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ULowest Floor" means the lowest oor of the lowest enclosed area (In- ludlng basement). An unflnlshed or 000 resistant enclosure" usable solely r parking of ,vehicles, building access r storage In an area other than a asement area Is not considered a uildlng's lowest floor; Provided, that ch enclosure Is not built so as to nder the structure In violation of e applicable non-elevation design re- ulrements of f 60.30 UMangrove stand/' means an assem- lage of mangrove trees which are ostly low trees noted for a copious evelopment of interlacing adventl- ous roots above the ground and hich contain one or more of the fol~ wing species: Black mangrove (Avl- ennla Nltlda); ,red mangrove (Rhlzo- hora Mangle); white mangrove (Lan- cularla Racemosa); and button- ood (Conocarpus Erecta)o uManwactured home" means a cture, transportable In one or ore sections, which Is built on a per- anent chassis and Is designed for use th or without a permanent founda- 'on when attached to the required itllitles. The term "manufactured ~ome" does not include a "recreation- ~ vehicle". , "Manlifactured home park or subdi- won" means a parcel (or contiguous 'arcels) of land divided Into two or :lQre manufactured home lots for rent ,r sale. "Map" means the Flood Hazard loundary Map (FHBM) or the Flood Murance Rate Map (FIRM) for a ommunlty Issued by the Agencyo uMean sea level" means, for pur- oses of the National Flood Insurance 'rogram, the National Geodetic Vertl- al Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other atum, to which base flood elevations b.own on a community's Flood Insur- nce Rate Map are referenced. uMud8lideJJ (i.e., mucUZow) describes condition where there Is a river, flow r Inundation of liquid mud down a llJside usually as a result of a dual ,ndltlon of loss of brush cover, and Ile SUbsequent accumulation of water n the ground preceded by a periOd of nusually heavy or sustained rain. A mdsUde (i.e., mudflow) may occur as distinct phenomenon whlle a land- ide Is In progress, and will be recog- nized as such by the Administrator only If the mudflow, and not the land- sllde, Is the proximate cause of damage that occurs. "Mudslide (I.e., mu/U!ow) area man- agement" means the operation of an overall program of corrective and pre- ventive measures for' reducing muds- IIde (I.e.. mudflow) damage, including but not limited to emergency pre- paredness plans, mudsllde control works, and flood plain ma.nagement regulatlonso uMudslide (i.e., mudflow) prone area " means an areo. with land sur- faces and slopes of unconsolidated ma- terial where the history, geology and climate indicate a potential for mud- flowo uNew construction" means, for the purposes of determining Insurance rates, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever Is later, and Includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For floodplain manage- ment purposes, "new construction" means structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and Includes any subse- quent improvements to such struc- tures. lINew mantt/actured home park or subdivision " means a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construclton of facilities for servic- Ing the lots on which the manufac- tured homes are to be affixed (includ- Ing at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) Is completed on or after the effective date of flood- plain management regulations adopt- ed by a communltyo "lOO-year /lood"see f~aseflood." "Participating community, " also known as an l!eligible community," means a community In which the Ad- ministrator has authorized the sale of flood Insuranceo HPerson" includes 'any individual or group of individuals, corporation, part- nership, association, or any other 250