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Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) - A unique number assigned to a property upon its initial tax assessment. Outside of tax assessment, APNs can be useful in eliminating confusion about the identification of a subject property. For example, a mortgage...
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Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) - An organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood mitigation, the National Flood Insurance Program, and flood preparedness, warning and recovery. (Visit ASFPM website)
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Automated Clearinghouse Payment (ACH) - Secure payment transfer system that connects all U.S. financial institutions. The ACH network acts as the central clearing facility for all Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) transactions that occur nationwide,...
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Base Flood - A flood event that has a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in a specific location during any given year. Sometimes called the "1% annual chance flood" or "100-year flood", this hypothetical flood serves as the benchmark...
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Base Flood Depth (BFD) - Pertains to Zone AO only. The water level resulting from the Base Flood would be this far above the ground at any point within the zone, regardless of ground elevation. There is a one percent chance that flooding would reach...
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Base Flood Elevation (BFE) - Pertains to Zones AE, AH, A1-A30, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/A1-A30, AR/AH, AR/AO, V1-V30, and VE only. The water level that would result from a Base Flood is usually expressed as a number of feet above sea level as established...
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Blanket Insurance - A single amount of insurance applying to more than one building and/or contents. Blanket insurance is not permitted under the NFIP.
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