ORD-2017-026 Ordinance adopting a new Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) as produced by the State of NC and FEMA

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Article 1: AdministraVi Section 1.1: General Provisions For reference, previous SFHA data was produced under the CTS agreement between the State of North Carolina and FEMA or FIS and its accompanying FIRMs for Orange County dated February 2, 2007, with incorporation of Letters of Map Amendments 07-04- 6156R, 08-04-2897A, 08-04-2898A, 08-04-2899A, and 08-04-2900A, Letters of Map Revision 06-04-BQ22P, 06-04-C141 P, 07-04-6156R, and 08-04-1666P and Summary of Map Amendment#115-CWG (C) dated May 16, 2008, which with accompanying supporting data, including Letters of Map Amendment or Revision and Summary of Map Amendments, were adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Ordinance as part of the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District, which was eliminated with the adoption of the aforementioned FIS and DFIRMs with an effective date of November 17 2017. 2 1.4 Purpose and Intent (A) In order to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of th- ounty and its residents, this Ordinance is hereby adopted by the Orange County Bo. d of Commissioners. (B) The purpose of the regulations set out in this Ordinance shall be to accomplish .ompatible development of the land within Orange County in a ►-nner which will best pr. ote the health, safety, and general welfare, as well as to (1) Provide for efficiency and economy in the proces of development; (2) : e adequate provisions for traffic; (3) Secu : safety from fire, panic, and other :zards; (4) Provide f. light and air; (5) Prevent the o ercrowding of land. (6) Avoid undue con•-ntration of •opulations; (7) Facilitate the adequa - pr. ision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public •-quirements; (8) Provide for the prot- tion o he surface and underground water resources of the County; (9) Provide for e• cient use of renew-.le and non-renewable sources of energy; (10) Promote •esirable living conditions a • the sustained stability of neighborhoods; (11) Prot— property against blight and depre..ation; and (12) F•r other purposes in accordance with the C. prehensive Plan for the County. (C) It is t - further purpose that all material included herein b reference and all material us:: for the administration of this Ordinance, does not take -ny property, does not duly restrict property rights or use, nor convert any of these .. public use except by due process of law. (6 The Ordinance is further designed to provide for residential, comme .ial, and industrial growth in Orange County by the establishment of districts within which -ach type use can develop properly and profitably and not interfere with the use of land in a...cent parcels or districts. 2 The blue underlined text was originally located in Section 4.3.5 of the UDO as part of the Special Flood Hazard Area overlay district. Red underlined text is new text proposed to reference past FIS studies,which served as the basis for the overlay district now deleted as part of this process. The different color is intended to distinguish between existing language,which has been moved to a new section, and new text proposed for addition to the U DO. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 1-2