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i -1 <br />of the permit date. The actual start means the first <br />placement of permanent construction of a structure _(including <br />a manufactured home on a site, such as the pouring of slabs, <br />or footings, the installation of piles, construction of <br />columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation or the <br />placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent <br />construction does not include land preparation, such as <br />clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the <br />installation of streets and /or walkways; nor does it include <br />excavation for a basement, footings, piers, o; foundations or <br />the'erection of temporary forms;.nor.does it include the <br />installation of property of accessory buildings, such as <br />garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part <br />Of the main structure. Far a substa t'al improvement the <br />actual start of construction means the first alteration of <br />any wall, ceiling, floor; or ocher structural part of the <br />buildin whether or not that alteration affects the external <br />dimensions of the building. <br />"stream', means a water course that collects surface runoff <br />from an area of one square mile or greater. <br />"Structure" means-,- for floodplain manacemer.t mu ,poses, a <br />walled and roofed building,_ a manufactured 'home, ir.cludina a <br />gas or liquid sty tank, or other mar. -made facilities or� <br />infrastructures that are principally above ground. <br />"Substantial Dam�ace__' means damage of any origin sustained by <br />_ z structure wherebv the cost of restoring the structure to <br />its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent <br />of the market value of the structure before the da- <br />occurred. See definition of "subs;. <br />antial irr,mrovemen -: . <br />"Substantial Improvement" means any repair, reconstruction, <br />rehabilitat ion Addition, or o -her improvement of a <br />structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds -i=tv pence =t <br />Of the market value of the structure before the <br />structur " st-ar <br />� -o- <br />f construction" of the _ mprovemen . This term � nclodes es <br />which have kncurred suhst <br />antral <br />regardless of the actual Lena it work a =formed. T' <br />does not The term <br />however, include either: (1) any project for <br />improvement of a structure to eo -Lett existing viola` ions of <br />state or local health, sanitary, or safety code <br />specifications which have been iden;.ified by the local code <br />�nforcemen f c' a a.nd Vnigh are the mJ nimum necessary to <br />assure safe living conditions; or, (2) any a!- g,: ;on or a <br />historic st uct re provided that the alterat on w �i no <br />p eclude the strut- r -; f <br />�u_e s can,_nuea des�enation as a historic <br />$ truct rem <br />~Vance" ils a grant Of re_ ,� �o � p�� L�^O*[t ^e <br />requirements of this ordinance which net`s- construction <br />'n <br />A manner otherwise n }_ohib by t?: ;s ordinance where <br />sne..fi-c a forcement would re <br />su11t in ur.necessa -v hadshin. <br />"Violation" means the failu -e 2-f -.A structure or other <br />developmento be fully compliant wit <br />h the comr„urity , s <br />