Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases when used in
this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section,
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE)
The elevation of surface water resulting from a flood that
has a one-percent chance of equaling or exceeding that level in any
given year.
BULKHEADING
The protection of fill material from erosion through the
use of a retaining wall.
CUT
A portion of land surface or area from which earth has been
removed or will be removed by excavation; the depth below original
ground surface to excavated surface.
DEBRIS BASIN
A barrier or dam built across a waterway or other suitable
locations to retain rock, sand, gravel, or silt or other materials.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP
That map or maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency which classify the floodplain into various zones for purposes
of determining flood insurance rates within the Township, a copy of
which is available for examination at the Department of Community
Planning and Development of the Township.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY
A study prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
which examines, evaluates, and determines flood hazards, and if appropriate,
corresponding water surface elevations for the Township.
FLOODPLAIN
The area of land adjoining a lake or watercourse within the
Township subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given
year, also known as the special flood hazard area. Riverine floodplains,
those along rivers and drains, are composed of both the floodway and
the floodway fringe.
[Added 1-9-2024 by Ord.
No. 2023-08]
FLOODPROOFING
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.
FLOODWAY
The channel of a riverine watercourse and those portions
of the floodplain which are reasonably required to carry and discharge
the base flood. The boundary of the floodway is designated on the
current Flood Insurance Rate Maps from FEMA.
[Amended 1-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2023-08]
FLOODWAY FRINGE
The portion of the base flood area located outside of the
floodway which may generally be considered as the backwater area of
the base flood.
GRADING
Any stripping, cutting, filling, stockpiling, or any combination
thereof and shall include the land in its cut or filled condition.
MULCHING
The application of plant or other suitable materials on the
soil surface to conserve moisture, hold soil in place, and aid in
establishing plant cover.
OBSTRUCTION
Any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment,
projection, excavation, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, wire,
fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill, structure, or matter in, along,
across, or projecting into any channel, watercourse, or regional flood
hazard area which may impede, retard, or change the direction of the
flow of water or that is placed where the flow of water might carry
the same downstream to damage of life or property.
SEDIMENT
Solid material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension,
if being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by
air, water, or gravity as a product of erosion.
SEDIMENT POOL
The reservoir space allotted to the accumulation of submerged
sediment during the life of the debris basin.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would
equal or exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the
damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
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.
Substantial improvement includes buildings that have incurred substantial
damage, regardless of the actual repair work performed. For substantial
improvement, the term "start of construction" means the first alteration
of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building,
whether or not the alteration affects the external dimensions of the
building. The term "substantial improvement" does not include the
following:
[Amended 1-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2023-08]
(1)
Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing
violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications
which have been identified by the local code enforcement official
and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions.
(2)
Any alteration of an historic structure, provided that the alteration
will not preclude the structure's continued designation as an
historic structure.