Article I ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS
§9-1400 PURPOSE & INTENT
The Town of Fuquay-Varina understands the importance of preserving and protecting the environment as part of the process of development and growth in the Town and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. There are specific Federal, State and local regulations that apply to any type of development, construction or process that the Town follows to ensure environmental awareness in support of the health, safety and welfare of the Town. To that end, this Article has the purpose and intent to provide the guidelines and regulations for environmental protection of the natural and cultural features characteristic of the Town, to support a sustainable and resilient community.
§9-1401 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION REGULATIONS
a. Statutory Authorization
The Legislature of the State of North Carolina has in Part 6, Article 21 of Chapter 143; Article 6 of Chapter 153A; Article 8 of Chapter 160A; and Article 7, 9, and 11 of Chapter 160D of the North Carolina General Statutes, delegated to local governmental units the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. Therefore, the Board of Commissioners the Town of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina does ordain the following provisions.
b. Findings of Fact
(1) Fact # 1 . The flood hazard areas of Fuquay-Varina are subject to periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property; health and safety hazards; disruption of commerce and governmental services; extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief; and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare. (2) Fact #2 . These flood losses are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in floodplains causing increases in flood heights and velocities and by the occupancy in flood prone areas of uses vulnerable to floods or other hazards.
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