HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2025-035-Approval of Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan RES -2025 - 035 * W "d1 ATTACHMENT 1
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
ADOPTING ENO -HAW REGIONAL
HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS , the residents and property within Orange County are subject to the
effects of natural hazards that pose threats to lives and cause damage to property , and with
the knowledge and experience that certain areas of the region are particularly vulnerable to
drought, excessive heat, hurricane and coastal hazards , thunderstorm, tornado , winter
weather, flooding, wildfire, hazardous substances , cyber threat, terrorism, and
infrastructure failure ; and
WHEREAS , Orange County desires to seek ways to mitigate the impact of
identified hazard risks ; and
WHEREAS , the Legislature of the State of North Carolina has in Article 5 , Section
160D - 501 of Chapter 160D of the North Carolina General Statutes , delegated to local
governmental units the responsibility to adopt regulations designed to promote the public
health, safety , and general welfare of its residents ; and
WHEREAS , the Legislature of the State of North Carolina has enacted General
Statute Section 166A49 . 41 (State emergency assistance funds) which provides that for a
state of emergency declared pursuant to G . S . 166A- 19 . 20 (a) after the deadline established
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to the Disaster Mitigation Act of
2002 , P . L . 106 - 390 , the eligible entity shall have a hazard mitigation plan approved
pursuant to the Stafford Act ; and
WHEREAS , Section 322 of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 states that
local governments must develop an All-Hazards Mitigation Plan in order to be eligible to
receive future Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds and other disaster-related
assistance funding and that said Plan must be updated and adopted within a five year cycle ,$
and
WHEREAS , Orange County has performed a comprehensive review and evaluation
of each section of the previously approved Hazard Mitigation Plan and has updated the
said plan as required under regulations at 44 CFR Part 201 and according to guidance
issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the North Carolina Division of
Emergency Management; and
WHEREAS , it is the intent of the Board of Commissioners of Orange County to
fulfill this obligation in order that the County will be eligible for federal and state assistance
in the event that a state of disaster is declared for a hazard event affecting the County ;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Board of County Commissioners of
Orange County hereby :
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1 . Adopts the Eno -Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
2 . Vests Orange County Emergency Management with the responsibility , authority ,
and the means to :
(a) Inform all concerned parties of this action .
(b) Cooperate with Federal , State and local agencies and private firms which
undertake to study , survey , map and identify floodplain areas , and cooperate
with neighboring communities with respect to management of adjoining
floodplain areas in order to prevent exacerbation of existing hazard impacts .
3 . Appoints Orange County Emergency Management to assure that the Hazard
Mitigation Plan is reviewed annually and every five years as specified in the Plan to assure
that the Plan is in compliance with all State and Federal regulations and that any needed
revisions or amendments to the Plan are developed and presented to the Orange County
Board of Commissioners for consideration .
4 . Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably necessary to carry
out the objectives of the Hazard Mitigation Plan .
Adopted this the 26"' day of August, 2025 .
JajdzettaWedford, Chai
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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