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STATEMENT OF APPROVAL AND CONSISTENCY
OF A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT
WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Orange County has initiated an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance
(UDO) to modify existing floodplain management regulations eliminating references to the
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) Overlay District, incorporating references to new Federal
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and updating existing language to ensure consistency with
applicable Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards.
The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the proposed text amendment
and finds:
a. The requirements of Section 2.8 of the UDO have been deemed complete; and,
b. Pursuant to Sections 1.1.5, and 1.1.7 of the UDO and to Section 153A-341 of the
North Carolina General Statutes, the Board finds sufficient documentation within
the record denoting that the amendment is consistent with the adopted 2030
Comprehensive Plan.
1. The amendment is consistent with applicable plans because it supports the
following 2030 Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives:
• Land Use Goal 6 —A land use planning process that is transparent,
fair, open, efficient, and responsive.
These amendments are consistent with this goal and
objective by updating existing language to ensure
consistency with FEMA's minimum model flood ordinance,
eliminating references to the Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) Overlay District, which is being eliminated, and
adopting new FIRM data.
c. The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it:
1. Ensures legal sufficiency by eliminating contradictory regulations and
guidelines.
These amendments ensure uniformity by eliminating references to
a deleted overlay district and updating existing floodplain
management regulation(s) consistent with revised FEMA
standards.
2. Ensures legal sufficiency by adopting new FIRM data, as prepared by
FEMA, by reference.
This amendment allows Orange County to enforce current flood
map data thereby ensuring our continued eligibility for participation
in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts this Statement of Approval and
Consistency as well as the findings expressed herein.
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Mark Dorosi , Chair Date