ORD-2005-127 - Ordinance Amending the County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

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construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) completed before March 16, 1981. Flood and flooding means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters and the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source. Flood boundary and floodway map (FBFM) means an official map of an Orange County, issued by the FEMA, on which FEMA has delineated the Special Flood Hazard Areas and the floodways. This official map is a supplement to and shall be used in conjunction with the FIRM. Flood fringe means that portion of the SFHA outside of the floodway as defined in the FIS and with the boundary of the 100 -year floodplain. Flood hazard boundary map (FHBM) means an official map of a Orange County, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where the boundaries of the Special Flood Hazard Areas have been defined as Zone A. Flood Insurance means the insurance coverage provided under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Flood insurance rate map (FIRM) means an official, adopted Orange County map, issued by the FEMA, on which both the Special Flood Hazard Areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the county are delineated. Flood Insurance Study (FIS) means an examination, evaluation, and determination of flood hazard areas, corresponding water surface elevations (if appropriate), flood insurance risk zones, and other flood data in Orange County issued by FEMA. The FIS report contains an evaluation and determination of flood hazards and corresponding flood profiles, as well as FIRMs and FBFMs, if published. Floodplain or Flood Prone Area refers to any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source and is interchangeable terms. Floodplain Administrator is the individual appointed to administer and enforce the floodplain management regulations. Floodplain Management means the operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage and preserving and enhancing, where possible, natural resources in the floodplain, including but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, floodplain management regulations, and open space plans. Floodplain Regulations means this Ordinance and other zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances, and other applications of police power, which control development in flood prone areas. This term describes federal, state or local regulations in any combination thereof, which provide standards for preventing and reducing flood loss and damage. Flood Proofing means any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures, which reduce or eliininate risk of flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitation facilities, or structures with their contents.