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26 <br /> 1 Michael Harvey said no, and there is some responsibility on the part of the purchaser to <br /> 2 inquire about any opportunities and constraints that may apply to their property. <br /> 3 Commissioner Burroughs asked if a seller must disclose if a property is in a FEMA flood <br /> 4 plain. <br /> 5 Michael Harvey said yes. <br /> 6 Commissioner Burroughs asked if the tax office takes a flood plain designation into <br /> 7 consideration during a valuation. <br /> 8 Michael Harvey said he would have to research this question. <br /> 9 Commissioner Jacobs said an additional issue of notification arises when one purchases <br /> 10 land next to an EDD. He said these types of issues should be discussed at some future point. <br /> 11 Chair Dorosin said this is a worthy suggestion to pursue, and he said to consider this as <br /> 12 a petition to add to an agenda at a later date. <br /> 13 Lyndon Whitfield said his concern is whether the flood plain designation would devalue <br /> 14 properties, and asked if a review is done of the maps. <br /> 15 Chair Dorosin said the federal government draws these maps, and the maps are mainly <br /> 16 used to determine who is eligible for flood insurance. He said he is unsure if there is an appeal <br /> 17 process. <br /> 18 Michael Harvey said staff has written letters, per the request of property owners, as to <br /> 19 what the impacts of the flood plain and the flood buffer are on a property. He said he does not <br /> 20 know if this has helped with anyone's appeal to the tax office, but the letters were written. <br /> 21 Chair Dorosin said the Planning Department is at the ready to answer any questions, <br /> 22 and this change will allow those, who wish to buy flood insurance, to be able to do so. <br /> 23 Commissioner Rich asked if it is known how often the maps are redrawn. <br /> 24 Michael Harvey said typically every five years. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> 27 close the public hearing. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 30 <br /> 31 A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 32 adopt the Statement of Consistency for proposed Zoning Atlas Amendment(s) (Attachment 5), <br /> 33 <br /> 34 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 35 <br /> 36 A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 37 approve the Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas (Attachment 6), the Statement of <br /> 38 Consistency for proposed UDO Text Amendment(s) (Attachment 7), and Proposed UDO Text <br /> 39 Amendment(s) (Attachment 8) as recommended by the Planning Board and staff. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 42 <br /> 43 3. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments -To review government- <br /> 44 initiated amendments to the text of the UDO pertaining to public hearings. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 BACKGROUND: <br /> 47 As a result of discussion at the September 7, 2017 Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) <br /> 48 Work Session, an text amendment to consider revisions to the existing public hearing process is <br /> 49 currently being prepared by County staff for the November Quarterly Public Hearing. The <br /> 50 proposed amendment will allow land use hearings to occur at any regular BOCC meeting <br /> 51 instead of current standards which allow these items to be presented on a quarterly basis. <br /> 52 Allowing these items to be heard at all regular BOCC meeting shall expedite the development <br /> 53 review process and encourage a planning process which is efficient and responsive to Orange <br /> 54 County property owners, residents, and developers. No other changes to the public hearing <br />