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132 <br /> 221 Michael Harvey answered that there are options but they might not all be great options; still, there are options for <br /> 222 flood-proofing a house that does not compel elevation and steps to mitigate exposure to flood. There are properties <br /> 223 that now have floodplain fully engorging the area where the house is located and there are properties with a more <br /> 224 engorged floodplain than before. This is a fact but the County is willing to work with them. <br /> 225 <br /> 226 Lydia Wegman asked for confirmation that those property owners are not required to do anything immediately. <br /> 227 <br /> 228 Michael Harvey confirmed this. He said that action will typically be needed if a property owner with floodplain is <br /> 229 looking to modify, expand or retrofit their residence; or, when there are damages from a flood event, the property <br /> 230 owner will have to work with the County as to how the house can be retrofitted to bring it into compliance. <br /> 231 <br /> 232 Lydia Wegman asked if the County can advise on what retrofits are acceptable. <br /> 233 <br /> 234 Michael Harvey replied that the County defers to FEMA on that topic. <br /> 235 <br /> 236 Tony Blake noted that with federal financing, the recipient must agree to certain federal rules governing changes in <br /> 237 order to receive such funding. <br /> 238 <br /> 239 Lydia Wegman asked the Board if there were any additional questions. Hearing none, she referred to the audience <br /> 240 for comments and questions. She and Tony Blake said that there will be a 3 minute rule in place for persons <br /> 241 speaking. Ms. Wegman announced that she would read the names of people who had signed-up to speak, and at <br /> 242 that time, if an individual wanted to speak, they would be welcome to come up to the microphone to ask a question or <br /> 243 share comments.The read the following names:James Davis, Shannon Murdoch-Doherty, Ruth Lun (spelling?). <br /> 244 <br /> 245 Tony Blake asked if the names she was reading aloud were those of people who wanted to speak. <br /> 246 <br /> 247 Lydia Wegman said that instead of reading off the list,she invited all audience members who wanted to speak to line- <br /> 248 up behind the microphone. She then invited those individuals to introduce themselves before their comments. <br /> 249 <br /> 250 Claude B. Tyson introduced himself. He said that he lives at 904 Miller Road off of 70. He explained that he has a lot <br /> 251 of water around his property,which he likes. He asked for more explanation for how he can understand the difference <br /> 252 between what his floodplain looks like now as compared to the new floodplain plat he received in the mail. He asked <br /> 253 if Mr. Harvey could show an example using online maps of how to compare the floodplain maps. <br /> 254 <br /> 255 Michael Harvey said that the maps mailed by the County were color-coded. The blue on the maps indicates <br /> 256 floodplain; the lavender/pink color shows areas that were not previously in the floodplain but are being added; yellow <br /> 257 shows areas no longer in the floodplain. He remembered that Mr. Tyson's property showed only blue, so even with <br /> 258 new data, the maps are the same. <br /> 259 <br /> 260 Lydia Wegman reiterated that there is no change on Mr.Tyson's flood maps. <br /> 261 <br /> 262 Michael Harvey concurred. More information is available on the Orange County webpage including the project <br /> 263 factsheet (he showed this visually), a floodplain information page that provides details of program, protections, <br /> 264 resources and links to other information, and copies of certain properties with elevation certificates on-file. Within the <br /> 265 factsheet, Staff has provided links to the UDO, to County's GIS webpage to look-up a property, to the FRIS webpage, <br /> 266 and information on how to petition FEMA(link)to request a"letter of map change." <br /> 267 <br /> 268 Tony Blake asked if the County's GIS data is in sync with the FRIS data. <br /> 269 <br /> 270 Michael Harvey responded that the data is in sync with the current effective flood maps. These online maps will be <br /> 271 updated once the County officially adopts the new maps. He said that people can access archived data for residents <br /> 272 to use to compare and notice changes (2000-2007 FRIS maps). <br /> 273 <br /> 274 Mike Efland wanted to know if there are any changes in setbacks from the floodplain line. <br /> 275 <br />