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<br />Ordinance 1533, Ar~le 2 (Definitions), conti~ed <br /> <br />FLOODPLAIN OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA - means any land area susceptible to <br />being inundated by water from any source (see definition of <br />flooding). <br /> <br />FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM - means those physical structural works for <br />which funds have been authorized, appropriated, and expended and <br />which have been constructed specifically to modify flooding in order <br />to reduce the extent of the areas within a community subject to a <br />"special flood hazard" and the extent of the depths of associated <br />flooding. Such a system typically includes hurricane tidal <br />barriers, dams, reservoirs, a system typically includes hurricane <br />tidal barriers, dams, reservoirs, levees or dikes. These <br />specialized flood modifying works are those constructed in <br />conformance with sound engineering standards. <br /> <br />FLOODWAY (REGULATORY FLOODWAY) - means the channel of a river or <br />other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved <br />in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing <br />the water surface elevation more than a designated height. <br /> <br />FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT USE - means a use which cannot perform its <br />intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close <br />proximity to water. The term includes only docking facilities, port <br />facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo <br />or passengers, and ship building and ship repair facilities, but <br />does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing <br />facilities. <br /> <br />HABITABLE FLOOR - means any floor usable for the following purposes; <br />which inlcudes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or <br />a combination thereof. A floor used for storage purposes only is <br />not a "habitable floor." <br /> <br />HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE - means the highest natural elevation of the <br />ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a <br />structure. <br /> <br />LA PORTE - means the City of La Porte, Texas. <br /> <br />LEVEE - means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, <br />designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering <br />practices to contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to <br />provide protection from temporary flooding. <br /> <br />LEVEE SYSTEM - means a flood protection system which consists of <br />levee, or levees, and associated structures, such as closure and <br />drain devices, which are constructed and operated in accordance with <br />engineering practices. <br /> <br />-7- <br />