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Article 10: Definitipm <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) <br /> An official map of a community, issued by the FEMA, on which the Special Flood Hazard Areas and the <br /> floodways are delineated. This official map is a supplement to and shall be used in conjunction with the <br /> Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). <br /> Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) <br /> An official map of a community, issued by the FEMA, where the boundaries of the Special Flood Hazard <br /> Areas have been defined as Zone A. <br /> Flood Insurance <br /> The insurance coverage provided under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). <br /> Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) <br /> An official, adopted Orange County map, issued by FEMA, on which both the Special Flood Hazard Areas <br /> and the risk premium zones applicable to the county are delineated. This includes DFIRM. These eas <br /> within the official Zoning Atlas for Orange County - -- -e--.- --_ -- - e A -- <br /> Overlay District. <br /> ood Insurance Study (FIS) <br /> An e -mination, evaluation, and determination of flood hazard, corresponding water surface = -vations (if <br /> appropri_ -), flood insurance risk zones, and other flood data in Orange County issued b ' MA. The <br /> FIS report c••tains corresponding flood profiles, as well as FIRMs. <br /> Flood Lamp <br /> See Outdoor Lighting, F ..d Lamp. <br /> Floodlight <br /> See Outdoor Lighting, Floodlight. <br /> Floodplain or Flood Prone Area <br /> Any land area susceptible to being inundated by -(er from any source and is interchangeable terms. <br /> Floodplain Administrator <br /> The individual appointed to administe :nd enforce the floodpla • management regulations. <br /> Floodplain Developme• 'ermit <br /> A document required for .• disturbance within a mapped special flood haz- e area prior to the <br /> commencement of an :evelopment activity. <br /> Floodplain anagement <br /> The oper- '•n of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing floo• •amage <br /> and pr- erving and enhancing, where possible, natural resources in the floodplain, including bu •it <br /> li -d to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, floodplain management regulations, . •• <br /> •pen space plans. <br /> Floodplain Management Regulations <br /> This Ordinance, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances, <br /> and other applications of police power, which control development in flood-prone areas. This term <br /> describes federal, state or local regulations in any combination thereof, which provide standards for <br /> preventing and reducing flood loss and damage. <br /> Flood Proo ing <br /> Any combination of structural and nonstructura au•' • -- • a•justments to structures, which <br /> reduce or eliminate risk of ••• --- • • rea estate or improved real prop- _ -•• anitation <br /> - ' ' - , • c ures with their contents. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-15 <br />