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Article 2: Procedures <br /> Section 2.6: Floodplain Development APPLICATION, Permit and Certificate Requirements <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-13 <br /> <br />Within the Efland Village Overlay District, no construction activity shall begin nor <br />shall any excavation, soil removal, filling, grading or disturbance of vegetation, <br />including trees, be commenced, nor any sign erected for any use subject to the <br />requirements of the overlay district until such time as a site plan has been <br />approved and a permit issued by the Planning Director in accordance with this <br />Section and Section 2.4 of this Ordinance. <br />(D) Major Transportation Corridor Overlay District <br />(1) Approval Requirements <br />Within the Major Transportation Corridor District, no construction activity shall <br />begin nor shall any excavation, soil removal, filling, grading or disturbance of <br />vegetation, including trees, be commenced, nor any sign erected until such time <br />as a site plan has been approved and a permit issued by the Planning Director in <br />accordance with this Section and Section 2.4 of this Ordinance. <br />2.5.8 Additional Requirements for Economic Development Districts <br />(A) Prior to submission of an application for site plan approval, applicants shall meet with <br />representatives of the Planning and Inspections, and Economic Development <br />Departments to identify policies, procedures, regulations, and fees applicable to <br />development proposals. <br />(B) Any proposed subdivision in an Economic Development District shall follow the approval <br />procedures as specified in Section 2.16. <br />(C) In addition to the submittal requirements contained in this Section, a complete application <br />shall also include: <br />(1) Building elevation drawings for each proposed structure; and <br />(2) A minimum of two drawings of sections through the site illustrating existing and <br />proposed grades, as well as the relationship of different site features. <br />SECTION 2.6: FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION, PERMIT AND <br />CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS <br />2.6.1 Requirements for Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District <br />All projects proposing the development of property located within the a Special Flood Hazard <br />Area (SFHA) Overlay District shall be required, regardless of the proposed land use, to submit a <br />site plan prepared by a registered engineer, landscape architect, or land surveyor in accordance <br />with the provisions of Section 2.5. <br />2.6.2 Plans and Application Requirements <br />Application for a floodplain development permit shall be made to the Floodplain Administrator on <br />forms furnished by the Planning Department prior to any development activities proposed to be <br />located within flood prone areas. <br /> <br />The following items/ information shall be presented to the Floodplain Administrator to apply for a <br />floodplain development permit: <br />(A) A plot plansite plan17 drawn to scale which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the <br />following specific details of the proposed floodplain development: <br /> <br />17 Section 2.6.1 requires the submittal of a professionally prepared site plan in accordance with the provisions of  <br />Section 2.5.  Section 2.6.2 (A) references the submittal of a plot plan., which is a scaled drawing that is not  <br />professionally prepared.  Staff is correcting for this oversight to ensure consistency with the requirements of the  <br />revised FEMA model ordinance.  <br /> 37