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- <br /> RECOMMENDED RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN NATIONAL FLOOD IPPSURM CE PROM-11%11 <br /> FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CRITERIA <br /> PAGE 8 692 98 <br /> 6. E1evat <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 this <br /> certification is no longer, required for Zone A except where base <br /> flood elevations are established from other sourcesr 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 prom <br /> sources other than the Flood Insurance Rate Maps. Knowledge of <br /> base flood elevations does not necessarily mean that structures <br /> have been built in accordance with this ordinance. -. -. Vie 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 /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br />