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35 gravel, refuse, fill, structure, vegetation or -other material in, along, across, or projecting into any watercourse, which ma y alter, impede, retazd, or change the direction and/or velocity of the flow of water, or due to its location, its ~ropensityto snare or collect debris carried by the flow of water, or its likelihood of being_carried downstream. Post-FIRM -- Construction or other development, which started on or after Mazch 16, 1981. Pre-FIRM -- Construction or other development, which started before Mazch 16, 1981. Public safety andJor nuisance -- Anything, which is injurious to the safety or health of an entire Orange County or neighborhood, or an~considerable number of persons, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navi able lake, or river, bay, stream, canal, or basin. Reference level -- The portion of a structure or other development that must be compared to the re ug latorY flood protection elevation to determine regulatory compliance. For structures within Special Flood Hazard Areas designated as Zone AE, the reference level is the top of the lowest floor. Regulatory flood protection elevation -- The elevation to which all structures and other development located within the Special Flood Hazard Areas have been determined. Within azeas whereBFE's__have been determined, this elevation shall be the BFE plus two (2) feet of freeboard. In areas where no BFE has been established, all structures and other development must be elevated or flood proofed, if non- residential, to two (2) feet above the highest adjacent rade. Remedy aviolation -- To bring~the structure or other development into compliance with State and Orange County laws and regulations. Repetitive loss -- Flood-related damages sustained by a structure on two (2) segarate occasions during any ten (10~ eaz period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event on the average equals or exceeds twenty-five (25) percent of the market value or the tax value in the absence of recent com~azative sales, of the structure before the damage occurred. Retrofitting -- Measures such as flood proofing elevation, construction of small levees, and other modifications taken on an existin bg_ uilding_or its ary d to protect it from flood damage. Riverine -- Relating to formed by or resembling_a river (including tributaries), stream, brook, etc. Salvage yard -- Property used for the storage collection. and/or recyclin og f any type of equipment whatsoever whether industrial or non-commercial and includin but not limited to vehicles, appliances and related machinery. Solid waste disposal facility -- Any facility involved in the disposal of any hazardous or non-hazardous refuses or sludge from a waste treatment plant water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility domestic sewage and sludges .generated by the treatment thereof in sanitary sewage collection, treatment and disposal systems and other material that is either discarded or is being accumulated, stored or treated prior to being discarded or has served its original intended use and is generally discazded, including solid liquid semisolid or contained gaseous material resultinu from industrial, institutional, commercial and agricultural operations and from community activities. Solid waste disposal site -- Any place at which solid wastes are disposed of by incineration, sanitary landfill or anyother method.