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45 <br />Brian Dobyns: At the last meeting, I asked about the wording generated by the County versus <br />generated by Federal and State statutes. 'The only place I could find was Section 42-92 in the <br />specific standards. <br />Glenn Bowles: In #21 and #22, the suggestion of the Boazd was they wanted to prohibit <br />development with this ordinance. There were 3 places to do that; residential, non-residential <br />construction and manufactured homes. <br />Brian Dobyns: That is a change as well. <br />Glenn Bowles: At the Public Hearing we listed many excluded chemicals, and when we do that a <br />problem arises. When you list 25 chemicals, you will always miss the 26~' chemical. On number <br />12 `x' it states it is also listed in the Clean Water Act which is constantly being amended. If it is <br />on that list, you can't store it. If someone were storing that type of material outside the house, we <br />would have something to say about that. <br />Brian Dobyns: On freeboazd for residential construction, it is shown as 2 feet above the <br />regulatory flood protection elevation. Is that• is County too? <br />Glenn Bowles:. The Federal model suggests is no free boazd. You get points; your flood <br />premium goes down dramatically, and if we get the CRS program, we will get additional points, <br />by adopting a 2-foot freeboard standard. <br />Brian Dobyns: Does that add to construction cost? <br />Glenn Bowles: It would if that were the only regulation dealing with streams. Our current <br />regulations basically incorporate this level of freeboard. <br />Brian Dobyns: This is above and beyond our buffer regulations. Even if you have 2 feet of free <br />board, because of our buffer requirements, most likely that you will not be impacted anyway. <br />Glenn Bowles: Yes. We won't describe it that way, because we will deal with buffer regulations. <br />Before the Board wanted no development in the floodplain at all; we were really just enforcing <br />stream buffer regulations. The freeboard standard would only deal with the existing houses and <br />construction. <br />Brian Dobyns: These 37 homes will now have to go back either be increased in height or be <br />grandfathered? <br />Glenn Bowles: If they want a building permit to substantially change the house. If the upgrade <br />were more than 50% of the value of the house, then they would have to bring it up to code. <br />Brian Dobyns: Does that mean actually raising the floor level? <br />Glenn Bowles: It could, but it is not the only solution. Even with the houses in the floodplain, <br />the first floor elevation is at least at or above it. We may be dealing with things we may not be <br />able to do anything except raise it. If they have flood insurance, there is an increased cost and <br />compliance' clause, that you can use money from your insurance carrier to lift it up or move it, <br />but that would be the last alternative. <br />Brian Dobyns: How many homes will be applicable? <br />