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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitit <br /> does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate, and where velocity flow <br /> may be evident.47 <br /> Area of special flood hazard <br /> See"Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)Overlay District" <br /> Area of Future-Conditions Flood Hazard <br /> The land area that would be inundated by the 1-percent-annual-chance (100-year) flood based on future- <br /> conditions#yd-r-eloyhydrology.48 <br /> embly/Packaging Operation <br /> Assem• -nd packaging of merchandise for distribution by mail or carrier. <br /> Auditorium <br /> A place of assembly to wa _nd/or to hear athletic events, musical .-•• mances, dramatic or dance <br /> performances, speeches and/or c- -monies. The term is inten.-. o include such uses as stadiums, <br /> coliseums, athletic centers, theaters an. = enas. <br /> Bed and Breakfast Inn <br /> See"Rural Guest Establishmen ." <br /> Base flood <br /> The floo. -_ving a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. 's often referred to as <br /> .- 00-year flood. <br /> Base flood elevation (BFE) <br /> A determination of the water surface elevations of the base flood as published in the Flood Insurance <br /> Study e •- . - _ __- - - _• _ •- __ - e ed. When the BFE has not been provided in a <br /> "Special flood Hazard Area" ( ee definition` it may be obtained from engineering studies available from a <br /> Federal, State, or other source using FEMA approved engineering methodologies. This elevation, when <br /> combined with the "Freeboard" (see definition) establishes the "Regulatory Flood Protection"(see <br /> definition) elevation. <br /> Basement <br /> An -rea of the building having its floor sub grade (below ground level) on all sides. <br /> Best Maria. - ent Practices (BMPs) <br /> A structural or non-s . ural management-based practice used singularly • combination to reduce <br /> non-point source pollution -ceiving waters in order to achieve wat- suality protection goals. (See <br /> also, Detention Pond and Engin-- -d Stormwater Controls) (U. -ss otherwise specified, "BMP", when <br /> used in this Ordinance, refers to struc - BMPs.) <br /> Biosolids <br /> Solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue(sew-*- sludge) gene _ -d during primary, secondary or advanced <br /> wastewater treatment processes • •omestic sewage that is tre- -d to state and/or federal standards for <br /> beneficial use (such as Ian. ,.plication as fertilizer). <br /> Buffer <br /> A screen..: .evice used to moderate the adverse impacts of one land use upon anothe . :uffers may <br /> incl -- walls, hedges, landscaped areas, berms, additional setbacks, or combinations of the -..ve. <br /> 4'Adding a new definition to ensure consistency with the 2017 model flood damage prevention ordinance <br /> prepared by FEMA <br /> 48 The 2017 revised model flood ordinance identifies this definition as being options for adoption by local <br /> communities. Staff is recommending we incorporate same into the UDO. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-4 <br />