GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



1 ( 1 ) Minimize the extent of floods by preventing 



2 obstructions which inhibit water flow and increase 



3 flood height and damage. 



4 ( 2 ) Prevent and minimize loss of life, injuries, 



5 property damage, and other losses in flood hazard 



6 areas . 



7 ( 3 ) Promote the public health, safety, and welfare of 



8 citizens of North Carolina in flood hazard areas. 



9 (b) It is hereby declared that the channel and a — portion — ©4 



10 the adjoining 100-year floodplain of all the State's streams will 



1 1 be designated as a f loodway , — in which artificial obctructionc may 



12 not bo placed flood hazard area. Structures and other artificial 



13 obstructions may not be placed in the channel of a stream or in 



14 the adjoining floodplain, except in accordance with the 



15 provisions of this Part. 34i€ — purpos e — &f — docignating — those — ar e as 



16 a-e — a — f loodway — ie — fee — help — control — a«d — minimiz e — fe4ie — e xt e nt — e4 



17 floods — by — pr e v e nting — obstructions — which — inhibit — wat e r — flow — a«4 



18 incroaso — flood — h e ight — aftd — damag e , — d«d — th e r e by — fee — provont — a«4 



19 minimiae — loss — q4 — lif e , — injuri e s, — prop e rty damag e and oth e r losses 

 2 ( both — public — a^id — privat e ) — ifl — flood — hazard — ar e as , — aftd — fee — promot e 

 2 1 fe4ie — public — health, saf e ty — a«^ — welfare — q4 — citiaons — o4 — North 



22 Carolina — i« — flood haaard ar e as . 



23 "§ 143-215.52. Definitions. 



24 As used in this Part, — unless — feiie — cont e xt — otherwis e — roquiroc ; 

 2 5 Part: 



26 (1) 'Artificial obstruction' means any obstruction 



27 which is not a natural obstruction, including any 



28 which, while not a significant obstruction in 



29 itself, is capable of accumulating debris and 



30 thereby reducing the flood-carrying capacity of the 



31 stream. 



32 ( la ) 'Base flood' or '100-year flood' means the flood 

 3 3 which has a one percent chance of being equalled or 

 34 exceeded in any given year. The term 'Base flood' 

 3 5 is used in the National Flood Insurance Program to 

 36 indicate the minimum level of flooding to be 



3 7 addressed by a community in its floodplain 



38 management regulations. 



39 ( lb) 'Base floodplain' or '100-year floodplain' means 



4 that area subject to a one percent or greater 

 4 1 chance of flooding in any given year, as shown on 

 4 2 the most current floodplain maps prepared pursuant 

 4 3 to the National Flood Insurance Program or approved 

 4 4 by the Department. 



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