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19 <br />Flood Insurance Study (FIS) -- An examination, evaluation, and determination of flood hazard areas, <br />corresponding water surface elevations (if appropriate), flood insurance risk zones, and other flood data in <br />Orange County issued by FEMA. The FIS report contains an evaluation and determination of flood <br />hazards and corresponding flood profiles, as well as FIRMS, if published. <br />Floodplain or Flood Prone Area -- Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any <br />source and is interchangeable terms. <br />Floodplain Administrator -- The individual appointed to administer and enforce the floodplain <br />management regulations. <br />Floodplain Development Permit -- A required document for any disturbance within a mapped special <br />flood hazard area. <br />Floodplain Management -- The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures <br />for reducing flood damage and preserving and enhancing, where possible, natural resources in the <br />floodplain, including but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, floodplain <br />management regulations, and open space plans. <br />Floodplain Regulations -- This Ordinance, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, <br />special purpose ordinances, and other applications of police power, which control development in flood- <br />prone areas. This term describes federal, state or local regulations in any combination thereof, which <br />provide standards for preventing and reducing flood loss and damage. <br />Flood Proofing -- Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to <br />structures, which reduce or eliminate risk of flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water <br />and sanitation facilities, or structures with their contents. <br />Floodway -- The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved <br />in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than <br />one (1) foot. This term may also be referred to as "regulatory floodway." <br />Flood Zone -- A geographical area shown on a FIRM that reflects the severity or type of flooding in the <br />area. <br />Floor -- See "Lowest Floor". <br />Freeboard -- The additional amount of height added to the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) to account for <br />uncertainties in the determination of flood elevations. <br />Functionally Dependent Facility -- A facility, which cannot be used for its intended purpose unless it is <br />located in close proximity to water, such as a docking, or port facility necessary for the loading and <br />unloading of cargo or passengers, shipbuilding, or ship repair. The term does not include lon -tg erm <br />storage, manufacture, sales, or service facilities. <br />Hazardous Waste Management Facility -- A facility or any portion of a facility for the collection, <br />storage, processing, treatment, recycling, recovery, or disposal of hazardous waste on or in land in <br />accordance with rules adopted by the State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural <br />Resources. <br />