ORD-2007-002 - Amendment to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

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~~~t~ ~ v~.e~~ ~,,- I °° Federal Emergency Ma.nagem o ,~ ~ NI C~ 4, ~. Washington, D.C. 20472 D ~G1vn se DEC ~ 7 DEC 1 22006 cERT~1ED MAIL RETVRN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. John M. Linl~ Jr. Orange County Managcr P.O. Box 8181 I3illsborough, North Carolina 27278 Dear Mr. Link Community No.: 370342 Community: Orange County, North Carolina (iTmncorporated Areas) This is in reference to our enclosed December 4, 20061etter, which acknowledged an effective date for the revised Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the unincorporated areas of Orange County and a deadline for submission of compliant floodplaia management ordinances. Due to an administrative error, the effective date cited in that letter, February 7, 2007, was incorrect. The cornct effective date for the FiS and FIRM is Fcbruary 2, 2007. We apology for auy inconvenience this error may have caused. We remind you that by the effective date of the FIS and FIRM, February 2, 2007, your community must adopt or show evidence .of adoption of floodplain management regulations that meet the standards of Section 60.3(d) of the National Flood Insurance Program (NF1P) .regulations in order to remain eligible to participate in the NFIP. If your comm~mity should encounter an3- difficulties enacting the floodplain management measures, we encourage you to contact the Director, Federal Insolence and Mitigation Division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in Atlanta, Georgia at (770) 220-5400. We look forward to working with the officials and residents of Orange County in assuring that the goals of the NF1P are met. Si1n~ce~rel~y~, William R Blanton, Jr., CFM, Chief Engineering Management Section Mitigation Division cc: Mr. Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director Mr. Tom Cadwallader, North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program Engineei Mr. Tom Langan, North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program Engineer FEMA, Region IV • . ~ . NFIP State Coordinator .