The area is designated on a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) as Zone V1-V30, VE or V. Coastal High Hazard Area.The area subject to high velocity waters, including coastal and tidal inundation or tsunamis. Use of breakaway walls must be certified by a registered engineer or architect and shall meet the following conditions:ġ. Breakaway wall collapse shall result from a water load less than that which would occur during the base flood andĢ. The elevated portion of the building shall not incur any structural damage due to the effects of wind and water loads acting simultaneously in the event of the base flood. A breakaway wall shall have a safe design loading resistance of not less than ten and no more than twenty pounds per square foot. Breakaway Walls.Any type of wall, whether solid or lattice, and whether constructed on concrete, masonry, wood, metal, plastic or any other suitable building material which is not part of the structural support of the building and which is designed to break away under abnormally high tides or wave action without causing any 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. Basement.Any area of the building having its floor subgrade, i.e., below ground, level on all sides. Base Flood.The flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (also called the “100 year flood”).į. Area of Special Flood Hazard.The land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.Į. The base flood depths range from one to three feet a clearly defined channel does not exist the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate and, velocity flow may be evident.ĭ.

Area of Shallow Flooding.A designated AO, AH, or VO zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Appeal.A request for a review of the Floodplain Administrator’s interpretation of any provision of this ordinance or a request for a variance.Ĭ. Alter.In the context of this Article and the changing of a riverine or drainage channel, shall mean any activity which decreases, increases, or otherwise causes changes to the carrying capacity of said riverine or drainage channel.ī. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this Ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this ordinance the most reasonable application.Ī. This section is included in your selections.

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