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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-14 <br /> <br />b) A “conservation-cluster” approach option where lot sizes are reduced and the land saved through <br />such reductions is preserved as open space on separate lots owned and maintained through a <br />homeowners association, a non-profit land conservancy or unit of state or local government; or <br />c) A “village” or modified cluster approach option where dwelling units are clustered around a village <br />green and supporting shops, and the village is surrounded by open space; or <br />d) Some combination of the above. <br />Floating Zoning District; Floating Zone <br />A zoning district that is defined in the text of the Ordinance but which is applied or mapped only upon the <br />approval of a rezoning application/petition. <br />Flood and Flooding <br />A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the <br />overflow of inland or tidal waters and the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from <br />any source. <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. These areas are incorporated within <br />the official Zoning Atlas for Orange County as the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District. <br />Flood Insurance Study (FIS) <br />An examination, evaluation, and determination of flood hazard, corresponding water surface elevations (if <br />appropriate), flood insurance risk zones, and other flood data in Orange County issued by FEMA. The <br />FIS report contains corresponding flood profiles, as well as FIRMs. <br />Flood Lamp <br />See Outdoor Lighting, Flood Lamp. <br />Floodlight <br />See Outdoor Lighting, Floodlight. <br />Floodplain or Flood Prone Area <br />Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source and is interchangeable terms. <br />Floodplain Administrator <br />The individual appointed to administer and enforce the floodplain management regulations. <br />Floodplain Development Permit <br />A document required for any disturbance within a mapped special flood hazard area prior to the <br />commencement of any development activity. <br />Floodplain Management <br />The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage <br />and preserving and enhancing, where possible, natural resources in the floodplain, including but not <br />limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, floodplain management regulations, and <br />open space plans. <br />Floodplain 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 /> 101