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<br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-5- <br /> <br />Flood ~Floodway Map (FBFM)-Means an offical nap of a camunity on Which <br />Federal Errergency Management Agency has delineated the areas of special flood hazard <br />applicable to the ccrnnuni.ty. <br /> <br />Flood or Flooding-means a general and tenporalY condition of partial or carplete <br />inundation of nonnally dry land areas fran: <br /> <br />(1) The overflow of inland or tidal waters. <br /> <br />(2) The unusual and rapid accUIlUlation of runoff <br />or surface waters fran any source. <br /> <br />Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)-means an official map of a CCJ'lUlUIli.ty, on Which <br />the Federal Errergency Management Agency has delineated ooth the areas of special <br />flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the ccrnnuni.ty. <br /> <br />Flood Insurance Study-is the official report provided by the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency. The report contains flood profiles, the water surface elevation <br />of the base flood, as well as the Flood Insurance Rate Map and the Flood Hazard <br />Boundary-Floodway Map. <br /> <br />Floodway (Regulatory Floodway)-means the channel of a river or other watercoorse <br />and the adjacent land areas that nust be reserved in order to discharge the base <br />flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation nore than a de- <br />signated height. <br /> <br />Habitable Floor-means any floor usable for living purposes, WhiCh includes working, <br />sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a caribination thereof. A floor used <br />for storage purposes only is not a ''habitable floor II . <br /> <br />Highest Adjacent Grade-means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface <br />prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure. <br /> <br />Mean Sea Level-means the average height of the sea for all stages of the tide. <br /> <br />MObile Hone-means a structure, transportable in one or nore sections, Which is <br />built on a pernanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a pennanent <br />foundation When connected to the required utilities. It does not include recreational <br />vehicles or travel trailers. <br /> <br />NeII>l MObile Hone Park Or Mobile Hane Subdivision- means a parcel of land (or c0n- <br />tiguous parcels) of land divided into t~ or nore nobile heme lots for rent or <br />sale for Which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot on Whidl the <br />nobile hone is to be affixed (including, at a mini.nn.nn, the installation of utilities, <br />either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads, and the construction <br />of streets) is corrpleted before the effective date of this ordinance. <br /> <br />Sand Dunes- means naturally occuring accumulations of sand ridges or IIDUnds land- <br />ward of a beach. <br /> <br />Start of construction-means the first placement of pennanent construction of a <br />structure (other than a nobile hane) on a site, such as the pouring of slabs or <br />footings or any work beyond the stage of excavation. Permanent construction does <br />not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling: nor does it <br />include the installation of streets and/ or walkways: nor does it include excavation <br />for a basement, footings, piers or foundation or the erection of tenporary fonns: <br />nor does it include the installation on the prcperty of accessory buildings, <br />such as gargages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not as Part of the <br />nain structure. For a structure (other than a nobile hane) without a basement or <br />