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Text read by the vision model; check the PDF for anything that matters.d. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified by either i) an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or ii) directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.
LOWEST FLOOR - The floor of the lowest enclosed area in a building including a basement except when all the following criteria are met:
a. The enclosed area is designed to flood to equalize hydrostatic pressure during floods with walls or openings that satisfy the provisions of Section III D1 of this Ordinance and
b. The enclosed area is unfinished (not carpeted, drywalled, etc.) and used solely for low damage potential uses such as building access, parking or storage, and
c. Machinery and service facilities (e.g., hot water heater, furnace, electrical service) contained in the enclosed area are located at least one (1) foot above the 100-year flood level, and
d. The enclosed area is not a "basement" as defined in this section.
In cases where the lowest enclosed area satisfies criteria a, b, c, and d above, the lowest floor is the floor of the next highest enclosed area that does not satisfy the criteria above.
NEW CONSTRUCTION - (new buildings, factory-built home parks) - Those structures or development for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of JULY 1, 1991.
NEW FACTORY-BUILT HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - A factory-built home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the factory-built 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 on or after the effective date of the effective date of flood plain management regulations adopted by the community.
HUNDRED (100) YEAR FLOOD - A flood, the magnitude of which has a one (1) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year or which, on the average, will or exceeded a least once every one hundred (100) years.
AL VEHICLE - A vehicle which is:
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00) square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal
Sources
- laserfiche: Ordinances-1994-185 (Ordinances-1994-185.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
Data last updated October 16, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.