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11 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> �`@�ge ���''� <br /> Current Planning 131 West Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 17 5z P O Box 8181 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAx) Hillsborough, <br /> orangecountync.gov ��'°r�� �ati��°`° North Carolina, 27278 <br /> July 10, 2012 <br /> To whom it may concern: <br /> As you may already be aware, Orange County has been a member of the National Flood <br /> Insurance Program (NFIP) since 1976. Our original Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) <br /> became effective on March 16, 1981. The latest FIRM became effective on February 2, <br /> 2007. <br /> In accordance with our responsibilities as a member of the National Flood Insurance <br /> Program, Orange County has adopted its own Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. <br /> The Ordinance has undergone several refinements since first adopted in March 1981. <br /> In April 2009, the flood damage prevention ordinance was transferred into the Zoning <br /> Ordinance and the FIRMs establish the basis for the Special Flood Hazard Area Zoning <br /> Overlay Districts that are now in effect. In April 2011, these same standards were <br /> incorporated into the new Unified Development Ordinance. <br /> This letter is being sent as a courtesy to remind you of the service the Planning <br /> Department provides, upon request, to provide electronic versions of the official FIRM for <br /> any parcel or group of parcels within Orange County. Data available includes the <br /> following items: <br /> 1. Base Flood Elevations, <br /> 2. 500-year floodplain maps, <br /> 3. Archived 1981 FIRMs, <br /> 4. Cross section elevations at selected locations, <br /> 5. Parcellines, <br /> 6. Zoning and watershed overlay designation, <br /> 7. Five and ten foot topographic contour lines, <br /> 8. Location of any structure, <br /> 9. Any FIRM adjustment approved through the LOMA or LOMR process, and <br /> 10. Elevation Certificates for certain parcels. <br /> If you are in need of such data, please feel free to contact me by telephone at 919 245 <br /> 2577 or by email at qbowles c(�.co.oranqe.nc.us. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> wE,� <br /> Glenn Bowles, AICP <br /> Certified Floodplain Manager <br />