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Floodproofing means any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or <br /> adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real <br /> property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents. <br /> Floodway. See "regulatory floodway." <br /> Functionally dependent use means a use, which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is <br /> located or carried out in close proximity to water. The term includes only docking facilities, port <br /> facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship <br /> building and ship repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing <br /> facilities. <br /> Highest adjacent grade means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to <br /> construction next to the proposed walls of a 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 /> Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the <br /> requirements for individual listing on the National Register; <br /> (2) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the <br /> historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the <br /> Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; <br /> (3) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation <br /> programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or <br /> (4) Individually listed on a local inventory or historic places in communities with historic <br /> preservation programs that have been certified either: <br /> a. By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or; <br /> b. Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs. <br /> Levee means a manmade structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed in <br /> accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as <br /> to provide protection from temporary flooding. <br /> Levee system means a flood protection system which consists of a levee, or levees, and <br /> associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices, which are constructed and operated <br /> in accordance with sound engineering practices. <br /> Lowest floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An <br /> unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking or vehicles, building access or <br /> storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided <br /> that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non- <br /> elevation design requirement of Section 60.3 of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations. <br /> Manufactured home means a structure transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a <br /> permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when <br /> 4 <br />