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09/26/2005 14 <br />New construction means structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after <br />March 16, 1981, and includes any subsequent <br />improvements to such structures. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />7 <br />; <br />., <br />..,E <br />r~g-E1~tP~~yEl,~~2,~,$..~}~ ., <br />~ 6~Pt2~-~-6~f-F-~~E~' 7,~ f <br />Nonconforming building or development means any legally existing building or development, <br />which fails to comply with the current provisions of this Ordinance. <br />Non-Encroachment area means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent <br />~3) land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing <br />the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot as designated in the Flood Insurance Study report. <br />Obstruction includes, but is not limited to, arty dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, <br />abutment, protection, excavation, channelization, bridge, .conduit, culvert, building, wire, fence, rocl~ <br />gravel, refuse, fill, structure, vegetation or other material in, along, across, or projecting into any <br />watercourse, which may alter, impede, retard, or change the direction andlor velocity of the flow of <br />water, or due to its location, its propensity to snare or collect debris carried by the flow of water, or its <br />likelihood of being carried downstream. <br />Post-FIRM means construction or other development, for which the "start of construction" <br />commenced on or after March 16, 1981L and includes any subsequent improvements to such <br />structures. <br />~]araniaSu R~asrls~is~ue~fi~z'.~-~-~ <br />Pre-FIRM means construction or other development, for which the "start of construction" <br />commenced before March 16, 1981= and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. <br />Public safety andlor nuisance means anything, which is injurious to the safety or health of an <br />entire Orange County or neighborhood. or any considerable number of persons, or unlawfully obstructs <br />the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, stream, canal, or <br />basin. <br />Recreational vehicle (R T~ means a vehicle, which is built on a single chassis, 400 square feet or <br />less when measured at the largest horizontal projection, designed to be self-propelled or permanently <br />towable by a light duty truck, and designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling, but as <br />temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. <br />,.,.,,e ;,te.,+;~e,t <br />Reference level is the portion of a structure or other development that must be compared to the <br />regulatory flood protection elevation to determine regulatory compliance. For structures within Special <br />~3) <br />