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CABARRUS COUNTY 2012 APPRAISAL MANUAL FLOOD PLAIN ADJUSTMENTS RURAL ACREAGE Land Model 04 Parcels located in municipal areas must have some Open Space when developed; therefore the flood plane may have a value as open space. Parcels that have flood plain should be adjusted according to the percentage of acreage that is actually within the flood plain area. If the flood plane is located in the back of the property or side of the property multiply the percent of flood plane by 20 %, if located across the middle multiply by 30 %, or if located on the front of the property multiply by 40 %. If the flood plain affects the road frontage so severely that it creates access problems you may need to add additional topo to adjust for the added cost of creating access to the property. Example 1: 100 acres with 22 acres in the flood plain located on the back of the property, 22/100 = 22% and 22% x 20% = 4.40% rounded to 5% topo. Example 2: 100 acres with 22 acres in the flood plain located on the middle of the property, 22/100 = 22% and 22% x 30% = 6.60% rounded to 7% topo. Example 2: 100 acres with 22 acres in the flood plain located on the front of the property, 22/100 = 22% and 22% x 40% = 8.8% rounded to 9% topo. Wetlands Definitions Generally, wetlands are lands where saturation with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities living in the soil and on its surface (Cowardin, December 1979). Wetlands vary widely because of regional and local differences in soils, topography, climate, hydrology, water chemistry, vegetation, and other factors, including human disturbance. Indeed, wetlands are found from the tundra to the tropics and on every continent except Antarctica. For regulatory purposes under the Clean Water Act, the term wetlands means "those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas." [taken from the EPA Regulations listed at 40 CFR 230.3(t) F. Shape: The utility of a specific parcel may be affected by its shape. The appraiser determines what is unusable and to what extent it affects the value of the subject parcel. G. Right of Ways: Land falling within a state road right -of -way or surface assessment is to be coded 9400. These right- of -ways add no value to the property and, therefore, receive a zero unit price. Surface easements governing power and petroleum right -of ways may have varying affects on each parcel. The extent of their liability is based mainly on their location within the parcel. Therefore, these easements are priced according to the base price and conditioned back at the discretion of the appraiser. Cabarrus County — 2012 Revaluation LAND APPRAISAL PROCEDURES 4- 29 Attac1W9nn1imber 6 G -3 Page 322