Natural Protective Yard
A landscaped yard area that contains no buildings, vehicular surface area, loading, storage or display service areas, in which no tree disturbing activity or grading shall take place unless in accordance with an approved tree removal permit. No tree removal permit shall be issued if the cumulative grading and tree removal exceeds 30% of any natural protective yard.

Natural Resource Buffer Yard
Buffer areas that limit land disturbing activities adjacent to fragile environmental areas, which include, but are not limited to, watercourse buffers.

New Construction
Structures for which the “start of construction” commenced on or after the effective date of this UDO and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.

Non-Encroachment Area
The channel of a river or other watercourse, including the area above a bridge or culvert when application, and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one (1) foot as designated in the Flood Insurance Study report.