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Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions
Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined
Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation
June 2013
Morrisville, NC
Page 11-56
Unified Development Ordinance - Public Hearing Draft
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EGULATORY
F
LOOD
P
ROTECTION
E
LEVATION
The elevation above mean sea level to which the reference level of all structures and other development
located within Special Flood Hazard Areas and Future Conditions Flood Hazard Areas must be protected,
as established in Section 5.6, Floodplain Management.
(a) In ―Special Flood Hazard Areas‖ where Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) have been determined, this
elevation shall be the BFE plus two feet of freeboard.
(b) In ―Special Flood Hazard Areas‖ where no BFE has been established, this elevation shall be at least
two feet above the highest adjacent grade.
(c) In Future Conditions Flood Hazard Areas this elevation shall be the Future Conditions Flood Elevation
plus two feet of freeboard.
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EMEDY A
V
IOLATION
For purposes of floodplain management, to bring the structure or other development into compliance with
state or local floodplain management regulations, or, if this is not possible, to reduce the impacts of its
noncompliance. Ways that impacts may be reduced including protecting the structure or other affected
development from flood damages, implementing the enforcement provisions of this article or otherwise
deterring future similar violations, or reducing federal financial exposure with regard to the structure or
other development.
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ESEARCH
L
ABORATORY
A facility that is designed or equipped for basic or applied research of experimental study, testing, or
analysis in the natural and medical sciences or engineering, including any educational activities associated
with and accessory to such research.
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ESTAURANT
An establishment where meals or prepared food, including beverages and confections, are served to
customers. Accessory uses may include bars, banquet rooms, catering services, pick-up facilities for take-out
orders, windows for walk-up service, outdoor seating, and where specifically allowed, drive-through
service facilities. An establishment that sells both alcoholic beverages and food is classified as a bar or
lounge if it derives no more than 30 percent of its gross revenue from the sale of food and nonalcoholic
beverages consumed on the premises.
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ETAIL
S
TORE
A building, property, or activity, the principal use or purpose of which is the sale of goods, products, or
materials directly to the consumer. This use includes, but is not limited to, clothing stores, appliance stores,
bakeries, food stores, grocers, caterers, pharmacies, book stores, florists, furniture stores, hardware stores,
and pet stores. This use does not include convenience stores, automobile service stations, service
establishments, restaurants, or adult establishments.
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EVEAL
A change in height of the primary plane that brings relief to an otherwise flat surface and increases its
complexity.
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EZONING
, C
ONDITIONAL
See Section 2.5.3.
R
EZONING
, G
ENERAL
See Section 2.5.3.
R
EZONING
, P
LANNED
D
EVELOPMENT
See Section 2.5.3.