Covington, Kentucky Zoning Ordinance - The City of Covington

Article 11 Flood ProtectionSection 11.02 DefinitionsTermExisting ManufacturedHome Park orSubdivisionExpansion to anExisting ManufacturedHome Park orSubdivisionFlood or FloodingFlood Hazard BoundaryMap (FHBM)Flood Insurance RateMap (Firm)Flood Insurance StudyFloodwayFloorFunctionally DependentFacilityHighest Adjacent GradeHistoric StructureLowest FloorManufactured HomeDefinitionA manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicingthe lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, theinstallation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring ofconcrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain managementregulations adopted by a community.The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots onwhich the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation ofutilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concretepads.)A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry landareas from:(1) The overflow of inland or tidal waterways;(2) The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.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 identified as Zone A.An official map of a community on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency hasdelineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones applicable tothe community.The official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The reportcontains flood profiles, as well as the Flood Boundary Floodway map and the water surfaceelevation of the base flood.The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must bereserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the watersurface elevation more than one foot.The top surface of an enclosed area in a building (including basement), i.e., top of slab inconcrete slab construction or top of wood flooring in wood frame construction. The term doesnot include the floor of a garage used solely for parking vehicles.A facility which cannot be used for its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out inclose proximity to water, such as a docking or port facility necessary for the loading andunloading of cargo or passengers, shipbuilding, ship repair, or seafood processing facilities.The term does not include long-term storage, manufacture, sales, or service facilities.The highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, next to theproposed walls of a building.Any structure that is:(1) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by theDepartment of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meetingthe requirements for individual listing on the National Register;(2) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to thehistorical significance of a registered historic zone or a zone preliminarily determined by theSecretary to qualify as a registered historic zone;(3) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historicpreservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior;(4) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historicpreservation program that have been certified either:(a) By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior;(b) Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.The lowest floor or the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or floodresistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles or building access or storage, in anarea other than a basement area, is not considered a building’s lowest floor, provided suchan enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable nonelevationdesign requirements of this section.A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis anddesigned for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the requiredutilities. The term “manufactured home” does not include a “recreational vehicle.”Covington, KentuckyZoning Ordinance Draft: 6/22/05Page 11-2