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Ordinance # ORD-2018029 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE <br /> UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Whereas, Orange County has been a member of the National Flood Insurance Program <br /> (NFIP) since approximately 1976, and <br /> Whereas, The NFIP offers flood insurance to homeowners, renters, and business owners <br /> if their community participates in the program through the adoption and enforcement of <br /> regulations designed to mitigate/reduce flood risk, including the adoption of Flood Insurance <br /> Rate Maps (FIRMs) developed and maintained by Federal Emergency Management <br /> Association (FEMA), and <br /> Whereas, The County was informed by State Emergency Management officials there is <br /> going to be a FIRM update, specifically a modification of floodplain data on several FIRMs <br /> impacting property in Durham County,'with an effective date of October 19, 2018, and <br /> Whereas, In order to maintain membership within the NFIP Orange County must modify <br /> existing regulation(s) to reflect the new FIRM effective date of October 19, 2018, and <br /> Whereas, the requirements of Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance have <br /> been deemed complete, and <br /> Whereas, the Orange County Planning Board has recommended approval of the proposed <br /> text amendments, and <br /> Whereas, the County has held the required public hearing and has found the proposed <br /> text amendments are consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted Comprehensive <br /> Plan. <br /> Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Unified <br /> Development Ordinance of Orange County is hereby amended as depicted in the attached <br /> pages. <br /> Be it further ordained that this ordinance be placed in the book of published ordinances <br /> and that this ordinance is effective upon its adoption. <br /> Upon otion of Commissioner , seconded by QQmmissioner <br /> the foregoing ordinance was adopted this day of <br /> 2018. <br /> I, Donna S. Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for Orange County, DO HEREBY <br /> CERTIFY that the for of is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said Board at a <br /> meeting held on , 2018 as relates in any way to the adoption of the <br /> foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of the said Board. <br />