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A request by the Planning Department to schedule a legislative public hearing for August 21, 2017 at 6:00 PM to adopt revisions to the Chatham County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.
ABSTRACT
A request by the Planning Department to schedule a legislative public hearing to adopt revisions to the Chatham County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.
Action Requested:
Introduction & Background:
Chatham County entered into the Flood Damage Prevention program in February 1997, which makes property owners eligible for flood insurance. The ordinance is based on a model provided by the NC Department of Emergency Management (NCDEM) with modifications specific to Chatham County. Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are also provided by NCDEM, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to establish the regulatory floodplain boundaries. The FIRMs are periodically updated with the most recent revisions becoming effective in 2007.
Discussion & Analysis:
On May 17th, 2017, the FEMA provided the County Manager a notice that final flood hazard determinations had been made by the agency. FEMA received no requests for changes in the flood hazard determinations made in the preliminary Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and proposed Flood Insurance Rate Map, which were published on August 30th, 2013. The effective date for the modified flood hazard information and revised FIRM panels is November, 17th 2017. As a condition of continued eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Chatham County is required to adopt floodplain management regulations that meet the standards of Section 60.3(d) of the NFIP regulations by November, 17th 2017. The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management has revised their Flood Damage Prevention Model Ordinance to reflect the floodplain management regulations that meet the standards of Section 60.3(d) of the NFIP regulations. The current Chatham County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance is modeled after an...
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