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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-15 <br /> <br /> <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 /> <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. These areas are incorporated within <br />the official Zoning Atlas for Orange County as the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District. Please <br />also refer to Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM). <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 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 Proofing <br />Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures, which <br />reduce or eliminate risk of flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitation <br />facilities, or structures with their contents. <br />Formatte <br />underline, <br />Formatte <br />color: Blue <br />Formatte <br />Formatte <br />Formatte <br />Formatte <br />underline, <br />Formatte <br />color: Blue <br />Formatte <br /> 87