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341 a. Eliminate references to the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District, b. Update existing regulations to ensure consistency with FEMA's model flood ordinance, c. Revising existing regulations as follows: i. Eliminate existing procedures allowing the Board of County Commissioners to issue `waivers' allowing for solid waste facilities, hazardous waste management facilities, salvage yards, and chemical storage facilities to locate in flood areas, ii. Update existing standards to reference compliance with State law concerning the enforcement of floodplain management standards for bona-fide farms located within the extraterritorial jurisdictional boundary (ETJ) of local municipalities. iii. Update existing regulations and definitions to ensure consistency with FEMA's revised minimum flood damage prevention ordinance. MAILING OF INFORMATION: Staff has sent out 2 types of mailings associated with this project, specifically: a. A certified letter to those property owners whose property will be impacted by the adoption of the new FIRMs. This impact can be any of the following: i. An increase in identified floodplain area on the property, ii. A decrease in identified floodplain area on the property, or iii. No change. Map(s) were included with the letter to provide additional assistance/guidance on the impact of the new FIRMs. This letter was sent consistent with County regulation(s) as embodied in Section 2.8 of the UDO. OR b. A postcard to those property owners who live within 1,000 ft. of the proposed zoning atlas amendments. In this case the elimination of the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District. Property owners who received a postcard, and no other correspondence, are not directly impacted by the proposed amendment. You are receiving notice of the project consistent with County regulation(s) as embodied in Section 2.8 of the UDO.