FENCE: An enclosure or barrier made of wood, iron, wire, plastic or other materials used as a boundary or means of protection or confinement.
FINISH WORK: Painting, staining, trim, plastering, glazing, or similar work.
FLOODPLAIN: The relatively flat area of lowland adjoining the channel of a river, stream, lake or other body of water which has been or may be covered by water of a flood of one hundred (100) year frequency. The floodplain includes the channel, floodway and floodway fringe, as established per the engineering practices as specified by the army corps of engineers, as follows:
A. Flood Of One Hundred Year Frequency: A flood magnitude which has a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
B. Flood: The temporary inundation of land adjacent to and inundated by overflow from a river, stream, lake or other body of water.
C. Channel: A natural or artificial watercourse or perceptible extent, with definite bed and banks to confine and conduct continuously or periodically flowing water.
D. Floodway: The channel or watercourse and those portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the floodwater of any watercourse.
E. Floodway Fringe: That part of the floodplain which is beyond the floodway. Such area will include those portions of the floodplain which will be inundated by a flood of one hundred (100) year frequency.
FLOOR AREA: The sum of the horizontal areas of each floor, measured from the interior finished walls or the centerline of walls separating two (2) buildings. Where a building has no walls, the floor area shall be measured from the inside faces of the support structure. A structure shall be deemed to have a floor, even if unfinished or dirt.
FOUNDATION: The base on which something rests; specifically, the supporting part of a wall or structure usually consisting of masonry or concrete. (Ord. 535, 4-2-2014)