TITLE
Title
HOLD PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER TEXT AMENDMENT CASE #17-09-GCPL-04839 TO ADOPT REVISIONS TO THE GUILFORD COUNTY FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE (INCLUDED AS PART OF THE GUILFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE)
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell, AICP (Frank Park, Plans Engineer)
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BACKGROUND
Background
The proposed revisions to the Guilford County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, based on the 2017 North Carolina model Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, reflect updated flood map panels and regulations from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a result of changes to Alamance County Flood Map Panel #8847, FEMA indicates that this change necessitates this action (see attached FEMA letter) based on impact(s) to Guilford County (along eastern border of Guilford County). Although these change(s) to Guilford County are minimal (if any) as the changes appear to stop at the County border, in order for Guilford County to remain eligible in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), revisions (see attached) are required to the Guilford County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (which is part of the Guilford County Development Ordinance) no later than November 11, 2017 to the following Sections: 2-1. DEFINITIONS; 3-3.5 FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT; 9-5.9 FLOOD HAZARD APPEALS; 8-3.3 ORDER OF CORRECTIVE ACTION; AND 7-5 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION. These changes, if adopted, provide for Community Rating System (CRS) Activity Points which help lower flood insurance rates.
The National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NFIP requirements.
As a result, flood insurance premium rates are discounted to reflect the reduced flood risk resulting from the community actions meeting the three goals of the CRS:
1) Reduce flood damage to insurable property;
2) Strengthen and support the insurance asp...
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