materials. **Encroachment.** The advance or infringement of uses, plant growth, fill, excavation, buildings, permanent structures , or development into a floodplain, which may impede or alter the flow capacity of a floodplain. **Existing construction.** Structures for which
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permanent structures
How this ordinance defines it
The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Amherst County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.
home stands and parking spaces, management offices, laundry facilities, recreation buildings and other permanent structures ; location and nature of fire-fighting facilities including hydrants, fire extinguishers and other fire-fighting equipment; location of fuel storage facilities and structures
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