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