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. . -4- crease flood damage; (5) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will un- naturally divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards to other lands. ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this Ordinance shall be interpreted to give them the meaning they have in cammon usage and to give this Ordinance its most reasonable application. Appeal-rreans a request for a review of the Flood Plain Administrator's interpretation ot any provision of this Ordinance or a request for a variance. Area of Shallow Flooding-rreans a designated 00, All, or va Zore on a comnunity's r'lOCX1 Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a one percent chance or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of one to three feet where a clearly defined chanrel dces not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow. Area of Special Flood Hazard- is the land in the flood plain within a canmunity SubJect: to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. '!he area may be designated as Zone A on the FHBM. After detailed ratemaking has been canpleted in preparation for publication of the FIRM, Zore A usually is refined into Zones A, AO, AH, Al-99, VO, or Vl-30. Base Flood-rreans the flood having a one percent chance of be ing equalled or exceed ln any glven year. Breakaway Walls- means any type of walls, whether solid or 1atttice, and whether constructea ot concrete, masonry, wood, metal, plastic, or any other suitable building material which are not part of the structural support of the building and which are so designed to breakaway under abnonna1 riverine, velocit'ies, or high tides and wave action, if applicable, without damage to the structural integrity of the building on which they are used or any buildings to which they might be carried by flood waters. Coastal High Hazard Areas-rreans the area subject to high velocity waters, including but not llml tea to hurrlcare wave wash or tsunamis. '!he area is designated on a FIRM as Zore Vl- 30. ~veloprent-rreans any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, in- clualng but not lirni ted to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, clearing or drill ing operations. Existing Mobile Hare Park Or Mobile Hare Subdivision-rreans a parcel of land (or contlguous parcelS) ot lana C11Vldea lnto two or more mobile hare lots for rent or sale for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot on which the mobile hare is to be affixed (including, at a miniml..HI1, the installation of utilities, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads, and the construction of streets) is ccmp1eted before the effective date of adoption of flood plain management regulations. Expansion To An Existing Mobile Hare Park or Mobile Hare Subdivision-means the pre- paratlOn ot aC1C11tlonal sltes by the constructlon of taC1.l1tles tor servicing the lots on which the nobile hares are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, either final site grading or pouring of concrete pads, or the construction of streets).