEMA mitigation funding and for state disaster assistance under Assembly Bill 2140 (California Disaster Assistance Act) by aligning the adopted plans with the…
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