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Report of Committee on Ordinances
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Floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without
cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than onel foot
Floor means the top surface of an enclosed area in a building including
basement Le top of slab in concrete slab construction or top of wood flooring in wood
frame construction The term does not include the floor of a garage used solely for
parking vehicles
Functionally dependent facility means a facility which cannot be used for its
intended purpose unless it is located in close proximity to water The term includes
only docking facilities port facilities that are necessary for the loading and
unloading of cargo or passengers and ship building and ship repair facilities
The tern does not include seafood processina facilities lona term storaae
manufacturina sales or service facilities such as a docking or port facility necessary
for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers shipbuilding ship repair or
seafood processing facilities The term does not include long term storage manufacture
sales or service facilities
Historic Structure means any structure that is al Listed individuallv in
the National Reaister of Historic Places a listina maintained by the Department of
the Interior or reliminarily determined bv the Secretary of the Interior as meetina
the reauirements for individual Iistina in the National Register
b Certified or
reaistered historic district or a district preliminarilv determined by the Secretary to
aualify as a reaistered historic district c Individuallv listed on a state inventory
of historic places in states with historic preservation proarams which have been
approved bv the Secretary of the Interior or d Individuallv listed on a local
inventory of historic places in communities with historic reservation proarams
that have been certified either 1 By an approved state program as determined by
the Secretary of the Interior or 2 Directlv bv the Secretary IOf the Interior in states
without approved programs
Lowest floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area including
basement An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure usable solely for parking of
vehicles building access or storage in an area other than 8l basement area is not
considered a s
building lowest floor