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NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FLO OD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE Regular Phase ARTICLE 1. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF FACT, PURPOSE AND SECTION A. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION. The Legislature of the State of North Carolina has in Part 6, Article 21 of Chapter 143; Parts 3, 5, and 8 of Article 19 of Chapter 160A; and Article 8 of Chapter 160A of the N. C. General Statutes, delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Board of Commissioners (governing body) of Lee County (local unit), North Carolina (state) does ordain as follows SECTION B. FINDINGS OF FACT. (1) The flood hazard areas of Lee County (local un_i ' are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life, property, health and safety hazards, d,'.sruntion o` co~aae:-ce r. r. cov-.':imp„ e se __rc_ce<, e>ara_,-.a,.nar, protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare. (2) These flood losses are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in flood plains causing increases in flood heights and velocities, and by the occupancy in flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods or hazardous to other lands which are inadequately elevated, flood-proofed, or otherwise unprotected from flood damages. SECTION C. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to: (1) restrict or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health, safety and property due to water or erosion hazards, or which result in damaging increases in erosion or in flood heig'-.!. or valoc J.ies; -3-