ORD-2005-127 - Revisions to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

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09115/2005 12 (3) Hazardous Waste Management Facility means a facility for the collection, storage, processing, treatment, recycling, recovery, or disposal of hazardous waste as defined in NCGS Article 9 of Chapter 130A. Highest Adjacent Grade means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface, before construction, next to the proposed walls of the structure. Historic structure means 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 Interior in states without approved programs. Lowest adjacent grade (LAG) means the elevation of the ground, sidewalk, patio slab, or deck (3) support immediately next to the building after completion of the building. For Zone A and AO, it is the natural grade elevation before construction. Lowest floor means 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 means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle" or any structure constructed to North Carolina Building Code requirements. Manufactured home park or subdivision means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale. Market Value means the building value, excluding the land, (as agreed to between a willing buyer (3) 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. Change from NGVD (1929) to NAVD (1988) Mean sea level means, for purposes of the NFIP; the Nat onW Geode-9c Vee!VeM Daturn 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.