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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 6, 2012
Action Agenda
Item No. 5-m
SUBJECT: Approval of Expanded East Alamance Fire Insurance District Map
DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
East Alamance Insurance District Map F. R. Montes de Oca, 919-245-6140
David Sykes, 919-245-6125
PURPOSE: To approve the expansion of the East Alamance Fire Insurance District.
BACKGROUND: As fire departments throughout the State continue striving to improve fire
protection services, many positive changes have occurred. These changes have allowed the
North Carolina Department of Insurance to implement regulations to extend fire insurance
boundaries from five road miles to six road miles from a fire station. This action allows property
owners who are not currently covered within the five mile district to be eligible for lower
insurance premiums. Property owners in an area five road miles or less from their respective
fire station are eligible for fire insurance ratings of Class 9 or lower. Upon Board and NC
Department of Insurance approval, property owners between five and six road miles from their
respective fire station will be eligible to receive a class 9E rating. Property owners beyond six
miles from their respective fire station will remain in a class 10 rate, meaning they will pay
insurance rates as being unprotected. Without this extension and approval, property owners
between five and six road miles of their respective fire station would not be eligible to take
advantage of the fire insurance rate reduction.
Emergency Services staff has worked with the fire chiefs in Efland and Mebane and with
Orange County Information Technologies — Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to ensure
accuracy of the extended map as attached. The map has been reviewed and approved by the
Office of the State Fire Marshal, Ratings and Inspection Division. There were no capital
expenditures associated with the expansion of the East Alamance Insurance District, and
therefore it was not reviewed by the Emergency Services Workgroup. Upon approval by the
Board of Commissioners, the map will be delivered to the Office of the State Fire Marshal to
officially extend the East Alamance insurance district from five miles to a six mile district.
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An analysis was conducted by staff to determine the number of parcels of property affected by
the insurance district expansion. There will be 88 parcels with 100 addressable structures that
will be added to the East Alamance Fire Insurance District as shown on the attached map.
The parcels are shaded in green on the attached map. Black dots on the map indicate
addressable structures not currently in the insurance district.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The approval of this item has no financial impact on the County. This is
an administrative action only and no changes in fire protection services, service delivery or fire
tax rates will be reflected by this action. Upon Board and Department of Insurance approval,
property owners between five and six road miles from their respective fire station will be eligible
for lower insurance premiums.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached
East Alamance Fire Insurance District Map for insurance purposes only.
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