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• A political entity that has the authority to adopt and enforce floodplain ordinances for the area under its jurisdiction. In most cases, a community is an incorporated city, town, township, borough, village, or an unincorporated area of a county or parish. However, some states have statutory authorities that vary from this description.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Community. (n.d.). National Flood Insurance Glossary. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/community.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Community. National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/community (accessed: April 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Community." National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 1 April. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/community.

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