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Lee County holds public hearing on UDO flood-hazard update and FEMA map panels
Summary
Planning staff presented a proposed update to Article 13 of the UDO to adopt the state model flood damage prevention ordinance and updated FEMA flood maps; staff said the new FEMA panels do not add structures to the 100-year floodplain and recommended raising the regulatory first-floor elevation to 2–4 feet above base flood elevation.
Lee County planning staff held a public hearing Feb. 16 to present a proposed update to the Unified Development Ordinance’s flood-hazard regulations and to brief commissioners on proposed FEMA map-panel updates.
Staff said the proposal replaces Article 13 with the latest model flood damage prevention ordinance provided by the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program and updates the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map panels for Lee County. According to staff, 22 of 74 panels are proposed for update. "The new FEMA maps for Lee…
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