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42 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD Jul.v 13, 2005 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA ITEM #10: FLOODPLAIN MODEL ORDINANCE (INFORM~fT/ON~L ITF.M~ Staff will provide an inhoduction to the proposed ordinance, The Planning Board will discuss the proposed ordinance in detail at the August 3 meeting.. Precentor: Glenn Bowles, Planner II Glenn Bowles: There was a Public Hearing last month at which the Board of County Commissioners requested that the Planning Board review the revised ordinance and make recommendations. The floodplain ordinance has not been revised since 1995, In the last 2 years, there has been a concerted effort on the part of the State to map and remap the floodplain areas in the State, with most of the remapping related to the coastal areas. In 2004, there was focus on the Neuse. Last month we had a public meeting where we focused on the Cape Fear Basin. We are also trying to get involved in the CRS program to lower insurance premiums. Included in your agenda packet is a mocked-up Ordinance which shows the old verbiage versus the new verbiage, as well as a list of flood-prone properties. The attached handout shows that the land surface in the County has dipped about eight tenths of a foot since 1981-2004. Some of it was associated with global warming but most of the changes were due to updated technology. As you can see, only a minimal number of properties are affected by the change. We will discuss the actual changes at the next meeting. Jay Bryan: Is there a way to highlight what is happening in layperson's language and what the effects of the regulatory actions are? Glenn Bowles: We can insert notes in the margin. The changes primarily bring references up to date. .Jay Bryan: Is this a minimal set of standards that are based on the state standards? Glenn Bowles: Basically with a few exceptions, Jay Bryan: It would be helpful if you could highlight the policies and changes, Ted Triebel: Are we voting on this proposal next month? When can we expect the annotated copy? Craig Benedict: We can include annotations in the next packet.. There won't be a vote.. Craufurd Goodwin: I just got a letter from my insurance company suggesting I purchase flood insurance. Is that the most dangerous hazard we face? Glenn Bowles: At a recent training session I attended, we learned that the chances of your house burning down are five times greater than it being flooded.. Everyone has fire insurance. There are 3,200 properties in the County that have flood plains on them, and all but 85 have no structures specifically in the flood plain.. Flooding issues are different across the State; 95% of the problems are in the coastal areas..