presented. This is up $16,440 over
last year, and proposes a tax rate of
.17, up two cents from .15. The bud
get is on display at the Town Hall for
any citizen to review until June 9, at
which time a public hearing' will be
held at 2:00 P.M. at the Town Hall for
comment.
T. DALE HOLLAND, PLANNER, re
viewed briefly the draft of the 1992
Land Use Plan Update at the public
hearing* on Tuesday at the beginning
of the regularly scheduled Town
Board Meeting. Cowraents, both written
and oral, will be taken under advise
ment of the Board of Commissioners. A
recommendation as to whether or not
to submit this document to the Divi
sion of Coastal Management will be
made at the June 9 meeting of the
Board. The Land Use Update Commit
tee: Cliff Mitchell, Chairman, Ed Bow
man, Art Browne, Lois Heffelfinger,
Maureen Parker, Marge Turney and
A1 Schmidt.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY (FEMA)
Most property owners in Pine
Knoll Shores are aware of the fact
that their property could be subject
to flooding. In an effort to assist the
local population, the Federal Emergen
cy Management Agency (FEMA) has
mapped the areas which have the
potential for flooding. FEMA has iden
tified four types of flood zones in
PKS: V, A, B and C. Your flood insur
ance rate is assessed according to the
FEMA flood zone your property is
located.
The V zone has the greatest
potential for flood damage and usually
reflects areas which are subject to
damage from wave action. Structures
located in V zones are required to be
built on pilings. The A zone indictes
areas which are subject to flooding
from the 100 year storm. If property
is identified as being located in a V
or A zone, it usually has a base flood
elevation. The base flood elevation
(BFE) indicates how many feet above
sea level the first living level floor
must be elevated to be in compliance.
In PKS, many structures located in
flood zones do not meet the BFE be
cause the structure was built prior to
the development of FEMA's Flood In
surance Rate Maps(a.k.a.pre-FIRM). If
your house falls into this category,
you can still purchase flood insur
ance.
The B zone identifies areas
which may be subject to minimal
flooding. The C zone indicates land
which is rarely subject to flooding. If
your property is located in a B or C
zone, you are not required to obtain
flood insurance.
If you are interested in finding
out more about flood zones, please
contact the PKS Building Inspector's
office. The department will offer flood
protection assistance by providing
Base Flood Elevations, historical flood
data, site visits, reviewing plans,
information on how to select a quali
fied contractor and a list of contrac
tors in the area. Additional informa
tion has been provided in the Bogue
Banks Library at Pine Knoll Village in
PKS, Public information dealing with
flood insurance, flood plain protection,
flood plain managrement, and publica
tions on coastal construction, flood
proofing techniques, and retrofitting
houses, as well as a complete set of
flood insurance rate maps of the
whole community are provided along
with booklets on how to read and use
a FIRM.
If you would like an individual
meeting to discuss flood proofing
assistance, construction methods,
permitting requirements for building'
in a flood zone or any flood related
questions, contact Roy Brownlow at
the PKS Building Inspector's office or
call 247-4353.
TAX INFORMATION
Your tax rate of 15 cents on the
hundred dollars is one of the lowest
in the State.
$10,000 of your tax dollars goes
to publish the Shoreline newsletter
annually. This averages about 80
cents a copy. If you are receiving
more than one, or would like to
change your mailing address, please
call Town Hall and give them the
information.