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9 <br />ARTICLE 1: ADMINISTRATION <br />1.1.1 Title <br />The official title of this document is `Unified Development Ordinance of Orange County, North <br />Carolina'. For convenience, it shall be referred to throughout this document as `this Ordinance', <br />`the Ordinance', 'the/this Unified Development Ordinance' or `the /this UDO'. <br />1.1.2 Authority <br />This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the statutory authority provided in the North Carolina <br />General Statues (NCGS), specifically the provisions of: <br />(A) Chapter 153A, Article 18, <br />(B) Chapter 4, <br />(C) Chapter 160A, Article 19, <br />(D) Chapter 39, Articles 5 and 5(a) 5A, and <br />(E) Cher 47 ortiGle 2, certion 20 §47 -30 <br />(F) §143- 214.5. <br />For the purpose of establishing comprehensive development regulations for designated portions <br />of Orange County and providing for administration, enforcement and amendment thereof in <br />accord with the aforementioned provisions. <br />1.1.3 Flood Damage Prevention Authority <br />(A) The Legislature of the State of North Carolina has delegated authority to county <br />governments to adopt regulations to promote the public health, safety, and general <br />welfare of its citizenry in the following sections of the North Carolina General Statutes: <br />(1) Part 6, Article 21 of Chapter 143, <br />(2) Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Article 18 of Chapter 153A, and <br />(3) § 153A -121 RaFt 121 nFtiGl„ a of Gh.,pteF 153n of the NeFth G. Felina Gen i <br />Statutes. <br />(B) Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), specifically FIRM Map Index 37135 CINDOC with an <br />effective date of May 16, 2008 as well as all FIRM panels contained therein, developed <br />by FEMA under a Cooperating Technical State agreement with the State of North <br />Carolina and the Flood Insurance Study are hereby established as shown on the Official <br />Zoning Atlas as the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay Zoning District, and <br />(C) The Board of Adjustment as established by Orange County shall hear and decide <br />requests for variances from the requirements of the Orange County Special Flood Hazard <br />Area Overlay Zoning District. <br />1.1.4 Purpose and Intent <br />(A) In order to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the County and <br />its residents, this Ordinance is hereby adopted by the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners. <br />(B) The purpose of the regulations set out in this Ordinance shall be to accomplish <br />compatible development of the land within Orange County in a manner which will best <br />promote the health, safety, and general welfare, as well as to: <br />(1) Provide for efficiency and economy in the process of development; <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 1 -1 <br />