The City of Fremont entered into a Community Rating System in 2001 with a rating of Class 7. The rating provides property owners within Special Flood Hazard Areas a 15% reduction in premiums for flood insurance.

FEMA maps indicating flood hazard areas, letter of map changes, and elevation certificates are on file with the City. The current maps are effective as of August 3, 2009. Updates to the current maps will only be done electronically through FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) online. The NFHL is a computer database that contains flood hazard map information including data from Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map and Letters of Map Changes. Access to historical maps and the National Flood Hazard Layer can be obtained through https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home.

Flood zone maps can be accessed from the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) website.

You can receive updates by email on all Public Works projects using the City's online eSubscribe feature.

You can visit the Public Works Projects webpage to view the Annual Program - Pavement Maintenance, which outlines the current year's projects and locations.

The City of Fremont has two major pavement projects doing work throughout the city every year. They include the Pavement Rehabilitation Project and the Cape & Slurry Seal Project. The decision to do work on specific streets in a given year involves several steps and consideration of a number of factors.

The first step examines the condition of all pavements on every local road within the city. Based on the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) scores of each street (explained further below), each segment can be classified as being in good, fair, or poor condition.

The objective of pavement maintenance is to preserve streets in good condition, improve streets in fair condition, and rehabilitate streets in poor condition. There are different construction methods that can be applied to streets depending on their condition. Light maintenance treatments to the surface of pavements (such as a slurry seal) can help preserve and improve pavements in fair or good condition. Removal and replacement of asphalt pavements is an example of a rehabilitation effort that is often done for streets in poor condition.

After the conditions of the streets are known, the work needed on every street is estimated. The costs of performing the pavement work and the available funding resources are then compared to determine how much work can be done in a given year. The selection of which streets will be scheduled for repairs takes into consideration the following factors:

• The volume of traffic: Streets receiving a high volume of traffic serving many motorists are considered a higher priority over those receiving lighter traffic.
• Conflicts with other projects: If there are private developers or utilities planning to excavate into the roadway, pavement work on those streets will be deferred for a later time.
• Alignment with bikeway priorities: Streets where modified bikeway striping is proposed receive greater consideration for earlier pavement treatments.
• Eligibility for outside funding: Streets with a high level of needs that are eligible for sizeable outside funding sources can require a lengthy application process that could determine the timing when work can commence.
• Geographic fairness: To the extent possible, pavement work is distributed as broadly and as evenly as possible over the entire geographic area of Fremont.
• Community feedback: Community feedback is something that can be considered when choosing between several streets with similar conditions and repair needs.

No. Installation of small cell facilities on existing street light poles are categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to sections 15301, 15302, and 15303 of the Guidelines for CEQA.

Wireless antennas are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Small cell antennas transmit very low levels of radio waves compared to traditional macro cell antennas. The approved radiated emission levels from small cells meet the current accepted health and safety guidelines. The safety of radio waves has been extensively studied and government agencies and groups that set standards continuously review this research. For more information, please refer to the FCC's Safety FAQ. Additional details can be found at the U.S Food and Drug Administration and National Cancer Institute.

No. Under state law, wireless service providers have a right to install small cells within the public right-of-way, even on separate poles. In addition, the Federal Communications Commission has interpreted the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preempt cities and other local agencies from denying wireless providers access to government owned structures in the public right-of-way. As a result, the City can merely standardize the use of the public right-of-way and its facilities in the public right-of-way, rather than prohibit the use by wireless providers.

The City does not have any current vacant properties for sale or lease. When properties become available for sale or lease, they will be posted on the Real Property website.

The City does not have a list, however, you can go to Alameda County Foreclosure Info.

The Civic Facilities section of engineering focuses on the new construction of public facilities. Other public facilities are maintained by the Maintenance Services Division.

The City does not paint red curb in front of fire hydrants due to the high cost of maintenance. The City has thousands of fire hydrants within the city limits and maintaining 30 feet of red curb in front of all of them would take away time that can be spent on other public facilities' maintenance within the City.

If there is a vehicle parked in front of a fire hydrant please call the Police Department at (510) 790-6800. If a vehicle is illegally parked by a fire hydrant, the Fire Department will use all means necessary to obtain access to the fire hydrant. If there is a fire emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately.

Speed laws, as well as other traffic laws, are enacted by the State Legislature and compiled in the California Vehicle Code (CVC). Local jurisdictions have authority to establish increased or reduced speed limits on the basis of engineering and traffic surveys (CVC 22358). Such surveys must include an analysis of roadway conditions, accident records and a sampling of the prevailing speed of traffic, (CVC 627). Other factors may be considered, but an unreasonable speed limit, which is called a speed trap, may not be established (CVC 40802).

Please see the Speed Limits document for more detailed information regarding speed limits. If you have further questions regarding the establishment of speed limits or a missing or needed speed limit sign, please contact the Transportation Engineering Division by completing an online form on the main Transportation Engineering page or by calling (510) 494-4745.

Speed Limits

The City of Fremont does not have a citywide parking permit program. Currently, there is a temporary program in one location.

Mission Peak Temporary Parking Permit Program