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December 15, 2008 (Regular Meeting) <br />Page 1099 <br />(a) that the building or property is in violation of the floodplain <br />management regulations; <br />(b) that a hearing will be held before the floodplain administrator at a <br />designated place and time, not later than ten (10) days after the <br />date of the notice, at which time the owner shall be entitled to be <br />heard in person or by counsel and to present arguments and evidence <br />pertaining to the matter; and <br />(c) that following the hearing, the Floodplain Administrator may issue <br />an order to alter, vacate, or demolish the building; or to remove <br />fill as applicable. <br />(3) Order to Take Corrective Action: If, upon a hearing held pursuant to the <br />notice prescribed above, the Floodplain Administrator shall find that the <br />building or development is in violation of the Flood Damage Prevention <br />Ordinance, they shall issue an order in writing to the owner, requiring <br />the owner to remedy the violation within a specified time period, not <br />less than sixty (60) calendar days, nor more than ninety(90) calendar <br />days. Where the Floodplain Administrator finds that there is imminent <br />danger to life or other property, they may order that corrective action <br />be taken in such lesser period as may be feasible. <br />(9) Appeal: Any owner who has received an order to take corrective action <br />may appeal the order to the local elected governing body by giving notice <br />of appeal in writing to the Floodplain Administrator and the clerk within <br />ten (10) days following issuance of the final order. In the absence of <br />an appeal, the order of the Floodplain Administrator shall be final. The <br />local governing body shall hear an appeal within a reasonable time and <br />may affirm, modify and affirm, or revoke the order. <br />(5) Failure to Comply with Order: If the owner of a building or property <br />fails to comply with an order to take corrective action for which no <br />appeal has been made or fails to comply with an order of the governing <br />body following an appeal, the owner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and <br />shall be punished at the discretion of the court. <br />Sec. 38-60 SECTION E VARIANCE PROCEDURES. <br />(1) The Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning as established by Cabarrus <br />County, hereinafter referred to as the "appeal board", shall hear and <br />decide requests for variances from the requirements of this ordinance. <br />(2) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the appeal board may appeal such <br />decision to the Court, as provided in Chapter 7A of the North Carolina <br />General Statutes. <br />(3) Variances may be issued for: <br />(a) the repair or rehabilitation of historic structures upon the <br />determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not <br />preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic <br />structure and that the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve <br />the historic character and design of the structure. <br />(b) functionally dependent facilities if determined to meet the <br />definition as stated in Article 2 of this ordinance, provided <br />provisions of Article 4, Section E(9)(b), (c), and (e) have been <br />satisfied, and such facilities are protected by methods that minimize <br />flood damages during the base flood and create no additional threats <br />to public safety. <br />(c) any other type of development, provided it meets the requirements of <br />this Section. <br />(9) In passing upon variances, the appeal board shall consider all technical <br />evaluations, all relevant factors, all standards specified in other <br />sections of this ordinance, and: <br />(a) the danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury <br />of others; <br />(b) the danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; <br />