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<br />1) !h. <br />A. <br /> <br />2) !h. <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />3) !h. <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />4) !h. <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />5) !h. <br />A. <br /> <br />6) !h. <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />What is meant by flood plain management? <br /> <br />Flood plain management means the operation of <br />an overall program of corrective and preventive <br />measures for reducing flood damage, including <br />but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, <br />flood control works, and land use and control <br />measures. <br /> <br />What are the advantages of land use and control <br />measures? <br /> <br />Land use regulations can be helpful in allocating <br />unprotected lands to their most appropriate uses <br />and in preventing private and public landowners <br />from burdening other landowners or the public with <br />the cost of losses resulting from the unwise use <br />of flood-prone lands. <br /> <br />If my home lies within a flood plain zone how does <br />it affect me? <br /> <br />Your home will be classified as a non-conforming use <br />which means you cannot expand, bu\ld on or alter <br />your home in any way which will increase its non- <br />conformity. Your home may be repaired whenever <br />necessary, however, if more than 50 per cent of it <br />is destroyed by any means, you may not rebuild. <br />For additional restriction and detaTTS see Section <br />X. of the Zone on Page 27 of this booklet. <br /> <br />If I own property now and wish to build a home in a <br />flood plain zone may I do so? <br /> <br />No, once a flood plain is defined and the flood plain <br />zone is adopted for that flood plain, the County <br />cannot issue a building permit for a home in a 100 <br />year flood plain. If your home lies in a standard <br />project flood zone you may build provided your home <br />meets all the floodproofing regulations. However, <br />by special approval of the Board of County Commissioners <br />you may build in a 100 year flood plain providing you <br />fill and build at a elevation above the 100 year flood <br />level. <br /> <br />What can I do with my land if it is Flood Plain Zoned? <br /> <br />Such uses as agricultural, farming, grazing, outdoor <br />plant nurseries, horticulture, forestry, recreational <br />uses, parking areas, etc. Please see Section V., Page <br />20 for more detail of uses. <br /> <br />What is the National Flood Insurance Program and what <br />is it designed to do? <br /> <br />The program was establised by the National Flood Insurance <br />Act of 1968 (enacted as part of the Housing and Urban <br /> <br />- 13 - <br />