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Index 150 Activity or had benefited from such ayLand- the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of Disturbing Activity. surface waters from any source. Fixture Flood Boundary and Floodway Map The assembly that houses the lamp or lamps (FBFM) and can include all or some of the following An official map of a community, issued by the parts: a housing, a mounting bracket or pole FEMA, on which the Special Flood Hazard socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector or Areas and the floodways are delineated. This mirror, and/or a refractor or lens. official map is a supplement to and shall be used in conjunction with the Flood Insurance Rate Flexible Development Map (FIRM). A subdivision in which greater flexibility and design creativity is encouraged and allowed to Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) preserve agricultural and forestry lands, natural An official map of a community, issued by the and cultural features, and rural community FEMA, where the boundaries of the Special character that might otherwise be lost through Flood Hazard Areas have been defined as Zone conventional development approaches. At least A. one-third (33%)of the land within a Flexible Development subdivision must be set aside as Flood Insurance open space which may be preserved through: The insurance coverage provided under the a) An "estate lot"option where all land is National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). subdivided into lots four acres or greater in size, building lot area including Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) setbacks are established on 50% of each lot, and the land area outside such An official, adopted Orange County map, issued area is preserved as open space by FEMA, on which both the Special Flood provided that front and side yard Hazard Areas and the risk premium zones setback areas shall not be counted applicable to the county are delineated. This toward meeting the minimum open includes DFIRM. space requirement except as specified by provisions of Section 7.12.5(A); or Flood Insurance Study (FIS) b) A"conservation-cluster" option where lot An examination, evaluation, and determination sizes are reduced and the land saved of flood hazard, corresponding water surface through such reductions is preserved as elevations (if appropriate), flood insurance risk open space on separate lots owned and zones, and other flood data in Orange County maintained through a homeowners issued by FEMA. The FIS report contains association, a non-profit land corresponding flood profiles, as well as FIRMs. conservancy or unit of state or local government; or Flood Lamp c) A"village"or modified cluster option See Outdoor Lighting, Flood Lamp. where dwelling units are clustered around a village green and supporting Floodlight shops, and the village is surrounded by See Outdoor Lighting, Floodlight. open space; or d) Some combination of the above. Floodplain or Flood Prone Area Floating Zoning District; Floating Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source and is interchangeable Zone terms. A zoning district that is defined in the text of the Ordinance but which is applied or mapped only Floodplain Administrator upon the approval of a rezoning The individual appointed to administer and application/petition. enforce the floodplain management regulations. Flood and Flooding Floodplain Development Permit A general and temporary condition of partial or A document required for any disturbance within complete inundation of normally dry land areas a mapped special flood hazard area prior to the from the overflow of inland or tidal waters and commencement of any development activity. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page Index-13