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Highest Ad jacent Grade means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure. Historic Structure means any structure that is: (1) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior ) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register. (2) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district: (3) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or (4) Individually listed on a local inventory historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either: (a) By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, or (b) Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs. Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) means the coverage by a standard flood insurance policy under the NFIP that provides for the payment of a claim for the cost to comply with the State of Texas and the City of San Marcos floodplain management laws or ordinances after a direct physical loss by flood, when the City declares the structure to be "substantially" or "repetitively" flood - damaged. ICC coverage is provided for in every standard NFIP flood insurance policy, and will help pay for the cost to floodproof, relocate, elevate, or demolish the structure. Lowest Floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for the parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non - elevation design requirements of this Article. Manufactured Home means a structure transportable in one or more sections, built on a permanent chassis, and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The term does not include "recreational vehicle" unless it is placed on a site for greater than 180 consecutive dates. Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision (Mobile Home Park) means a parcel or contiguous parcels of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.