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58 accordance with rules adopted by the State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Highest Adjacent Grade (HAG) -- The highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction,next to the proposed walls of the structure. Historic structure -- Any structure that is: 1. Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the U.S. Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; 2. Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; 3. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic landmarks in communities with a "Certified Local Government (CLG) Program," which has been approved by the Department of the Interior; or 4. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either by an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, or directly by the Secretary of the in states without approved programs Lowest adjacent grade (LAG) -- The elevation of the ground, sidewalk, patio slab, or deck support immediately next to the building after completion of the building. Lowest floor -- The sub floor, top of slab or grade of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or limited storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor provided that such an enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of this Ordinance. Manufactured home park or subdivision -- A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale. Market Value -- The building value, excluding the land, (as agreed to between a willing buyer and seller), as established by what the local real estate market will bear. An independent certified appraisal can establish a market value using; replacement cost depreciated by age of building (Actual Cash Value) or adjusted assessed values. Mean sea level -- For purposes of the NFIP, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) as corrected in 1929, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) as corrected in 1988, or other vertical control datum used as a reference for establishing varying elevations within the floodplain, to which BFE's shown on a FIRM are referenced. Refer to each FIRM panel to determine datum used. New construction -- Structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after March 16, 1981, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. Non-Encroachment area -- The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot as designated in the Flood Insurance Study report.