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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.21: Flood Regulations <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-157 <br /> <br /> The Board of County Commissioners may issue a Class “A” Special Use Permit <br />for solid waste disposal facilities, hazardous waste management facilities, <br />salvage/junk yards, and chemical storage facilities that are located in SFHAs, in <br />accordance with the Table of Permitted Uses, if all of the following conditions are <br />met: <br /> The use serves a critical need in the Orange County. <br /> No feasible location exists for the use outside the SFHA. <br /> The reference level of any structure is elevated or flood proofed to at <br />least the regulatory flood protection level. <br /> The use complies with all other applicable federal, state and local laws. <br /> Orange County has notified the Secretary of the North Carolina <br />Department of Crime Control and Public Safety of its intention to grant a <br />Special Use Permit at least 30 days before granting the permit. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners is required to make affirmative findings of <br />fact based on the testimony of the applicant(s) as to the project’s compliance with <br />these standards. <br />(E) Effect Upon Outstanding Floodplain Development Permits <br />Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the plans, construction, size, or <br />designated use of any development or any part thereof for which a floodplain <br />development permit has been granted by the Floodplain Administrator or his/her <br />authorized agents before the time of passage of this Ordinance; provided, however, that <br />when construction is not begun under such outstanding permit within a period of six <br />months subsequent to passage of this Ordinance or any revision thereto, construction or <br />use shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance. <br />(F) Enforcement <br />The provisions of the SFHA Overlay District shall be enforced in accordance with the <br />requirements contained within Section 9.7 of this Ordinance. <br /> <br />From our standpoint allowing for same is inconsistent with the overall purpose and intent of the County’s  <br />floodplain management program.  <br /> 78