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3 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 Why are we doing this now? <br />4 •In anticipation of the revised 2007 FIRM amendments, the State Attorney General's office <br />5 issued an opinion in 2005 indicating that amendments to existing flood regulations and/or flood <br />6 maps ought to be treated and processed as zoning amendments <br />7 •In the fall of 2006, the County Attorney's office concurred with this opinion <br />8 •In the Fall of 2008 State and Federal officials conducted a Community Assistance Visit (CAV) <br />9 with staff to review/audit the floodplain management program where we were told to being this <br />10 process <br />11 <br />12 Why we are doing this (continued): <br />13 Staff and the County Attorney had hoped to wait to incorporate flood regulations into the <br />14 zoning ordinance when work began on developing the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). <br />15 Given the comments received from State officials during the community visit, we can not longer <br />16 wait for development of the UDO to begin. <br />17 <br />18 Road Map for Amendments <br />19 •42-31. Statutory Authority <br />20 •42-32. Findings of Fact <br />21 •42-33. Statement of Purpose <br />22 •42-34. Objectives <br />23 •42-35. Definitions <br />24 •42-37. Lands to which this Ordinance applies <br />25 •42-38. Basis for establishing the SFHA <br />26 •42-39. Compliance <br />27 •Article One (1)General Provisions -new Section 1.7 Statutory Authority (Section 42-31 of <br />28 FDPO) <br />29 •Article Four (4) Establishment of Permitted Use Table and Schedule -new section <br />30 establishing Purpose and Intent of the Special Flood Hazard Overlay District (includes Sections <br />31 42-32 through 42-33 and Sections 42-37 through 42-39 of FDPO) <br />32 •Definitions will be moved to Article 22 Definitions of the Zoning Ordinance <br />33 •42-40. Abrogation <br />34 •42-41. Interpretation <br />35 •42-42. Penalties for violation <br />36 •42-66. Designation of Floodplain Administrator <br />37 •42-67. Establishment of floodplain development permit <br />38 •42-68. Floodplain development permit & certification requirements <br />39 •42-69. Duties and responsibilities <br />40 •Article Twenty-four (24) Legal Status Provisions and Effective Date is being amended to <br />41 include Sections 42-40 through 42-42 of FDPO. <br />42 •Article Twenty-one (21) Administration is being amended to include administrative references <br />43 outlined within Sections 42-66, 42-67, and 42-69 of the FDPO <br />44 •Article Fourteen (14) Site Plan Approval Procedures will include floodplain permitting <br />45 requirements <br />46 •42-70. Corrective Measures <br />47 •42-71. Variance Procedures <br />48 •42-91. General Standards <br />59 <br />