O-1987-1533-A - actual date passed 10/28/1996

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Ordinance 1533-A continul Page 5 e 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 common usage and to give this ordinance its most reasonable application. APPEAL - means a request to the Appeal Board for a review of the Flood Plain Administrator's interpretation of any provision of this ordinance or a request for a variance. APPEAL BOARD - means the Planning and Zoning Commission of La Porte AREA OF SHALLOW FLOODING - means a designated AO, AH, or VO zone on La Porte's Flood 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 channel does 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 floodplain within La Porte subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. The area may be designated as Zone A on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM). After detailed ratemaking has been completed in preparation for publication of the FIRM, Zone A usually is refined into Zones A, AK, AH, AO, A1-99, VO, V1-30, VE orV. BASE FLOOD - means the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. BASEMENT - means any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides. BREAKAWAY WALLS - means 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 of supporting foundation system. COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA - means the area subject to high velocity waters, including but not limited to hurricane wave wash or tsunamis. The area is designated on a FIRM as Zone V1-30, VE or V. CRITICAL FEATURE - means an integral and readily identifiable part of a flood protection system, without which the flood protection provided by the entire system would be compromised.