A.
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases
used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meanings
they have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable
application:
B.
AH ZONE
AO ZONE
APPEAL
AREA OF SHALLOW FLOODING
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
BASE FLOOD
BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE)
BASEMENT
BREAKAWAY WALL
CUMULATIVE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
DEVELOPMENT
DIGITAL FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (DFIRM)
ELEVATED BUILDING
EROSION
EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS)
FLOOD or FLOODING
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
FLOODPROOFING
FLOODWAY
FREEBOARD
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE
HISTORIC STRUCTURE
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
LIMIT OF MODERATE WAVE ACTION (LiMWA)
LOWEST FLOOR
MANUFACTURED HOME
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISION
NEW CONSTRUCTION
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK or SUBDIVISION
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
START OF CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURE
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
(1)
(2)
VARIANCE
VIOLATION
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
Areas subject to inundation by one-percent-annual-chance
shallow flooding (usually areas of ponding) where average depths are
between one foot and three feet. Base flood elevations (BFEs) derived
from detailed hydraulic analyses are shown in this zone.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
Areas subject to inundation by one-percent-annual-chance
shallow flooding (usually sheet flow on sloping terrain) where average
depths are between one foot and three feet.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
A request for a review of the Township Engineer's interpretation
of any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance.
A designated AO or AH Zone on a community's Digital
Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) with a one-percent annual or greater
chance of flooding to an average depth of one foot to three feet,
where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of
flooding is unpredictable and where the velocity flow may be evident.
Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
[Amended 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1361]
Land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one-percent
or greater chance of flooding in any given year. It is shown on the
FIRM as Zone V, VE, V1-30, A, AO, A1-A30, AE, A99 or AH.
[Amended 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1361]
A flood having a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded
in any given year.
[Amended 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1361]
The flood elevation shown on a published Flood Insurance
Study (FIS), including the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). For Zones
AE, AH, AO and A1-30, the elevation represents the water surface elevation
resulting from a flood that has a one-percent or greater chance of
being equaled or exceeded in any given year. For Zones VE and V1-30,
the elevation represents the Stillwater elevation (SWEL) plus wave
effect (BFE = SWEL + wave effect) resulting from a flood that has
a one-percent or greater chance of being equaled or exceeded in any
given year.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
A wall that is not part of the structural support of the
building and is intended through its design and construction to collapse
under specific lateral loading forces without causing damage to the
elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system.
Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement
of a structure that equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the
structure at the time of the improvement or repair when counted cumulatively
for 10 years.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations,
or storage of equipment or materials located within the area of special
flood hazard.
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk-premium
zones applicable to the community.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
A non-basement building (i) built, in the case of a building
in an area of special flood hazard, to have the top of the elevated
floor or, in the case of a building in a Coastal A Zone, to have the
bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the elevated
floor, elevated above the base flood elevation plus freeboard by means
of piling, columns (posts and piers), or shear walls parallel to the
flow of the water, and (ii) adequately anchored so as not to impair
the structural integrity of the building during a flood up to the
magnitude of the base flood. In an area of special flood hazard, "elevated
building" also includes a building elevated by means of fill or solid
foundation perimeter walls with openings sufficient to facilitate
the unimpeded movement of floodwaters. In areas of Coastal A Zones,
"elevated buildings" also includes a building otherwise meeting the
definition of "elevated building" even though the lower area is enclosed
by means of breakaway walls.
[Amended 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1361]
The process of the gradual wearing away of land masses.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
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.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk
premium zones applicable to the community.
The official report in which the Federal Insurance Administration
has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood Insurance Rate Map(s)
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:
Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes,
health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as a floodplain
ordinance, grading ordinance and erosion control ordinance) and other
applications of police power. The term describes such state or local
regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide standards for
the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.
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.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
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
0.2 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, bridge openings, and
the hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior
to construction next to the proposed or existing walls of a structure.
[Amended 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1361]
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:
Inland limit of the area affected by waves greater than 1.5
feet during the base flood. Base flood conditions between the V Zone
and the LiMWA will be similar to, but less severe than, those in the
V Zone.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement).
An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, useable solely for the
parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than
a basement, is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided
that such enclosure is not built so to render the structure in violation
of other applicable nonelevation design requirements of 44 CFR 60.3.
[Amended 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1361]
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 "manufactured home" does not include a recreational vehicle.
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two
or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
Structures for which the start of construction commenced
on or after the effective date of a floodplain 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 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 on or after the effective date
of the floodplain management regulations adopted by the municipality.
A vehicle which is built on a single chassis; 400 square
feet or less when measured at the longest 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.
For other than new construction or substantial improvements
under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (P.L. No. 97-348) includes
substantial improvements and means the date the building permit was
issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within
180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first
placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site such
as the pouring of a 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 nor does it include the installation of streets
and/or walkways, nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings
or piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms, nor does
it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings,
such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part
of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start
of construction means the first 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.
A walled and roofed building, a manufactured home, or a gas
or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground.
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 damage" also means flood-related damages
sustained by a structure on two or more separate occasions during
a ten-year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each
such flood event, on the average, equals or exceeds 25% of the market
value of the structure before the damages occurred.
[Amended 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1361]
Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement
of a structure during a ten-year period 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 also means
"cumulative substantial improvement." This term includes structures
which have incurred substantial damage, regardless of the actual repair
work performed or "repetitive loss." The term does not, however, include
either:
[Amended 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1361]
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 officer and
which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions;
or
Any alteration of an historic structure, provided that the alteration
will not preclude the structure's continued designation as an
historic structure.
A grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter that
permits construction in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited
by this chapter.
The failure of a structure or other development to be fully
compliant with this chapter. A new or substantially improved structure
or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications,
or other evidence of compliance required in 44 CFR 60.3(b)(5), (c)(4),
(c)(10), (e)(2), (e)(4), or (e)(5) is presumed to be in violation
until such time as that documentation is provided.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 1361]
