Environmental
The NC Flood Damage Prevention Ordinances (adopted in NFIP-participating communities) require that new construction in a Special Flood Hazard Area be built:
ABelow the base flood elevation
BAt or above the base flood elevation, with flood-resistant design✓ Correct
CAway from all water features
DOn stilts only if the owner requests it
Explanation
NC NFIP-participating communities require new construction in SFHAs to be elevated at or above the base flood elevation (BFE) and meet other flood-resistant construction standards.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
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Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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