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0 <br /> LEVEE SYSTEM - means a flood protection system which <br /> i✓ consists of a levee, or levees, and associated structures, such <br /> as closure and drainage devices , which are constructed and <br /> operated in accordance with sound engineering practices . <br /> L014EST FLOOR - means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed <br /> area (including basement) . An unfinished or flood resistant <br /> enclosure, usable solely for parking or vehicles, building access <br /> or storage in an area other than a basement area is not <br /> considered a building ' s lowest floor ; provided that such <br /> enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation <br /> of the applicable non-elevation design requirement of Section <br /> 60. 3 of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations . <br /> MANUFACTURED HOME - means a structure transportable in one <br /> or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is <br /> designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when <br /> connected to the required utilities . For flood plain management <br /> purposes the term "manufactured home " also includes park <br /> trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles placed on a <br /> site for greater than 180 consecutive days . For insurance <br /> purposes the term "manufactured home" does not include park <br /> trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles . <br /> MEAN SEA LEVEL - means, for purposes of the National Flood <br /> Insurance Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of <br /> 1929 or other datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a <br /> community ' s Flood Insurance Rate Map are referenced. <br /> START OF CONSTRUCTION - (for other than new construction or <br /> substantial improvements under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act <br />