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• "A Risk Zones"are special flood hazard areas without detailed studies, where base flood <br /> elevations have not been determined. <br /> "Appeal Board"means a person or persons specifically designated to render decisions on <br /> variance applications and floodplain management complaints. <br /> "Automatic"entry and exit of floodwaters means that the water must be able to enter and exit <br /> with no intervening action from a person. <br /> "Base flood"is the flood profile used as the basis for the NFIP regulations. The Federal <br /> government has selected the"100-year flood" as the base flood. <br /> "Base Flood"is the flood profile used as the basis for the NFIP regulations. The Federal <br /> government has selected the I% chance flood as the base flood. <br /> "Basement" is any enclosed area that is below grade on all sides. <br /> "BFE"is the acronym for Base Flood Elevation. <br /> "Buoyancy"is the upward force exerted by water. Buoyancy can cause underground tanks to <br /> • float free and can lift structures off foundations. <br /> "Certificates of Compliance"are formal documents issued by floodplain administrators <br /> certifying that completed projects comply with the requirements of the local Code. <br /> "CFR"is the acronym for the Code of Federal Regulations. The Code of Federal Regulations <br /> is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the <br /> executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that <br /> represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. The Federal regulations pertaining to the <br /> national Flood Insurance Program are found in title 44, Emergency Management and Assistance. <br /> "Clearing"is the act of cutting timber or shrubs from an area <br /> "Commercial business park"is typically an area of offices or light industrial usage, <br /> although retail, service, or industrial usage is sometimes included in supporting roles. For <br /> example, a commercial business park of office complexes may also include restaurants which <br /> service these offices. <br /> "Concrete deadman anchors"are heavy steel rods embedded in buried sections of . <br /> concrete, used to secure items in place under tension. <br /> • <br /> 2 <br />