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11 <br /> <br /> <br />As previously indicated, participation in the NFIP is voluntary and floodplain management <br />standards are only enforceable within a specific community. County regulations, for example, <br />only apply to property owners within Orange County’s planning jurisdiction. This also means <br />only those property owners benefit from Orange County’s participation within the program. It is <br />up to individual communities (i.e. Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Mebane, etc.) to adopt <br />and enforce floodplain management regulations. Staff is unaware of pending FIRM changes <br />impacting any of the aforementioned municipalities requiring similar amendment(s)/action. It is, <br />however, incumbent on those individual communities to coordinate such action with State <br />emergency management officials. <br /> <br />Planning Director Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the <br />Statement of Consistency, as contained in Attachment 3, and the UDO Text Amendment, as <br />contained within Attachment 4. <br /> <br />Planning Board Recommendation: At its September 5, 2018 meeting, the Board voted <br />unanimously to recommend approval of the Statement of Consistency and the UDO <br />amendment package. An excerpt of minutes and the signed Statement of Consistency from this <br />meeting are included in Attachment 2. <br /> <br /> Chair Dorosin asked if the only change here are the dates. <br /> Michael Harvey said yes, and there is no increase in flood property area for parcels of <br />property in Orange County. He said the problem is a technical one where the County needs to <br />insure that the ordinance reflects the most recent FIRM map. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Rich for the <br />Board to open the public hearing. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANINOUS <br /> <br />NO PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Rich for the <br />Board to close the public hearing the public hearing. (Note that, because this is a legislative <br />decision, additional comments at a later date are permitted). <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs to: <br />a. Adopt the proposed amendments by approving the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 3) <br />and Ordinance (Attachment 4). <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br /> Commissioner Jacobs thanked the Planning Department for the setbacks in stream <br />buffers. He said these setbacks have so far insured that the stream in front of his house has <br />not come anywhere near is house during a storm/flood. <br /> <br />6. Regular Agenda <br />NONE <br />