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Article 2: Procedures Section 2.7: Special Use Permits Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-18 (D) If a watercourse is to be altered or relocated, the following shall be submitted by the permit applicant prior to issuance of a floodplain development permit: (1) A description of the extent of watercourse alteration or relocation; (2) An engineering report on the effects of the proposed project on the flood-carrying capacity of the watercourse and the effects to properties located both upstream and downstream; and (3) A map, drawn to scale, showing the location of the proposed watercourse alteration or relocation. (E) For applications for building permits to improve buildings and structures, including alterations, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, change of occupancy, additions, rehabilitations, renovations, substantial improvements, repairs of substantial damage, and any other improvement of or work on such buildings and structures, the Floodplain Administrator, in coordination with the Building Official, shall: (1) Estimate the market value, or require the applicant to obtain an appraisal of the market value prepared by a qualified independent appraiser, of the building or structure before the start of construction of the proposed work; in the case of repair, the market value of the building or structure shall be the market value before the damage occurred and before any repairs are made; (2) Compare the cost to perform the improvement, the cost to repair a damaged building to its pre-damaged condition, or the combined costs of improvements and repairs, if applicable, to the market value of the building or structure; (3) Determine and document whether the proposed work constitutes substantial improvement or repair of substantial damage; and (4) Notify the applicant if it is determined that the work constitutes substantial improvement or repair of substantial damage and that compliance with the flood resistant construction requirements of the NC Building Code and this ordinance is required.22 (E)(F) Certification Exemptions The following structures, if located within Zone AE, are exempt from the elevation/flood proofing certification requirements specified in items (A) and (B) above: (1) Recreational vehicles meeting requirements of Section 6.621.1(B)(5);23 (2) Temporary structures meeting requirements of Section 6.621.1(B)(7); and (3) Accessory Structures with any dimension that is 12 feet or greater in height, width, or depth, meeting requirements of Section 6.621.1(B)(8). SECTION 2.7: SPECIAL USE PERMITS 2.7.1 Generally (A) Any use or development designated by applicable zoning district regulations contained within Article 5 as a special use, or as allowed only pursuant to a special use permit (either Class A or Class B), may be established in that district only after the use or development is authorized by a validly issued and recorded special use permit. (B) This section sets forth required review and approval procedures for submittal, review, and approval of applications for special use permit. 22 Subsection (E) is new language being incorporated to remain consistent with the FEMA model flood ordinance. 23 Section references update to reflect the new location of the flood regulations within the UDO. 101