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6 <br /> ARTICLE 1 : ADMINISTRATION <br /> PROVISIONSSECTION 1.1: GENERAL <br /> 1.1.1 Title <br /> The official title of this document is'Unified Development Ordinance of Orange County, North <br /> Carolina'. For convenience,it shall be referred to throughout this document as'this Ordinance', <br /> 'the Ordinance','the/this Unified Development Ordinance'or'the/this UDO'. <br /> 1.1.2 Authority <br /> This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the statutory authority provided in the North Carolina <br /> General Statues(NCGS),specifically the provisions of: <br /> (A) Chapter 153A,Article—'I8160D1, <br /> (B) Chapter 4, <br /> (D)fqL_Chapter 39,Article 5A, <br /> (€LQL_§47-30,-and <br /> (E) §143 214.5�nd <br /> (F) all special local legislation approved by the North Carolina General Assembly,including <br /> but not limited to Session Law 1991-246. <br /> For the purpose of establishing comprehensive development regulations for designated portions <br /> of Orange County and providing for administration,enforcement and amendment thereof in <br /> accord with the aforementioned provisions. <br /> 1.1.3 Flood Damage Prevention Authority—Basis for Establishment <br /> (A) The Legislature of the State of North Carolina has delegated authority to county <br /> governments to adopt regulations to promote the public health,safety,and general <br /> welfare of its citizenry in the following sections of the North Carolina General Statutes: <br /> (1) Part 6,Article 21 of Chapter 143, <br /> (2) Parts 22, 3 and^ Articles1, 7,8,and 11 of Ahide IS Af Chapter 153A160D,and <br /> (3) §153A-121. <br /> (B) The Special Flood Hazard Areas(SFHA)are those identified under the Cooperating <br /> Technical State(CTS)agreement between the State of North Carolina and FEMA in its <br /> Flood Insurance Study(FIS)and associated Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map <br /> (DFIRM)panels,with an effective date of October 19,2018 for Orange County <br /> including any digital data developed as part of the,which are adopted by reference and <br /> declared a part of this ordinance. The maps may be maintained either in paper or <br /> digital format and shall be available for public inspection in the Planning Department. <br /> Future revisions to the FIS and panels that do not change flood hazard data within the <br /> jurisdictional authority of Orange County are also adopted by reference and declared a <br /> part of this ordinance. Subsequent Letter of Map Revisions(LOMRs)and/or Physical <br /> Map Revisions(PMRs)shall be adopted within 3 months. <br /> 1 The struck-through provisions in Sections 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 are repealed as of 1/1/21and replaced with the <br /> provisions in Chapter 160D. <br /> Z Added to be compliant with Section 160D-105(b). <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 1-1 <br />