(7) HIGH-DENSITY PROJECT (Stormwater Management) . The term defining any project that exceeds the low-density threshold for dwelling units per acre and built-upon area.
(8) HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID). The term defining high intensity discharge lighting is a bulb type including mercury vapor, metal halide, high-pressure or low- pressure sodium, which glow when an electric current is passed through a gas mixture inside the bulb.
(9) HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE (HAG) (Flood Damage Prevention). The term defining the highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, immediately next to the proposed walls of the structure.
(10) HIGH QUALITY WATERS (Stormwater Management). Those classified as such in 15A NCAC 2B.0101(e) (5) - General Procedures, which is incorporated herein by reference to include further amendments pursuant to G.S. 150B-14(c).
(11) HIGH QUALITY WATER ZONES (Stormwater Management). Areas within one (1) mile of and draining to High Quality Waters.
(12) HIP ROOF. The term defining a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope, with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof.
Figure – Hip Roof
(13) HISTORIC STRUCTURE (Flood Damage Prevention) (General). The term defining any structure that is:
A. Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the US Department of Interior) or primarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; or, B. Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; or,
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