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CABARRUS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE CHAPTER 16-FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION________________________________ shall all be submitted by the permit applicant prior to issuance of a floodplain development permit. (e) Certification Exemptions. The following structures, if located within Zone AE, are exempt from the elevation/floodproofing certification requirements specified in items (a) and (b) of this subsection: (i) Recreational Vehicles meeting requirements of Part 5, Section B (6) (a); (ii) Temporary Structures meeting requirements of Part 5, Section B (7); and (iii) Accessory Structures that are 150 square feet or less meeting requirements of Part 5, Section B(8). (4) Determinations for existing buildings and structures For applications for building permits to improve buildings and structures, including alterations, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, change of occupancy, additions, rehabilitations, renovations, substantial improvements, repairs of substantial damage, and any other improvement of or work on such buildings and structures, the Floodplain Administrator, in coordination with the Building and Tax Officials, shall: (a) Estimate the market value, or require the applicant to obtain an appraisal of the market value prepared by a qualified independent appraiser, of the building or structure before the start of construction of the proposed work; in the case of repair, the market value of the building or structure shall be the market value before the damage occurred and before any repairs are made; (b) Compare the cost to perform the improvement, the cost to repair a damaged building to its pre- damaged condition, or the combined costs of improvements and repairs, if applicable, to the market value of the building or structure; (c) Determine and document whether the proposed work constitutes substantial improvement or repair of substantial damage; and (d) Notify the applicant if it is determined that the work constitutes substantial improvement or repair of substantial damage and that compliance with the flood resistant construction requirements of the NC Building Code and this ordinance is required. SECTION C. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR The Floodplain Administrator shall perform, but not be limited to, the following duties: (1) Review all floodplain development applications and issue permits for all proposed development within Special Flood Hazard Areas to assure that the requirements of this ordinance have been satisfied. (2) Review all proposed development within Special Flood Hazard Areas to assure that all necessary local, state and federal permits have been received, including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334. (3) Notify adjacent communities and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, State Coordinator for the National Flood Insurance Program prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Page 14 of 28 2021 NC Model Ordinance, Non-Coastal Amended