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O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS � � i� <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date March 24, 1287 <br /> Action ends <br /> Item <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS - FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Szymik <br /> Proposed Ordinance Amendments <br /> Summary of NFIP Criteria <br /> 2-23-87 Public Hearing Minutes <br /> Draft 3-3-87 Planning Board Minutes <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS : <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE : To approve amendments to the Flood Damage Prevention <br /> Ordinance as recommended below . <br /> BACKGROUND : On August 25, 1986, the Federal Emergency Management Agency <br /> ( FEMA) published final rules revising National Flood <br /> Insurance Program ( NFIP) criteria. The criteria became <br /> effective October 1 , 1986 and require, as a condition of <br /> continued validity, that communities revise their floodplain <br /> management regulations to make them consistent with NFIP <br /> criteria within six months of the effective date. <br /> Orange County ' s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance must be <br /> revised to bring it into compliance no later than April 1 , <br /> 1987 . <br /> The proposed revisions provide for : changes in the defini- <br /> tion of "mobile homes" ( now "manufactured homes" ) and "start <br /> of construction"; flood proofing of mechanical and utility <br /> equipment; the use of openings in enclosures beneath a <br /> structure' s lowest floor; the use of available flood data; <br /> and certification of floor elevations. <br /> The Planning Board recommends approval . <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Approve proposed amendments. <br />