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osnzn_oos 9 <br />Freeboard means the additional amount of height added to the Base Flood Elevation BFE) <br />to account for uncertainties in the determination of flood elevations. <br />Functionalla~ Dependent Facility means a facility, which cannot be used for its intended purpose <br />unless it is located ~z•~d-~~in close proximity to water, such as a docking, or port facility <br />necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, shipbuilding, or slop repair, et-seafeed <br />o"-~ei'.i*.:..... The term does not include long-term storage, manufacture, sales, or service <br />facilities, <br />Hazardous T-T'aste Mana~en:ent Faciti means a facility for the collection, storage, <br />processing treatment recycling recovery, or disposal of hazardous waste as defined in NCGS <br />Article 9 of Chapter 130A. <br />Highest Adjacent Grade HAG means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to <br />construction, next to the proposed walls of the structure„ <br />Historic structure means any structure that is: <br />1. Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the <br />U.S. Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretazy of Interior as <br />meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; <br />2. Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as contributing to the <br />historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by <br />the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; <br />3. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic landmarks in communities with a <br />"Certified Local Government (CLG) Program," which has been approved by the <br />Department of the Interior; or <br />4, Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic <br />preservation programs that have been certified either by an approved state program as <br />determined by the Secretary of the Interior, or directly by the Secretary of the in states <br />without approved programs. <br />, o a <br />uccord:•••m~so ~"tn^z'~~:: b.:~° ) r <br />@dilig: <br />> d <br />, ) b > <br />L_orvest adiacez:t grade (LAG) means the elevation of the ground, sidewalk, patio slab, or deck <br />support immediately next to the building after completion of the building. For Zone A and AO, <br />use the natural grade elevation before construction. <br />Lowest floor means the sub floor, top of slab or grade *'~~-l~tis~flaar of the lowest enclosed <br />azea (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of <br />vehicles, building access, or limited storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a <br />building's lowest floor provided that such an enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in <br />violation of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of this Ordinance. <br />.,,ieha 'r ~'mm~i_U r '.e~i5~ i ~I n'i~p,p i rma ~) ~ ~- :arilia i .,oi o~¢ <br />