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Article 1: Administration Section 1.10: Floodplain Administrator Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 1-18 (A) Review all floodplain development applications and issue permits for all proposed development within flood prone areasSFHA to ensure that the requirements of this Ordinance, as well as applicable state and federal regulations,10 have been satisfied. (B) Advise permittee that additional Federal or State permits (i.e., Wetlands, Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 11Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Riparian Buffers, Mining, Stormwater,12 etc.) may be required, and if specific Federal or State permits are known, require that copies of such permits be provided and maintained on file with the floodplain development permit. (C) Notify adjacent communities and the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, State Coordinator for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (D) Ensure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished. (E) Prevent encroachments within floodways and non-encroachment areas unless the certification and flood hazard reduction provisions comply with this Ordinance. (F) Obtain actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) 1988) of the reference level (including basement) of all attendant utilities of all new or substantially improved structures, as required by this Ordinance.13 (G) Obtain the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea levelNorth American Vertical Datum (NAVD) 1988) to which the new or substantially improved structures and all utilities have been flood proofed, as contained within this Ordinance. (H) Obtain actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) 1988) of all public utilities, as contained within this Ordinance. (I) When flood proofing is utilized for a particular structure, obtain certifications from a North Carolina licensed Professional Engineer or Architect, as contained within this Ordinance. (J) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of boundaries of the SFHAs (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions), make the necessary interpretation. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided for within this Ordinance. (K) When base flood elevation (BFE) data have not been provided in accordance with this Ordinance, obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any BFE data, along with floodway data and/or non-encroachment area data available from a Federal, State, or other source, including data developed pursuant to Section 6.6.16.21.6 (B), in order to administer the provisions of this Ordinance. (L) When BFE data is provided, but no floodway nor non-encroachment area data has been provided in accordance with Section 4.3.51.1.3, obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any 10 There is language throughout the revised FEMA minimum model flood ordinance requiring local jurisdictions ensure applicable state and federal regulations are adhered to when processing a request for development within the SFHA. Staff is revising existing language to ensure this requirement is referenced in the duties of the County Floodplain Administrator. 11 The FEMA minimum model flood ordinance contains references to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Staff is revising existing language to ensure the reference is contained within the UDO as well. 12 Staff is recommending adding ‘stormwater’ to the list. 13 The new FEMA minimum model ordinance eliminates references to mean sea level, and even eliminates the definition of mean sea level, and instead references compliance with the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) as established in 1988. Staff is updating references to ensure consistency. Formatte Formatte 34