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9.9 <br />6 IVY£. S'awba , <br />November 7, 2008 <br />Page <br />flaodplaim management program is reflected in your adoption of basher regulatory standards and <br />in your hgaest inj oining the Con njunity rang System. <br />Orange Gaunty has paiticipated an the ergmry Phase of flue NFIP aincie 3a1y 1S; 7975, thus <br />Miciang flood insurance available to property' owners tbrouglx the NtV " sia " as date. On. <br />�1? 1f, 1981, the Federal. $mergenay'I�lanagdikdt Agaznc�► q A.) canve�rt the County <br />into theRegialar Phase of the NF)p bringing IZ'' benefits to the citizens of the County. Our <br />• :rawrds indicate .that these are currently 62 flood insnrrwce policies in franca within the <br />1r7'am ami)orated Areas of Orange County for coverage k fhe amount of over W mMOU dailaxe. <br />Since the Couniy.entered the Regular Phase of the IFIP in: 1981, there have been claims totaling <br />$98,917. <br />The pwposa of-Us letter is to idectft any findings of dzHo encies in or violations of Orafte <br />gounty's floodplain m=%enuat l Wgram arzd <br />to region " cwt reciive act'mris and Hama <br />reclnarements needed to remedy thOW, <br />Based ctn the field survey of flood hazard .areas, an =zra imtion:• of deuelopnaent psrmit and <br />jnt&v3.ers, the N( Team found your staff to be knowledgeable: of the NI ;legulat OM and <br />interested in proper enforcement of CowA -f s Flood Dartnage Prevexngou pace. <br />�` survey and visit xavveaded that There has been no development in 9 - floadplain'for several, <br />tears. This seems reasonable jiven the County's designation. of conservatiiiii areas mad staeam <br />b�ufferxegulations and giverithe amount offloodplaiin is.st�f compared to the undeveloped 1=4 <br />areas of Orange Cow. <br />The County's• Flood Damage Vrevent%on Ordinance adopted is •2007 � been revi owed.. A <br />number ofpro bI6ns have bow idled with Ile CaunWs'ordfi)M�• Speoificaily';amemberof <br />deflrxitions and cross. %e o rea 'cesueca -ou. T. additlob,' tlia 1061Wy includes' an <br />"A�aEnmEaiics Adcrlit att0° <br />provision in its ordi"Q e, ' ()r •nGes 6kitalnirt 6 6 MADMatic ar�optian <br />provisions vrere determined by ft State Office of Aftax�xey G�,iia�al:in S'ept�mber 2'1105 `fu <br />not be campfiaut.• While•the Coutn% may leave in the•auirrmatie adeptioan language, iWs section <br />t jxusi- speciileally reference the re xttlp effective miap panel (3710959 000) elated iVfay 16,. <br />20Q8: <br />T} jWgU ge ixn•9eati6n.42 -38 sii6 d also be xevised •t�o•xemove referandea to the Flood Hazard - <br />Bound - ' � and Flood Boundaxy Fiuodwa3r Map.' Bath of tl>es+� are Obsolete* rnap pr <br />have no cu xe ii.xeleiraincji in your colnx tunny: A °ropy ref oin`'Caa pietecl ordinabee cheak list <br />" wexe wad Is a##whdd <br />. • v�►lnieh laigbligbis the areas ?inhere •deflcioticies �. y own Cnuxe>zt ;6xilintances ; t no layer <br />f0i your review. Please m ka ft necessity carr�ectianns at your ea %gist r iigen%nce, l rra <br />than November MOM. Upon c tiipletion of'adaptica of tile needed 4mg —es; please Bead. a <br />certi$eci copy to this office to tha atteintion of Ik/!r, F xdpMund#~ <br />We would Moto take dais opportunity to maind you that Federal Code rec kes finat carnpliatnce <br />records must be maintained (04able. Von request) on all development in your SPedd Flvoel <br />ward Arees In petrpetdity aio under to ascertain whether or not the davelapz3aezit complies with . <br />applicable ffaadplain nnaiugement. regWationns.•• A strnwture or atinar development without the <br />proper flood records such. as permits, ceri ied elevation data, or other certifications, as xequa;ed . <br />in 44 CFX sectio0i 60.9 (a)(1), (b)(5), (c)(d)a te)t1 �)► td)C3 , (e)(27, (e)t }, or (e)(5) is presumed <br />to be in violation until such docummftRon is provided: _ <br />