Ordinance 1847-92 - Laserfiche WebLink

Area of special flood hazard means the land in the flood plain within the City of Everett subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. Designation on Flood Insurance Rate Maps always includes the letters A or V. Base flood means the flood having a one percent chance of being equalled or exceeded in any given year. Also referred to as the "100-year flood. " Designation on Flood Insurance Rate Maps always includes the letters A or V. Breakaway wall means a wall that is not a part of the structural support of the building and is intended through its design and construction to collapse under specific lateral loading forces, without causing damage to the elevated portion of the building or supporting foundation system. Coastal high hazard area means the area subject to high velocity waters, including but not limited to, storm surge or tsunamis. The area is designated on the FIRM as Zone VI-V30, VE or V. Development means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations located within the area of special flood hazard. Flood or Flooding means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: 1 . The overflow of inland or tidal waters and/or 2 . The unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source. Flood fringe means the portion of the regulatory floodplain beyond the limits of the floodway. Floodwaters in this area are usually shallow and slow moving. Development is permitted in the flood fringe if protected from the water of the one-hundred-year flood. Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) means the official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community. Flood insurance study means the official report provided by the Federal Insurance Administration that includes flood profiles, the Flood Boundary-Floodway Map, and the water surface elevation of the base flood. Floodplain means the land adjacent to a body of water which has been or may be hereafter covered by floodwater. The extent of the floodplain may vary with the frequency of flooding being considered. The United States Corps of Engineers, in meeting the minimum requirements of the Federal Flood Insurance Program, determines the one-hundred-year flood as the frequency of flooding. (Floodplain includes the Floodway and Flood Fringe. )