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47 <br />"Floor" means the too surface of an enclosed losed area in a <br />builder _(including basementl, i.e., tQP of slab in concrete <br />slab construction or to= of wood flooring in wood frame <br />construction. The term does not include the floor of a <br />ag_racae used solely for parking vehicles. <br />"Functionally Dependent Facility" means a facility which <br />cannot be used for its intended uP rpose unless it is located <br />or Carrie out ire close Rroxim� to water, such as a docking <br />K port facility necessary for the loadin and unloading of <br />cargo ar passengers, shi]?buildinct, ship repair, or seafood <br />T)rocessina facilities. The term does not include long. -term <br />stora a manufactures sales or service facilities. <br />"Highest Adjacent Grade" means the hiahheest natural elevation <br />of the around surface, prior to construction.- next to the <br />proposed walls of the structure. <br />"Historic Structure" means any structure that is: jj�j listed <br />individually in the National Register of Historic Places la <br />listing maintained 12y the US Department of Interior or <br />preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as <br />meeting the re uirements for individual listing on the <br />National Re ister• jbl certified or preliminarily determined <br />by the Secretary of the Interior as contributin t_o the <br />historical significance of a registered historic district or <br />A district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to <br />qualify as a registered historic district; Sg_1 individually <br />listed on a State inventory of historic places Jdl <br />individually listed on a local inventory of historic places <br />in communities with historic preservation procrams that have <br />been certified (1)_ by an approved state rP ogram as determined <br />by the Secretary of the Interior, or u directly by the <br />Secretary of Interior in states without aonroved ro rams. <br />"Levee" means a man -made structure usually an earthen <br />embankment, designed and constructed in accordance with sound <br />engineering practices to contain control ar divert the flow <br />of water so a_g to provide protection from temporary floodinc. <br />"Lowest Floor" means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed <br />area (including basement). An unfinished or floor resistant <br />enclosure,..usable solely for parking of vehicles, building <br />access, or _storage in an area other than a basement area is <br />not considered a building's lowest floor provided that such <br />an enclosure is not built so as-to render the structure in <br />violation of the applicable non - elevation design requirements <br />of this ordinance. <br />"Manufactured Home" means a structure, transportable in one <br />or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and <br />is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation <br />when connected to the required utilities. The tern <br />"manufactured home" does pct include a "recreational <br />vehicle" <br />