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• <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 23, 2009 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. C.. i <br /> SUBJECT: Subdivision Regulations, Zoning Ordinance, and Atlas Amendments to create a <br /> new Zoning Ordinance Overlay District and incorporate flood protection standards. <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. November 7, 2008 NC Emergency Craig Benedict, Director 245-2592 <br /> Management letter <br /> 2. Checklist attachment to NCEM letter Glenn Bowles, Planner ll 245-2577 <br /> 3. November 12, 2008 letter to Ken <br /> Ashe <br /> 4. Update of County floodplain activities <br /> 5. Amendments to the Zoning Ord. & <br /> Subdivision Regulations <br /> 6. Proposed Zoning Atlas Amendments <br /> 7. Notification letters and Certification of <br /> Mailing <br /> PURPOSE: To receive public comments on proposed amendments to the Subdivision <br /> Regulations, Zoning Ordinance, and Zoning Atlas to create a new Zoning Ordinance Overlay <br /> District from the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and to incorporate flood protection <br /> standards of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (FDPO) standards into the text of both <br /> regulations. <br /> BACKGROUND: Responding to the Community Assistance Visit of August 21 and 22, 2008, <br /> the County received a November 7, 2008 letter from Mr. Ken Ashe, of the North Carolina <br /> Emergency Management Division, outlining necessary revisions to the Flood Damage <br /> Prevention Ordinance. A checklist was attached to the November 7th letter (See Attachments <br /> 1 and 2 for the letter and checklist.). The County responded to Mr. Ashe's letter on November <br /> 12th and requested a time extension to adequately schedule for inclusion of the amendments <br /> at the next available Quarterly Public Hearing (February 23, 2009). <br /> The changes proposed do not amend the adopted February 2, 2007 flood insurance rate maps <br /> (FIRMs), except for the FEMA-approved revisions since then. <br /> In coordination with the amendments to the FDPO, the County Attorney recommended that the <br /> required amendments to the FDPO and the amended FDPO be incorporated into the Zoning <br /> Ordinance as text amendments and a new Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District, which <br /> would be delineated on the Zoning Atlas. <br />