RES-2005-077 Resolution and Ordinance to Provide for Flood Damage Prevention in Orange County

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09/26/2005 I3 2. Certified or preliminazily 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 landmazks 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, sidewall~ patio slab, or deck support immediately next to the building after completion of the building. For Zone A and AO, it is the natural grade elevation before construction. Lowestfloor means the sub floor, top of slab or grade }'~^'^--~°~* ~'^^~ of the lowest enclosed azea (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for pazking 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 mazket will beaz. 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 NAND (1988) Mean sea level means ~~;~~a~e-h~ht of the-sea fer a --~~ er.-~ #e~~x-~s3~s~3~e~~~-Alatie~a~fieedetic~e~t~e~~','a, for purposes of the NFIP, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) as corrected in 1929, the North American Vertical Datum (NAND) 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.