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osts and iers shear wells parallel to the flow of water and, lba adequately anchored so as not to im air the structural integrity of the buildincr during a flood ug to the Magnitude of the base flood. In the case of Zones Al -A30, AE. A,- A99, A0, AH, 1 1 and X,. "elevated building" also includes a building elevated by means of fill or solid foundation erimeter walls with 02enings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of flood waters. In the case of Zones V1_ -V30, VE, ar 1 "elevated building" also includes a building otherwise meeting the definition of "elevated.building_, even though the area below is enclosed by means of breakaway walls if the breakaway walls meet the standards of Article b Section B{51 of t his ordinance. "Existing Manufactured Home Park or Manufactured Home Subdivision" means a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed . (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of this ordinance. "Ex ansion to an Existincr Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision" means the preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots an which the manufactured homes are to be affixed ( includinq the installation of utilities: the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete slabs). "Flood" or "Flooding" means a general and temoorary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: L?1 the overflow of inland or tidal waters, and, u the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source. "Flood Hazard Boundary Mao F� HEMA" means an official map of a community: issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard have been defined as Zone A. "Flood Insurance Rate Mao FIB" means an official map of a community,,-2n which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones applicable to the community. "Flood Insurance Study" is the official report Drovided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The report contains flood profiles, as well as the Flood Boundary Floodway Map and the water surface elevation of the base flood. "Floodwav" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the ad,�acent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.