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<br />New construction (See post-FIRM).
<br />Nonconforming building or development means any legally existing building or development,
<br />which fails to comply with the current provisions of this Ordinance.
<br />Non-Encroachment area means the channel of n river or other watercourse and the adjacent
<br />~~) land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the bnse,flood without cumulatively incr°easing
<br />the water sau face elevation more than one (1), foot as designated in the Flood Insurance Study report.
<br />Obstruction includes, but is not limited to, any dam, wall, what f embankment, levee, dike, pile,
<br />nbuhnent, protection, excavation, channelization, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, wire, ,fence, rock,
<br />gravel, refuse, ,fill, structure, vegetation or other naalerial in, along, across, or projecting into any
<br />watercourse, which may alter, impede, retard, or change the direction and/or velocity of the flow of
<br />water, or due to its location, its propensity to snm•e or collect debris cmried by the,flow of water, or° its
<br />likelihood of being carried downstream,
<br />Post-FIRM means construction or other development, for wkic/t the "start of construction"
<br />commenced on or after March 16, 1981= artd inc/rrdes any subsequent inrproven:ents to such
<br />structures.
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<br />Pre-FIRM means construction or other development, for rvhic/t t/te "start of conrtructlott" commenced
<br />before Mm•ch 16, 1981= m:r/includes any subsequent iu:proveu:ents to suc/r structures.
<br />Public safety and/or nuisance means anything, which is injurious to the safety or health of an
<br />entire Orange County or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, or• unlawfully obsh•ucts
<br />the, free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, sh•eam, cmaal, or
<br />basin.
<br />Reer•eational vehicle (RV) means a vehicle, which is built on a single chassis, 400 squaze feet or'
<br />less when measured at the lazgest horizontal projection, designed to be self-propelled or permanently
<br />towable by a light duty truck, and designed primazily not for use as a permanent dwelling, but as
<br />temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use..
<br />Reference level is the portion of a sh•ucture or other development that must be compared to the
<br />regulatory flood protection elevation to determine regulatory compliance. For sh-uckn•es within Special
<br />Flood Hazard Arens designated as Zone AI-A.30, AE, A, A99, or AO, the reference level is the top of the
<br />~3~ lowest inhabited floor.
<br />Regulatory ,flood pr°otection elevation means the elevation to which all structures mad other
<br />development located within the Special Flood Hazard Arens have been determined Within areas where
<br />BFE's have been determined, this elevation shall be the BFE plus tu~o (Z'), feet of fi•eeboar•d. In areas
<br />where no BFE has been established, all sh ucfan es and other development Hurst be elevated or flood
<br />proofed, if non-residential, to two (2') feet above the highest adjacent grade.
<br />Remedy a violation means to bring the structure or other development into compliance with State
<br />and Orange County laws and regulations.
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