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Article 10: Definitig" <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> Ar of Future-Conditions Flood Hazard <br /> The la area that would be inundated by the 1-percent-annual-chance (100-year)flood b ed on future- <br /> conditions drology. <br /> Assembly/Pa aging Operation <br /> Assembly and packa i g of merchandise for distribution by mail or carrier. <br /> Auditorium <br /> A place of assembly to watch an or to hear athletic events, musi performances, dramatic or dance <br /> performances, speeches and/or cer onies. The term is inte ed to include such uses as stadiums, <br /> coliseums, athletic centers, theaters an arenas. <br /> Bed and Breakfast Inn <br /> See "Rural Guest Establishments." <br /> Base flood <br /> The flood having a 1% chance of bei equaled or exceede i any given year. It is often referred to as <br /> the 100-year flood. <br /> Base flood elevation FE) <br /> A determination of the ter surface elevations of the base flood as publish in the Flood Insurance <br /> Study. When the B has not been provided in a "Special Flood Hazard Area ' may be obtained from <br /> engineering stu ' s available from a Federal, State, or other source using FEMA roved engineering <br /> methodologi . This elevation, when combined with the "Freeboard" establishes the egulatory Flood <br /> Protectio " elevation. <br /> B ement <br /> ny area of the building having its floor sub grade (below ground level) on all sides. <br /> Best Management Practices (BMpS)17 <br /> nGR peint SE)61FGe pollution te FeGeiving wateFS iR order to aGhieve water quality pmteGtien goals. (See <br /> alse, Detention Pend and ERgineered S_tA_rrR.A.0atP_1`GeR#016) (Unless ethepNise speGified, "BMP", when <br /> used Onthis QrdmnaRGe, refers, tA- strurt ral BMPs ) <br /> olids <br /> Solid, s solid, or liquid residue (sewage sludge) genera=combinations <br /> , secondar r advanced <br /> wastewater tr ent processes of domestic sewage that i and/or eral standards for <br /> beneficial use (such land application as fertilizer). <br /> Buffer <br /> A screening device used to moderate t verse impacts pon another. Buffers may <br /> include walls, hedges, landscaped areas, ber additi , binations of the above. <br /> Buffer, Stormwater <br /> A natural or vegetated area through w ' stormwater runoff flows ' a diffuse manner so that the runoff <br /> does not become channelized a hich provides for infiltration of the r and filtering of pollutants. <br /> Building Definiti <br /> (See Structure, ctural Alterations, Mobile Home, Recreational Vehicle.) <br /> Bui ' g Height <br /> 17 This definition of'BMP' is no longer consistent with State references. The term is now referred to as Stormwater <br /> Control Measure(SCM). The definition has been relocated accordingly. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-4 <br />