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CABARRUS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE CHAPTER 16 -FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION Highest Adjacent Grade (HAG) means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, immediately next to the proposed walls of the structure. Historic Structure means any structure that is: (a) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the US Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as meeting the requirem nts for individual listing on the National Register; (b) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as contributing to th storical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary qualify as a registered historic district; (c) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic landmarks in communities ' a Ce d Local Go ment (CLG) Program; or (d) Certified as contributing to the historical significance of a historic dis designa y a unity with a Certified Local Government (CLG) Program. Certified Local Government(CLG) Programs are approvedby the US ent elnteno cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources through the S is c Pres icer as having met the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 end Letter of Mao Change (LOMC) means an official determination issued by A that nds or revises an effective Flood Insurance Rate Map or Flood Insurance Study. Letters of M hange include: (a) Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA): An I amendment, by letter, to an effective National Flood Insurance Program map. A LOMA is based on ica a showing that a property had been inadvertently mapped as being in the floodplain, but isS n natur h ground above the base flood elevation. A LOMA amends the current effective Flood Inte Map an ablishes that a specific property, portion of a property, or structure is not located i hazard ar (b) Letter of Map Revision (LOMRn based on technical data that may show changesto flood zones, flood elevations, special flood hazaundaries and floodway delineations, and other planimetric features. (c) Letter of Map Revi eMR-F): A determination that a structure or parcel of land has been elevated by fill abov a re, no longer located within the special flood hazard area. In order to qualify for this dr fi I must have been permitted and placed in accordance with the communit floodplgulations. (d) Condit r of (CLO A formal review and comment as to whether a proposed project co with mrements for such projects with respect to delineation of special flood haza as. the effective Flood Insurance Rate Map or Flood Insurance Study; upon submiss ap certified as -built documentation, a Letter of Map Revision may be issued by FEMA —rise th ctive FIRM. k mealWny mfftor vehicle rated at 8,500 pounds Gross Vehicular Weight Rating or less which has a vehicular 6,000 1&nds or less and which has a basic vehicle frontal area of 45 square feet or less as defined in 40 CFR (a) DIWed primarily for purposes of transportation of property or is a derivation of such a vehicle, or (b) Designed primarily for transportation of persons and has a capacity of more than 12 persons; or (c) Available with special features enabling off-street or off-highway operation and use. Lowest Adjacent Grade (LAG) means the elevation of the ground, sidewalk or patio slab immediately next to the building, or deck support, after completion of the building. Lowest Floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant Page 5 of 26 2017 NC Model Ordinance Non -Coastal Amended 2018 Page 203