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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Distrrgs <br /> Section 1.1: Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)• <br /> --• - -, - -- - _-- •-, - - - - - -- '-- , - ••-• - " "• <br /> - -- - - -- --• -- - - --- -- - , • - --•- - - <br /> /1.3.2 ObjectiveG <br /> The objectives of this overlay district are to: <br /> • _ <br /> (B) Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects; <br /> (D) Minimize prolonged busine°., losses and interruptions; <br /> (E) Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, <br /> telephone, cable and other communication facilities, and sewer lines, streets, and bridges <br /> located in flood prone areas; <br /> (F) Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development #lood <br /> (G) Ensure that potential homebuyers are notified that property is in a Spec <br /> Area. <br /> /1.3.3 Findings of Fact <br /> {A) The flood prone ar as within the e _ • _ •_ • e•- •_• _ e _ _ -e-' • - <br /> periodic inundation, which results in loss of life, property, health and safety hazards, <br /> flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect <br /> •4.3 4 A licability <br /> e•- - - -" --- • - •_ - - - - - - - . . . -•e- ---•(A) The SFHA are those identified by the FEMA or produced under the Cooperating <br /> ' -- - - - -- "-'•-' e-•. --• -- - - - - • - - -- e ••- - - " • - --- <br /> - - - - - - - - • ---•••e..• - - L 4 - e - _e-• -- -e -- <br /> .. , -- -- - - - - - - ,,__ • • - . .. = -O- , !_ I4 SS A S_ <br /> .• Z., . •_ .. !..., --e ._ .• ... . - - _ i�-- - - '= e• _e ", a_•- • - - -- ,'1- O, get, - - ---- -- - ---- - -- -, - -- - <br /> - - _ I.i-_ A - _ •-- _ - - - --e -- -• - - 1.1-- • - _ •-• - - ---- -e <br /> e - - --e e-- - -•• e e- <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-12 <br />