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RECOMMENDED RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN NATIONAL FLOOD IPPSURTt CF. PROGFAti <br /> FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CRITERIA <br /> PAGE 8 Otis <br /> 6 . Elevation Certification - <br /> Current regulations require communities to obtain and maintain on <br /> file certification of the elevation of -the lowest floor of new and <br /> substantially improved structures in all special . flood hazard <br /> areas. Orange County may now revise its ordinance so that tl4s <br /> certification is no longer, required for Zone It except where base <br /> flood elevations are established from other sources, per item 5_� <br /> It is recommended that this revision not be incorporated into the <br /> ordinance. The current provision requires documentation estab- <br /> lishing compliance with the ordinance for all_ construction within. <br /> the flood hazard area. The revision would require this documen- <br /> tation only 'when the base flood elevation is established from <br /> sources other than the Flood Insurance Rate naps. Knowledge of <br /> base flood elevations does not necessarily mean that structures <br /> have been built in accordance with this ordinance. - : 'The required <br /> certification will verify that construction does comply with the- <br /> ordinance. For that reason it is recommended that this change not <br /> be incorporated into the ordinance. <br />