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A~yY/~~dg- Sb <br />Attachment One (1): Resolution 1 <br />RESOLUTION <br />A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COUNTY <br />FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE, ORANGE COUNTY <br />ZONING ORDINANCE, ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION <br />ORDINANCE, AND OFFICIAL ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS <br />Apri121, 2009 <br />WHEREAS on July 15, 2975 Orange County became a participant in the Emergency Phase of the <br />National Flood Insurance Program thus making flood insurance available to property owners through the <br />National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and <br />WHEREAS on March 16, 1981 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) converted <br />the County into the regular phase of the NFIP bringing full benefits to the citizens of the County, and <br />WHEREAS there are currently sixty-two (62) flood insurance policies enforced within the <br />unincorporated portions of Orange County, and <br />WHEREAS the County is required to maintain an updated Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance <br />(FDPO) in order to remain eligible for the NFIP, and <br />WHEREAS the County desires to repeal its existing FDPO and adopt the following regulations in <br />order to be in full compliance with Federal and State requirements for flood damage prevention <br />programs, and <br />WHEREAS pursuant to the authority granted to counties by Article 6 of Chapter 153A of the North <br />Carolina General Statutes (NCGS), specifically NCGS 153A-121, the County hereby enacts the <br />following flood damage regulations to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Orange <br />County, and <br />WHEREAS pursuant to the authority granted to counties by Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Article 18 of <br />Chapter 153A of the NCGS, specifically including NCGS 153A-340, NCGS 153A-330 and NCGS <br />153A-352, the County hereby enacts the following flood damage regulations for the purpose of <br />protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Orange County, and <br />WHEREAS pursuant to the authority granted to counties by Part 6, Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the <br />NCGS, specifically including NCGS 143-215.54, NCGS 143-215.56, and NCGS 143-215.61 the County <br />hereby enacts the following flood damage regulations to protect the health, safety, and general welfare <br />of the citizens of Orange County, and <br />WHEREAS pursuant to the authority granted to counties by Part 3, Article 4 of Chapter 153A of <br />the NCGS, specifically NCGS 153A-47, a county may in an ordinance adopt by reference to a published <br />technical code or a standard or regulation promulgated by a public agency, <br />THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of the County of Orange, <br />North Carolina, hereby repeals its existing FDPO in its entirety and amends (indicated by s~l~ <br />