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14.08.020 Definitions. <br />Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to <br />give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this chapter it's most reasonable <br />application. <br />Agces=-pry Structure <br />A structure on_the same parcel of ptcap►t� as ��riiltUal stru(jur�e ant! Q1( use.af v�l?ich is <br />nicidental to the use tof the oriti�_iL)ALtrtt�tLvre.For flo del rI n►a11Qsglefit uiDoses .tile <br />term .include _Q ly accessgrr r• structures used for �arkinc and storaie. <br />Alteration of watercourse <br />Any action that will change the location _W,the c.hanngl ccuple _t>yAv�ter within the barks of <br />arty of;;#ic�n.o(.a.riv_erirte waterbQdy <br />Appeal <br />A request for review of the county floodplain administrator's interpretation or application of <br />any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance. <br />Area of shallow flooding <br />A designated A0, : AH,_ i� ARJA. zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) <br />pgrtent or g(eatet annual chance of floodina to 4aAvet cue. T4P ` `' ` depth range <br />from one to three feet, a clearly defined channel does not exist, the path of flooding is <br />unpredictable and indeterminate, and velocity flow may be evident. AO is characterized as <br />sheet flow and AH indicates ponding. <br />Area of special flood hazard <br />The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of <br />flooding in any given year. Designation on ;112,. maps aiways include the letter A, A0. AH. <br />X11-30�. AE A 9..arad . Also referred to as 100 -year floodplain" and "special flood hazard <br />area." <br />Agriculture <br />"Agriculture" is the grazing, feeding, and watering of livestock; plowing, seeding, cultivation, <br />and harvesting for the production of crops and pasture; soil and water conservation <br />practices; the maintenance of farm or stock ponds, irrigation ditches, irrigation structures, <br />drainage ditches, underground drainage systems, fences and farm roads, the control of <br />noxious weeds or other generally accepted agriculture practices, and for purposes of this <br />chapter does not include associated structures and/or appurtenances. <br />ASCD.. <br />Tr -.e G--�ieiiQy.t.qiya 0ieJ uq?sign of ASCE 4, 1' iuod Resistant. Design _and _Construction, <br />p� biished b- the ,Am-rican-Soc iet ! of Civil Engineers. <br />Base flood <br />The flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Also <br />referred to as the 100 -year flood." <br />Base flood elevation <br />The computed elevation to which flood water is anticipated to rise during the base flood <br />period. Base Flood Elevations (also referred to as BFEs) are shown on Flood Insurance Rate <br />Maps (FIRMs) and on the flood profiles. The BFE is the regulatory requirement for the <br />elevation or floodproofing of structures. Relationship between the BFE and a structure's <br />elevation determines the flood insurance premium. <br />Basement <br />Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides. <br />