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"Person" includes any individuals,corporation,partnership, association, or any other
<br /> entity, including State and local governments and agencies
<br /> "Special Flood Hazard Area"is the land in the floodplain within a community subject
<br /> to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. The area may be
<br /> designated as Zone A on the FHBM. After detailed ratemaking has been completed in
<br /> preparation for publication of the flood insurance rate map, Zone A usually is refined into
<br /> Zones A, AO, AH, Al-30, AE,A99, AR, AR/A1-30, AR/AE, AR/AO, AR/AH, AR/A,
<br /> VO, or VI-30, VE, or V. For purposes of these regulations, the term "special flood
<br /> hazard area" is synonymous in meaning with the phrase "area of special flood hazard".
<br /> "Structure" For floodplain management purposes, a walled and roofed building,including
<br /> gas or liquid storage tanks, that is principally above ground. The term includes recreational
<br /> vehicles and travel trailers on site for more than 180 days.
<br /> "Substantial Improvement" Any repair,reconstruction or improvement of a structure, the
<br /> cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either, (a)
<br /> before the improvement or repair is started,or(b)if the structure has been damaged, and is
<br /> being restored,before the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition "substantial
<br /> improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling,floor,or
<br /> other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the
<br /> external dimensions of the structure regardless of the actual work performed. The term does
<br /> not,however,include either(1)any project for improvement of a structure to comply with
<br /> existing state or local health, sanitary,or safety code specifications which are solely
<br /> necessary to assure.safe living conditions or(2) any alteration of a"historic structure",
<br /> provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a
<br /> historic structure.
<br /> Section 9: Penalty
<br /> Any person who violates this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be fined not less
<br /> than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two-hundred dollars ($200.00). A
<br /> separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a
<br /> violation occurs or continues.
<br /> Section 10: Abrogation and Greater Restriction
<br /> A. This ordinance is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing
<br /> easements, covenants or deed restriction.
<br /> B. Where this Ordinance and other ordinances, easements, covenants, or deed
<br /> restrictions conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions
<br /> shall prevail.
<br /> Section 11: Separability
<br /> The provisions and sections of this ordinance shall be deemed separable and the
<br /> invalidity of any portion of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of the remainder.
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