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7. One Hundred Year Flood means a flood of such magnitude which occurs on the average once in any 100 year period, or which has a one in one-hundred chance of occurring in any year. 8. Reach means a longitudinal segment of a stream or river. A reach will generally include the segment of the flood hazard area where flood heights are influenced by a man-made or natural obstruction. In an urban area, the segment of a stream or river between two consecutive bridge crossings would typically constitute a reach. 9. Regulatory Flood is a flood which is representative of large floods known to have occurred generally in the area and reasonably characteristic of what can be expected to occur in a particular stream. The regulatory flood generally has a frequency of approximately 100 years determined from an analysis of floods on a particular stream and other streams in the same general region. 10. Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation is the elevation to which uses regulated by this chapter are required to be elevated or floodproofed. 11. Shoreline Permit is a permit issued by the City of Everett for development adjacent to water bodies per R.C.W. 90.58 and Chapter 173-14 WAC. The flood plain areas are included in the jurisdiction of the shoreline permit. However, not all development needs a shoreline permit. See Flood Zone Permit definition. 12. Substantial Improvement means any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either: -3-