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Article 10 : Definitions <br /> Section 10 . 1 : Definitions <br /> A facility that converts waste or discarded materials into new materials or objects for sale and/ or use off <br /> site . Activities can include the breaking down of asphalt/ concrete into stone/gravel , chipping of <br /> wood /wood materials into mulch , composting , etc . Recycled materials can be sold on - site . The term <br /> does not include the salvaging of metal or motor vehicles . Please refer to ` Junkyard / Salvage ' as defined <br /> herein . <br /> nce level <br /> The bottom lowest horizontal structure member of the lowest floor for ures within all Special <br /> Flood Hazard Areas . <br /> Regulatory flood protection e e <br /> The Base Flood Elevation plus the oard esta s this elevation . In Special Flood Hazard Areas <br /> where Base Flood Elevati ave been determined , this e " on shall be the Base Flood Elevation <br /> plus two feet of f ard . In Special Flood Hazard Areas where no as been established , this <br /> elevati a I be at two feet above the highest adjacent grade . Regulatory rotection elevation is <br /> i erchangeable with "design floods " . <br /> R � ti�� Ftave Cara nility"I <br /> handiGapped , aged , disabled , youthful effeRders , addiGted te alGehel Gr drugs , requir S Rg PrGfeSGOGRal <br /> health Gare , adult supervision , or rehabilitation . <br /> edy a violation <br /> To bring ructure or other development into compliance with State and Or e County laws and <br /> regulations . In to of compliance with Orange County floodplain man ment regulations , the term <br /> shall also include reducti the impacts of a development ' s no pliance including protecting the <br /> structure or other affected develo nt from flood damage , " plementing the enforcement provisions of <br /> the ordinance or otherwise deterring futu ilar vi ons , or reducing federal financial exposure with <br /> regard to the structure or other development . <br /> Repetitive loss <br /> Flood - related damages s ined by a structure on two separate occasion ring any ten year period for <br /> which the cost of r rs at the time of each such flood event , on the average , eq r exceeds 25 % of <br /> the market e , or the tax value in the absence of recent comparative sales , of the struc efore the <br /> dam ccurred . <br /> Research Facility Without Manufacturinq <br /> An enclosed structure which accommodates research and research applications . Facilities may include <br /> laboratories , offices , and other facilities for research and development , as well as prototype production <br /> facilities for product creation . Prototype production shall be limited in scale to that necessary to fully <br /> analyze the merits of the product <br /> Research and ManufaGturo Facility With Manufacturing <br /> An enclosed structure which accommodates research and research applications as well as related light <br /> industrial uses . Facilities may include laboratories , offices , other facilities for research and development , <br /> and production facilities . <br /> Reservu � � , <br /> A body of water , such as a pon o d b er barrier to be used for public water <br /> supply from which water flows by r umped it ent plant or to a small <br /> intervening stora e M <br /> ence to a treatment plant . <br /> 308 Definition of a new term . There is an existing facility off of Mt . Herman Church Road in the EDE - 2 General Use <br /> Zoning district . <br /> 309 Now included as part of the ' Health and Personal Care Facility' land use under the Medical Uses land use <br /> category . <br /> Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 10 - 40 <br />