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. 6 Mr. Jacobs ~ - November 7, 2008 ' . . Page 2 ~ - , . floodplaut management program is reflectied in your adoption of higher regulatory standards and ' in your interest in joining the Comnuurity System. Orange County has parkicipated in the Emergency Phase of the NFIP ~eince Daly 15; 1975, thus . .making flood insurance available to property owners throagb. the NFIp since this daze. ~ . Iviarcl? 1'6, 1981, the Federal &nergettcy Nlanagettierit Agency {FBIvFA) converted the County into the Regular Phase of the•NFIP bringing ~u11 NFfP benefits to the citizens of the County. Our - records indicate .tliat there are ctmently 62 flood insurance policies in- force within the U~cvrpoxated Areas of Orange County for coverage in the amount of over $1$ Ilion dollars. ' Since the Crnusty.entered the Regular Phase of the 1dFIP in 1981, there have beets clgums totaling . $98,917. ~ - .The purpose of-tbis letter is to identify any findings of deficiencies in or violations of 01•a~e County's floodplaiu m~agemeut program' and. to recommend cnxractive actions and time regwrernen#s needed to remedy them. - Based an the field survey of flood biazard areas, an examination of-development panmits and intervieyvs, the hTCLM Team found your staff to be knowledgeable of the ~I~.' . regulations .slid ' ~ interested is proper enfiarcement of the Cannty's Flood Damage Prevention E)rdin~ance. . The survey and visit revealed that there has been na development in the-flflodplain'fox several years. This aeenzs reasonable given #1ie County's desigria~ian of conservation. areas and stream buffer regalaiians and, given the amount of #loodplain is small cbmpaxed to the undeveloped land areas vfOrange Cou~rty. ~ ~ . . .. -The County's Mood llamage Prevention Ordinance adopted in .2007 has been rsviewed.. A number of problems have been identi$.ed with the County's "ordinance. Specifically; a mmsber of . deSmitioa3s . aatd doss . refeg require -correction. In additiuya, ttLa CciunCy i~htdes art "Automatic A~dvpt~ub°' provision m its ordi~nce: ~ Qrdinaavice+s oriritaining the automatic adoption ..provisions were determined by the State Office of tea Attamey f~rieral ire. September X045 _~ no# be con2pliaut. While•tlxe County may leave inthe-automatie adoption langaage, this section iuust -specifically xeferenee the xe~tly effective map panel (3710989000) dated iViay 1f:,. 200$: ' _ The lango~ge in~Sec#ion. 42-36 should,also be redised~t~o•reraove references bo the Flood Hazard Boundary M,dli- and Flood: 8oundaxy Floodway Map. ' Both of these are o~isolete• map pmduefs have no cuXre~t relevaiicj+ in your .community. A..capy of our campieted-ordinance ali+oclr list ' which highlights the areas t~vhere •def%cii~ncies in. y, Dux ainxerxt o~inarioes`were found -is attached fax your review. Please make the necessary corrections at your earliest oarivenience, liiat no later .than Ngv~nber 3Q, 2008. Upon c~nilpietiou of ~adaption of the nestled cliai~ges; please send a - certified Dopy to this a€fice to the attentioa~of Ibh Randy Mundt, : - ~ ' We would lilts to take flue oppaxlunity to xeoaixtcl. you that Federal Code requires thax compliance retards mist be maintained (available. upon request) an all developmmeot in your Special ~Fload . €i<azard Areas iu petrpetnity iin ruder to ascertain whether or not the development corrtplies with . • ' applicable floadplain management regula#ioas.. A structure or other development without the proper flood records sueli as permits, certified elevation data, or other certifications, as required . in dA• CFR sections 60.3 (a~1}, (b)(5), (c~4), (0)(10), {d}{3}, {e)(2), (e)(4), or (e){5) is presarried #o be in violation until such docameao~tion xs provided: -