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N f LJU 18 PJCF i9 °s 017 RESOLUTION REQUESTING MORE DETAILED FLOOD STUDIES AND MAPS FOR THE LEE COUNTY/SANFORD AREA WHEREAS, Lee County and the City of Sanford have experienced considerable development and population growth over the past decade; and WHEREAS, Urban growth in the Lee County/Sanford Area is anticipated to accelerate over the next decade, and WHEREAS, Certain areas of the Lee County/Sanford Area are subject to periodic flooding, or flood-related erosion, causing serious damage to properties within these areas; and WHEREAS, Hurricanes Fran and Floyd demonstrated the limitations of existing flood hazard maps in North Carolina and the resulting vulnerability of widespread areas to major flooding events; and WHEREAS, More detailed flood studies and maps are critical for effective flood preparation and response and accommodation of urban growth; and WHEREAS, Relief is available in the form of federally guaranteed flood insurance as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and WHEREAS, The Lee County Board of Commissioners requires the cognition and evaluation of flood, or flood-related erosion hazards in all official actions relating to the land use, building construction, repair, and remodeling in areas having these hazards; and WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners has the legal authority to adopt land use and control measures to reduce future flood losses pursuant to Part 6, Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the N.C. General Statutes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the Lee County Board of Commissioners: Section 1. That the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management are hereby requested to give high priority to development of additional detailed flood hazard data and mapping for the Lee County/Sanford Area. Section 2. That base flood elevations and floodways be established for all areas determined in the 100-year base flood. Section3. That the data and mapping be provided in both hard copy and digital form. Section 4. That the Board of Commissioners will cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies or private firms, which undertake to study, survey, map, and identify floodplain, or flood-related erosion areas, and will cooperate with neighboring communities with respect to management of adjoining floodplain, and/or flood-related erosion areas in order to prevent aggravation of existing hazards.