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Article 2: Procedures25 <br /> Section 2.6: Floodplain Development application Permit and Certificate Requirements <br /> (1) Approval Requirements <br /> Within the Efland Interstate Overlay District, no construction activity shall begin <br /> nor shall any excavation, soil removal, filling, grading or disturbance of <br /> vegetation, including trees, be commenced, nor any sign erected for any use <br /> subject to the requirements of the overlay district until such time as a site plan <br /> has been approved and a permit issued by the Planning Director in accordance <br /> with this Section and Section 2.4 of this Ordinance. <br /> (C) Efland Village Overlay District <br /> (1) Approval Requirements <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 /> •N 2.6: FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENTAPPLICATION <br /> REQUIREMENTSCERTIFICATE <br /> 2.6.1 Requirements for Special Flood Hazard Area <br /> (A) All projects proposing the development of property located within a Special Flood Hazard <br /> Area (SFPA) shall be required, regardless of the proposed land use, to submit a site plan <br /> prepared by a registered engineer, landscape architect, or land surveyor in accordance <br /> with the provisions of Section 2.5. <br /> (B) Flood damage prevention regulations contained herein shall apply to all Special Flood <br /> Hazard Areas within the jurisdiction of Orange County, including properties located within <br /> the Extra-Territorial Jurisdictions (ETJs)of local municipalities used for bona fide farm <br /> purposes in accordance with Sections 160D-201 and 160D-202of the North Carolina <br /> General Statutes. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-13 <br />