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09/26/2005 <br />Needed e. Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, <br />to be telephone, cable and other communication facilities, and sewer lines, streets, and bridges <br />included.. located in floodplains prone ar (1) <br />f. Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of flood <br />prone areas in such a manner as to minimize flood blight areas; azld <br />New <br />termin- g~ Ensure that potential homebuyers are notified that property is in a #~eed Special Flood <br />ology Hazard Area. <br />(Ord. of 8-28-1995, § 1.1, eff: 8-28-1995) <br />Sec.42-36. Definitions. <br />Th , <br />Unless <br />specifcally defined below, words w• phrases used in this Ordinance shall be interpreted, so as to give <br />them the nzearzing they 1Tave irz conzzzzon usage and to give this Ordinance its most reasonable <br />application. <br />Accessory sh•ucture or an (Appurtenant Sh•ucture) means a structures, which are is located on the <br />same parcel of property as the principal structure and the use of which is incidental to the use of the <br />principal structure, Garages, carports, and storage sheds are common accessory structures in residential <br />areas. Pole barns, dairy barns, stables, hay sheds, and other oat buildings qualify as accessary <br />structures on fazms, and may or may not be located on the same <br />bllllding. plannino Rnarrt ciiaaPetrnnc <br />In line with State and <br />Federal definitions (3) <br />Addition (to an existing building means an extension or incre f a <br />building or structure, including adding new plumbing, elech•ical, or HVAC systems. Additier~s-to <br />> , <br />ren d Insttr~arlee <br />o ~ <br />., .,~ ..,...1,.,+ ,,,.1..., r +1, ~xn, ., z:.,,...,ll :,..,_.,..:a.,,l l.o+...,,,,.. +1,,, .,,1,1:+;,,., <br />f1~-,,.~.~ - __ ~-raze structure. arl e <br />___ r_____ __ <br />Appeal means a request from a review of the local Floodpl 1-'s-inter • <br />any provision of this article Ordinance by the Board ofAdfustnzerzt. Change from local Administrator <br />ran- ? to Floodplain Administrator (2) <br />ng Ar°ea of shallow flooding means a designated AO er-VB-Zone oo zone resu ter:g ron: s Teet <br />Board .flow run off, ponding, or shallow flooding with base flood depths provided) or AH 7.one (areas of <br />^g_ shallow flooding base floodplain with BFEs provided) on a Orange County's Flood Insurance Rate <br />es- Map (FIRM) with base flood depths determined to be from one (1) to three (.3) feet. These areas ar°e (3) <br />on__, located where a clearly defned channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and <br />indeternlinate, and where velocity flows may be evident. Srrch flooding is characterized by sheet flow <br />or ponding. <br />(3) <br />