ORD-2009-027 Resolution Amending the County Flood Damage Prevention Subdivision Zoning Atlas Ordinance

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22 Special flood hazard area (SFHA) The land in the floodplain subiect to a one (1) percent or greater chance of being flooded in My given year as determined in Section 4.2.39 of this Ordinance as defined by the base flood elevation The mapped special flood hazard area approximates the base flood elevation. Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District: An overlay district establishing standards for development for properties within identified floodplains. Start of Construction Includes substantial improvement and means the date the building permit was issued provided the actual start of construction repair, reconstruction rehabilitation, addition placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure (including a manufactured home) on a site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings installation of piles construction of columns or any work beyond the stage of excavation, the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and fillin • nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessor buildings such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural art of the building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. Substantial damage Damage of any origin sustained by a structure during any one year period whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before - damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. See definition of substantial improvement " Substantial damage also means flood - related damage sustained by a structure on two separate occasions during a ten (10) -Year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event on the average equals or exceeds twenty -five (25) percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. Substantial improvement -- Any combination of repairs, reconstruction rehabilitation addition or other improvement of a structure taking place during any one year period whereby the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage, regardless of the actual repair work performed The term does not however, include either any correction of existing violations of State or Orange County health sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the Orange County code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions or any alteration of a historic structure provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure. Water surface elevation (WSE) -- The height in relation to mean sea level, of floods of various magnitudes and fiequencies in the floodplain of coastal or rrverine areas. Watercourse A lake river, creek stream wash channel or other topographic feature on or over which waters flow at least periodicals Watercourse includes specifically designated areas in which substantial flood damage may occur. Violation The failure of a structure use or development to be frilly compliant or is inconsistent with anny p rovision of this Ordinance. A structure or other development without the elevation certificate other