[Ord. 02-2, 2/6/2002, § 8.00]
Unless specifically defined below, words and phrases used in
this Chapter shall be interpreted so as to give this Chapter its most
reasonable application.
[Ord. 02-2, 2/6/2002, § 8.01]
A use or structure on the same lot with, in a nature customarily
incidental and subordinate to, the principal use or structure.
Any area of the building having its floor below ground level
on all sides.
A combination of materials to form a permanent structure
having walls and a roof. Included shall be all manufactured homes
and trailers to be used for human habitation.
The Building Permit Officer or that person designated by
the Township to issue building permits, review applications and submissions
and to ensure that all persons comply with the provisions of this
Chapter.
A space which will remain totally dry during flooding; the
structure is designed and constructed to prevent the passage of water
and water vapor.
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including, but not limited to, the construction, reconstruction, renovation,
repair, expansion or alteration of buildings or other structures;
the placement of manufactured homes; streets and other paving; utilities;
filling, grading and excavation; mining; dredging; drilling operations;
storage and equipment or materials; and the subdivision of land.
A space which will remain dry during flooding, except for
the passage of some water vapor or minor seepage; the structure is
substantially impermeable to the passage of water.
A temporary inundation of normally dry land areas.
Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions,
changes or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood
damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, structures and their contents.
A relatively flat or low land area which is subject to partial
or complete inundation from an adjoining or nearby stream, river or
watercourse; and/or any area subject to the unusual and rapid accumulation
of surface waters from any source.
The designated area of a floodplain required to carry and
discharge floodwaters of a given magnitude. For purposes of this Chapter,
the floodway shall be capable of accommodating a flood of the one-hundred-year
magnitude.
Any structure that is:
Listed individually on any 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.
Certified or preliminary determined by the Secretary of the
Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered
historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary
to qualify as a registered historic district.
Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places
in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved
by the Secretary of Interior.
The floodplain area specifically identified in this Chapter
as being inundated by the one-hundred-year flood.
Any of the following activities:
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts
or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
A group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings,
whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential
building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants or
tenure.
The division or allocation of land or space, whether initially
or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective
occupants by means of or for the purpose of streets, common areas,
leaseholds, condominiums, building groups or other features.
A subdivision of land.
The lowest floor of the lowest fully enclosed area (including
basement). An unfinished, flood-resistant partially enclosed area,
used solely for parking of vehicles, building access and incidental
storage, in an area other than a basement area is not considered the
lowest floor of a building, provided that such space is not designed
and built so that the structure is in violation of the applicable
nonelevation design requirements of this Chapter.
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The
term includes park trailers, travel trailers, recreational and similar
vehicles which are placed on a site for more than 180 consecutive
days.
The parcel of land under single ownership, which has been
planned and improved for the placement of two or more manufactured
homes for nontransient use.
The replacement of existing work with equivalent materials
for the purpose of its routine maintenance and upkeep, but not including
the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal
or cutting of any structural beam or bearing support, or the removal
or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts
of the structure affecting the exitway requirements; nor shall minor
repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or revocation
of any standpipe, water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas,
oil, waste, vent or similar piping, electric wiring or mechanical
or other work affecting public health or general safety.
Structures for which the start of construction commenced
on or after March 28, 1979, and includes any subsequent improvements
thereto.
A flood that, on the average, is likely to occur once every
100 years (i.e., that has a one-percent chance of occurring each year,
although the flood may occur in any year).
An individual, partnership, public or private association,
corporation, firm, trust, estate, municipality, governmental unit,
public utility or any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized
by law as the subject of rights and duties.
A vehicle that is: (i) built on a single chassis; (ii) not
more than 400 square feet, measured at the largest horizontal projections;
(iii) designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light
duty truck; (iv) not designed for use as a permanent dwelling but
as a temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or
seasonal use.
The one-hundred-year flood elevation plus a freeboard safety
factor of 1 1/2 feet.
Anything constructed or erected on the ground or attached
to the ground, including, but not limited to, buildings, sheds, manufactured
homes and other similar items. This term includes any man-made object
having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water,
whether or not affixed to land.
The division or redivision of a lot, tracts or parcel of
land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other
divisions of land, including changes in existing lot lines for the
purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court
for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building
or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease
of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres,
not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential
dwelling, shall be exempted.
Damage from any cause sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would
equal or exceed 50% or more of the market value of the structure before
the damage occurred.
Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement
of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market
value of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement.
This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage,
regardless of the actual repair work performed. This term does not,
however, include either:
Any project for improvement of the structure to correct existing
violations of state or local health, sanitary or safety coach specifications
which have been identified by the local code enforcement official
and which are the minimum necessary to ensure safe living conditions.
Any alteration of a historic structure, provided that the alteration
will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a
historic structure.
