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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0158_157157 Flood Insurance Study ---is the official report provided by the Federal Insurance Administration. The report contains flood profiles, the water surface elevation of the base flood, as well as the Flood Hazard Boundary --- Floodway Map. Floodway ---means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that t must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. Habitable Floor ---means any floor usable for living purposes, which includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination thereof. A floor used for storage purposes only is not a "habitable floor". Mean Sea Level ---means the average height of the sea for all stages of the tide. Mobile Home ---means a structure, transposable in one or more sections, which is built on a per- manent c asis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. It does not include recreational vehicles or travel trailers. New Mobile Home Park or Mobile Home Subdivision ---means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) o land divided into two or more mobile ome ots for rent or sale for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot on which the mobile home is to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads, and the construction of streets) is completed on or after the effective date of this ordinance. Start of Construction ---Means the first placement of permanent construction of a structure (other than a mobilehome) on a site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings or any work beyond the stage of excavation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does y it include excavation for a basement footings, piers or foundations or the erection of temporary .V. forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not as part of the main structure. For a -L structure (other than a mobile home) without a basement or poured footings, the "start of construct I`Z ion" includes the first permanent framing or assembly of the structure or any part thereof on its piling or foundation. For mobile homes not within a mobile home park or mobile home sub- division, "start of construction" means the affixing of the mobile home to its permanent site. For mobile homes within mobile home parks or mobile home subdivisions, "start of construction" is the date on which the construction of facilities for servicing the site on which the mobile home is to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the construction of streets, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads, and installation of utilities) is completed. . Structure ---means a walled and roofed building that is principally above ground, as well as a mobi le home. 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, (1) before the improvement or repair is started, or (2) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition "substantial improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the exter- nal dimensions of the structure. The term does not, however, include either (1) any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions, or (2) any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic Places. Variances --- is a grant of relief to a person from the requirements of this ordinance when specific enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship. A variance, therefore, permits construction or development in a manner otherwise prohibited by this ordinance. ARTICLE 3 GENERAL PROVISION SECTION A. LANDS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES This ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of City of Georgetown, Texas. SECTION B. BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration on its Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM), #H-01-08, dated March 8, 1974, and any revisions thereto are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance.