enforceable proprietary interests in such land.
(12) DEVELOPMENT (Flood Damage Prevention). The term defining any man-made change or land disturbing activity to improve an unimproved real estate, property, which adds to or changes the amount of impervious or partially impervious cover on a land area, or which otherwise decreases the infiltration of precipitation into the soil including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, timber harvesting, conversion of forest land to non-forest use, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials. (Stormwater Management). Any land- disturbing activity that increases the amount of built-upon area or that otherwise decreases the infiltration of precipitation into the subsoil. When additional development occurs at a site that has existing development, the built-upon area of the existing development shall not be included in the density calculations for additional stormwater control requirements, and stormwater control requirements cannot be applied retroactively to existing development, unless otherwise required by federal law. (13) DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY (Flood Damage Prevention) . The term defining any activity defined as Development which will necessitate a Floodplain Development Permit. This includes buildings, structures, and non-structural items, including (but not limited to) fill, bulkheads, piers, pools, docks, landings, ramps, and erosion control/stabilization measures. (14) DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL (Stormwater Management). An administrative or quasi- judicial approval made pursuant to this Chapter that is written and that is required prior to commencing development or undertaking a specific activity, project, or development proposal. Development approvals include, but are not limited to, zoning permits, site plan approvals, special use permits, variances, and certificates of appropriateness. The term also includes all other regulatory approvals required by regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter, including plat approvals, permits issued, development agreements entered into, and building permits issued. (15) DEVELOPMENT CUT (Clear Cutting/Tree Protection). The term defining a selection method of timber harvesting that includes select cutting, partial cutting, thinning, all-aged or un-even aged management, and salvage cuts of a natural stand of trees. (16) DIGITAL FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (DFIRM) (Flood Damage Prevention) . means the digital official map of a community, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on which both the Special Flood Hazard Areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community are delineated.
(17) DILAPIDATED (Minimum Housing). The term defining a dwelling that is unfit for human habitation and cannot be repaired, altered, or improved to comply with all of the
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