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3 • Proposed text amendments were not available to the public. • There is a concern about the accuracy of base flood elevations supporting the floodplain contours. Other citizen comments included: • Concern that the 2007 revised map included almost half of the property owner's six-acre parcel. • Problems with a culvert because of upstream drainage. • Concerns with an elevation certificate with which the County assisted. • Experience with the County elevation certificate surveying and the Letter of Map Amendment (COMA) and the need for ground truthing with the maps. • Experiences with an insurance carrier and the need to notify persons affected by changes in flood maps and the accuracy of such data. • General discussions regarding how the proposed change would affect an individual's ability to improve one's property. Staff response to these comments and concerns: In responding to these various questions/comments/concerns, staff offers the following: BOCC QUESTIONS: • With this abstract is a letter from the Attorney's office addressing the bona fide farm issue (please refer to Attachment Seven (7)). • The existing FDPO contained various standards relating to the continued use, maintenance, and rehabilitation of nonconforming structures located within identified flood plains. These regulations are being incorporated within the Zoning Ordinance and will continue to be enforced. • Staff understands there may have been confusion created by the notice and will re- evaluate our process to ensure such confusion does not occur in the future. LAKE ORANGE RESIDENTS: • The proposed amendment(s) are designed to address those changes deemed necessary to guarantee the continued availability of flood insurance to County residents. • The issues raised by representatives of Lake Orange residents during the Quarterly Public Hearing include ownership issues (i.e. who owns what) and recreational access to the Lake. The proposed re-location of flood regulations/development standards within the Zoning and/or Subdivision regulations, or the creation of the aforementioned SFHA overlay district, legally impacts those living near Lake Orange in the same manner as other property owners whose property will be located within the proposed SFHA overlay district.