For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ASC or AREA OF STATE CONCERN. That portion of riverine SFHAs where permits are required. The ASC for the village is generally identified as such on the Area of State Concern Map of the village identified by ordinance or resolution.
BASE FLOOD or 100-YEAR FLOOD. The flood having a 1% probability of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The BASE FLOOD ELEVATION at any location is as defined in § 151.04 of this chapter.
BUILDING. A structure that is principally above ground and is enclosed by walls and a roof. The term includes a gas or liquid storage tank in order that such tanks will be constructed to the same flood damage protection standards. The term also includes recreation vehicles and travel trailers which have been installed on a site for more than 180 days.
DEVELOPMENT.
(1) Any human-made change to real estate, including:
(a) Construction, reconstruction or placement of a building or an addition to a building valued at more than $1,000;
(b) Drilling, mining, installing utilities or facilities, construction of roads, bridges or similar projects valued at more than $1,000;
(c) Construction or erection of levees, walls or fences;
(d) Filling, dredging, grading, excavating or other non-agricultural alterations of the ground surface;
(e) Storage of materials; or
(f) Any other activity that might change the direction, height or velocity of flood or surface waters.
(2) DEVELOPMENT does not include:
(a) The maintenance of existing building and facilities, such as reroofing or resurfacing roads;
(b) Repairs made to a damaged building that do not change the building’s exterior dimensions and that are valued at less than 50% of the value of the building before the damage occurred; or
(c) Gardening, plowing and similar agricultural practices that do not involve filling, grading or construction of levees.
FLOOD. A general and temporary condition of inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow, the unusual and rapid accumulation, or the runoff of surface waters from any source.
FLOODWAY. The portion of the SFHA required to store and convey the base flood. If not prohibited, building or placing obstructions in a floodway will increase flood damages to other properties.
FPE or FLOOD PROTECTION ELEVATION. The elevation of the base flood, plus one foot, at any given location in the SFHA.
MOBILE HOME. Includes mobile homes, manufactured homes and pre-fabricated buildings.
SFHA or SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA. Those lands within the jurisdiction of the village that are subject to inundation by the base flood. The SFHAs of the village are generally identified as such on the flood insurance rate map of the village identified by ordinance or resolution.