Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in
this Chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they
have in common usage and to give this Chapter its most reasonable
application.
See "BASE FLOOD".
Means the same as "APPURTENANT STRUCTURE".
Those rates established by the Administrator pursuant to
individual community studies and investigation which are undertaken
to provide flood insurance in accordance with Section 1307 of the
National Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and accepted actuarial
principles. "Risk premium rates" include provisions
for operating costs and allowances.
The Federal Insurance Administrator.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
A request for a review of the Code Enforcement Officer's
interpretation of any provision of this Chapter or a request for a
variance.
A structure that is on the same parcel of property as the
principal structure to be insured and the use of which is incidental
to the use of the principal structure.
A designated AO or AH Zone on a community's Flood Insurance
Rate Map (FIRM) with a one percent (1%) or greater annual chance of
flooding to an average depth of one (1) to three (3) feet where a
clearly defined channel is unpredictable and where velocity flow may
be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
The land in the floodplain within a community subject to
a one percent (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
The flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equalled
or exceeded in any given year.
Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
See "STRUCTURE".
The official of the community who is charged with the authority
to implement and administer laws, ordinances and regulations for that
community.
Any State or area or political subdivision thereof which
has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations
for the areas within its jurisdiction.
Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate
including, but not limited to, buildings or structures, mining, dredging,
filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, or storage
of equipment or materials.
For insurance purposes, a non-basement building which has
its lowest elevated floor raised above ground level by foundation
walls, shear walls, posts, piers, pilings or columns.
A community for which the Administrator has authorized the
sale of flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
For the purposes of determining rates, structures for which
the "start of construction" commenced before the effective date of
the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for FIRMs effective before that
date. "Existing construction" may also be referred
to as "existing structures".
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed, including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads, is completed before the effective date of
the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.
The preparation of additional sites by the construction of
facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed, including the installation of utilities, the construction
of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete
pads.
An Official Map of a community on which the Administrator
has delineated both special flood hazard areas and the designated
regulatory floodway.
A determination by the Administrator of the water surface
elevations of the base flood, that is, the flood level that has a
one percent (1%) or greater chance of occurrence in any given year.
An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards.
An Official Map of a community, issued by the Administrator,
where the boundaries of the flood areas having special flood hazards
have been designated as (unnumbered or numbered) A Zones.
An Official Map of a community on which the Administrator
has delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium
zones applicable to the community.
The official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency. The report contains flood profiles as well as the Flood Boundary/Floodway
Map and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from:
The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive
measures for reducing flood damage including, but not limited to,
emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, and floodplain
management regulations.
Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, Building Codes,
health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as floodplain
and grading ordinances) and other applications of Police power. The
term describes such State or local regulations, in any combination
thereof, that provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention
and reduction.
Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from
any source (see "FLOODING").
Any combination of structural and non-structural additions,
changes or adjustments to structures that reduce or eliminate flood
damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, or structures and their contents.
The lines marking the limits of floodways on Federal, State
and local floodplain maps.
The area outside the floodway encroachment lines but still
subject to inundation by the regulatory flood.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood
without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than
one (1) foot.
A factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood
level for purposes of floodplain management. Freeboard tends to compensate
for the many unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights
greater than the height calculated for a selected size flood and floodway
conditions, such as wave action, clogged bridge openings, and the
hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed.
A use that cannot perform its intended purpose unless it
is located or carried out in close proximity to water. This term includes
only docking facilities and facilities that are necessary for the
loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, but does not include
long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities.
The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior
to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.
Any structure that is:
Listed individually in the 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 preliminarily 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 the Interior; or
Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places
in communities with historic preservation programs that have been
certified either:
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement).
An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking
of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area other than a basement
area, is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such
enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation
of the applicable floodproofing design requirements of this Chapter.
A structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, which
is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without
a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities.
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two
(2) or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
An estimate of what is fair, economic, just and equitable
value under normal local market conditions.
For purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP),
the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum
to which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood Insurance
Rate Map (FIRM) are referenced.
For the purposes of determining insurance rates, structures
for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective
date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever is later,
and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For floodplain
management purposes, "new construction" means structures
for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective
date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by a community
and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lot on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed, including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads, is completed on or after the effective date
of the floodplain management regulations adopted by the community.
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Also known as "eligible community", means
a community in which the Administrator has authorized the sale of
flood insurance.
Includes any individual or group of individuals, corporation,
partnership, association, or any other entity, including Federal,
State and local governments and agencies.
At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the actual cash value
of the structure, less land value, is above ground.
A vehicle which is:
Built on a single chassis;
Four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the
largest horizontal projections;
Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light
duty truck; and
Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal
use.
To bring the structure or other development into compliance
with Federal, State or local floodplain management regulations or,
if this is not possible, to reduce the impacts of its non-compliance.
Those rates established by the Administrator pursuant to
individual community studies and investigations which are undertaken
to provide flood insurance in accordance with Section 1307 of the
National Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and the accepted actuarial
principles. "Risk premium rates" include provisions
for operating costs and allowances.
See "AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD".
An area having special flood hazards and shown on an FHBM,
FIRM or FBFM as Zones (unnumbered or numbered) A and AE.
Includes substantial improvement and means the date the building
permit was issued, provided that the actual start of construction,
repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement or other
improvement was within one hundred eighty (180) days of the permit
date. The "actual start" means either the first (1st)
placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such
as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the
construction of columns or any work beyond the stage of excavation,
or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent
construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing,
grading and filling; the installation of streets and/or walkways;
excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations or the erection
of temporary forms; the installation on the property of accessory
buildings, such as garages or sheds, not occupied as dwelling units
or part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the
actual "start of construction" means the first (1st)
alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of
a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions
of the building.
That agency of the State Government or other office designated
by the Governor of the State or by State Statute at the request of
the Administrator to assist in the implementation of the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in that State.
For floodplain management purposes, a walled and roofed building,
including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above
ground, as well as a manufactured home. "Structure", for insurance purposes, means a walled and roofed building, other
than a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above ground
and affixed to a permanent site, as well as a manufactured home on
a permanent foundation. For the latter purpose, the term includes
a building while in the course of construction, alteration or repair
but does not include building materials or supplies intended for use
in such construction, alteration or repair unless such materials or
supplies are within an enclosed building on the premises.
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would
equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) 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 fifty percent
(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.
The term does not, however, include either:
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,
or
Any alteration of a "historic structure", provided that the
alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation
as a "historic structure".
Grant of relief to a person from the requirements of this
Chapter which permits construction in a manner otherwise prohibited
by this Chapter where specific enforcement would result in unnecessary
hardship. Flood insurance requirements remain in place of any varied
use or structure and cannot be varied by the community.
The failure of a structure or other development to be fully
compliant with the community's floodplain management regulations.
A structure or other development without the elevation certificate,
other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required by
this Chapter is presumed to be in violation until such time as that
documentation is provided.
The height in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical
Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum where specified) of floods of
various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplain.
