Land Development Ordinance - Amended 6-3-2024

of some of the provisions of the Flood Damage Prevention Regulations enacted October 2, 1978, as amended, and it is not the intention to repeal but rather to re-enact and continue to enforce without interruption of such existing provisions, so that all rights and liabilities that have accrued thereunder are reserved and may be enforced. The enactment of these regulations shall not affect any action, suit or proceeding instituted or pending. All provisions of the Flood Damage Prevention Regulations of the Town of Fuquay-Varina enacted on October 2, 1978, as amended, which are not reenacted herein are repealed.

Municipal : The date of the initial Flood Damage Prevention Regulations for the Town of Fuquay-Varina is October 2, 1978.

(2) Effect upon Outstanding Building Permits. Nothing herein contained shall require any change the plans, construction, size or designated use of any building, structure or part thereof for which a building permit has been granted by the Chief Building Inspector or his/her authorized agent before the time of passage of these Flood Damage Prevention Regulations; provided, however, the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or improvements was within 180 days of the permit date or that when construction is not begun under such outstanding permit within a period of 60 days subsequent to passage of the Land Development Ordinance, whichever is earlier, construction or use shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Flood Damage Prevention regulations. (3) If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of these Flood Damage Prevention Regulations is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining portions of these Flood Damage Prevention Regulations.

(4) Effective Date. The Flood Damage Prevention Regulations shall continue to be in effect upon the effective date of the Land Development Ordinance, December 30, 2016.

§9-1402 FLOOD HAZARD SOILS

The Town of Fuquay-Varina, in addition to working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), also regulates and applies standards to areas of the Town’s jurisdiction where FEMA has not mapped floodplains as part of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) but where there are identified flood hazard soils prone to flooding.

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