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<br /> <br /> <br />STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY <br />OF A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br />WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> Orange County has initiated an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance <br />(UDO) to modify existing floodplain management regulations eliminating references to the <br />Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) Overlay District, incorporating references to new Federal <br />Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and updating existing language to ensure consistency with <br />applicable Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards. <br /> <br />The Planning Board finds: <br />a. The requirements of Section 2.8 of the UDO have been deemed complete; and, <br />b. Pursuant to Sections 1.1.5, and 1.1.7 of the UDO and to Section 153A-341 of the <br />North Carolina General Statutes, the Board finds sufficient documentation within <br />the record denoting that the amendment is consistent with the adopted 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />1. The amendment is consistent with applicable plans because it supports the <br />following 2030 Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives: <br />• Land Use Goal 6 – A land use planning process that is transparent, <br />fair, open, efficient, and responsive. <br />These amendments are consistent with this goal and <br />objective by updating existing language to ensure <br />consistency with FEMA’s minimum model flood ordinance, <br />eliminating references to the Special Flood Hazard Area <br />(SFHA) Overlay District, which is being eliminated, and <br />adopting new FIRM data. <br />c. The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it: <br />1. Ensures legal sufficiency by eliminating contradictory regulations and <br />guidelines. <br />These amendments ensure uniformity by eliminating references to <br />a deleted overlay district and updating existing floodplain <br />management regulation(s) consistent with revised FEMA <br />standards. <br />2. Ensures legal sufficiency by adopting new FIRM data, as prepared by <br />FEMA, by reference. <br />This amendment allows Orange County to enforce current flood <br />map data thereby ensuring our continued eligibility for participation <br />in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Attachment 5 <br /> 83