The Granville County Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Monday, October 15, 2018 will hold a public hearing at 7:00 PM or later in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room in the Auditorium at the Granville Expo and Convention Center at 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford, N.C. 27565.
The purpose of the public hearing is to hear public comments on the following text amendment petition:
Granville County Land Development Code Text Amendment Petition
AMENDMENT TO THE GRANVILLE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (LDC) THAT WOULD CHANGE THE DATE FOR THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY AND ITS ACCOMPANYING FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS FOR GRANVILLE COUNTY FROM 4-16-13 TO 10-19-18. THE AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO MAKE FUTURE REVISIONS TO THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY AND ACCOMPANYING FLOOD INSURANCE MAPS FOR GRANVILLE COUNTY THAT DO NOT CHANGE FLOOD HAZARD DATA WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONAL AUTHORITY OF GRANVILLE COUNTY ADOPTED BY REFERENCE AND DECLARED A PART OF THE LDC. THE AMENDMENT ALSO STATES THAT SUBSEQUENT LETTER OF MAP REVISIONS (LOMRs) AND/OR PHYSICAL MAP REVISIONS (PMRs) SHALL BE ADOPTED WITHIN 3 MONTHS. THE AMENDMENTS ARE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA SO THAT GRANVILLE COUNTY RESIDENTS MAY CONTINUE TO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE.
Changes may be made in the advertised proposal, which reflect debate, objections, and discussions at the hearing. Any interested citizen is invited to attend.
For additional information or public examination, contact the Granville County Planning Department, 122 Williamsboro Street, P.O. Box 877, Oxford, NC 27565; phone 919-603-1331 or fax 919-693-6794.