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Existing ARTICLE 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3.1 LANDS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES This ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of Orange County. 3.2 BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration through a scientific and engineering report entitled "Flood Insurance Study for Orange County, North Carolina, Unincorporated Areas" dated September 16, 1980, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps and any revision thereto are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance. ARTICLE 4. PROVLSIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION 4.1 ARTIFICIAL OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN FLOODWAYS PROHIBITED (a) No artificial obstructions may be located within the floodway of any stream, except as provided by this ordinance. No damageable portion of a structure located outside the floodway may be below the elevation what would be attained by the base flood if the stream were contained within the floodway. Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment, and other service facilities shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding. (AMENDED 1-3-89) (b) Artificial obstructions existing in a floodway or floodway fringe on the effective date of this ordinance shall not be considered to be in violation of this ordinance. However, they may not be enlarged or replaced in part or in whole, without a permit, as provided by this ordinance. 4.2 PERMISSIBLE USES WITHIN FLOODWAYS The following uses may be made of floodways as a matter of right. Provided, however, all other permits and authorizations required by law, federal, state or local, shall be required by the Zoning Officer for any use of land in the floodway as provided in Article 5, Section 5.3 of this ordinance. (a) general farming, pasture, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture forestry, wildlife sanctuary, game farm, and other similar agricultural, wildlife and related uses; (b) ground level loading areas, parldng areas, rotary aircraft ports and other similar ground level area uses;