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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitics� <br /> Flood-resistant material <br /> Any building product, material, component or system, capable of withstanding direct and prolonged <br /> contact(minimum 72 hours)with floodwaters without sustaining damage that requires more than low-cost <br /> cosmetic repair. Any material that is water-soluble or is not resistant to alkali or acid in water, including <br /> normal adhesives for above-grade use, is not flood-resistant. Pressure-treated lumber or naturally decay- <br /> resistant lumbers are acceptable flooring materials. Sheet-type flooring coverings that restrict <br /> evaporation from below and materials that are impervious, but dimensionally unstable are not acceptable. <br /> Materials that absorb or retain water excessively after submergence are not flood-resistant. Please refer <br /> to Technical Bulletin 2, Flood Damage-Resistant Materials Requirements, and available from the FEMA. <br /> Class 4 and 5 materials, referenced therein, are acceptable flood-resistant materials. <br /> Plooawd <br /> The channel of a river or other wa er •• - - and areas that must be reserved in order to <br /> discharge the base ••• • -•s umulatively increasing the wa - • -:-= - - . ion more than one foot. <br /> - may also be referred to as "regulatory floodway." <br /> Floodway encroachment analysis <br /> An engineering analysis of the impact that a proposed encroachment into a floodway or non- <br /> encroachment area is expected to have on the floodway boundaries and flood levels during the <br /> occurrence of the base flood discharge. The evaluation shall be prepared by a qualified North Carolina <br /> licensed engineer using standard engineering methods and models. <br /> lood Zone <br /> A •-ographical area shown on a Flood Insurance Rate Map that reflects the severity or type of flo•.ing in <br /> the ar_.. <br /> Floor <br /> • <br /> See"Lowest Fl••r". <br /> Floor Area Ratio <br /> Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is . e maximum floor area permitted for each squar- oot of land area. <br /> Footcandle <br /> See Outdoor Lighting, Foot-candle. <br /> Forest Plantation <br /> An area of planted trees that may be conifers sines) or rdwoods. On a plantation, the intended crop <br /> trees are planted rather than naturally regenera _s fr• seed on the site, coppice (sprouting), or seed <br /> that is blown or carried into the site. <br /> Forest Vegetation <br /> The plants of an area which grow toget - in disturbed or un•. turbed conditions in various wooded plant <br /> communities in any combination or tr:-s, saplings, shrubs, vine , and herbaceous plants. This includes <br /> mature and successional forests .: well as cutover stands. <br /> Fraternity, Sorority H. se <br /> A building occupied by -•d maintained exclusively for college or university s •cents who are affiliated with <br /> a social, honorary or . ofessional organization and which is recognized by the c• ege, university or other <br /> institution of highe earning. <br /> Freeboar,; <br /> Height a!Sed to the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) to account for the many unknown factors th. could <br /> contr.0 to to flood elevations. <br /> rontage, Building <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-16 <br />