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Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to
<br />its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the
<br />structure before the damage occurred.
<br />Substantial improvement
<br />I Any iL'Ir.ii1, reconstfuction, ri, irrrl.Jiiilcr ili, ,ri1, trlr,,ri or improvement of a stfucture, the cost of
<br />which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure i,rt lier libefore the
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<br />The term does not include either:
<br />1. {11 any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or
<br />local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the
<br />local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe
<br />living conditions, or
<br />2. {tl)anyalteration of a i'rtstotrr structure 1,lt-rr't<.loi-i tlr,it Ilie,illt,:r rrlri.:rr wlll rri.rt lireiirrtit: llrr:r
<br />Rilqtr'lr't il{ llislor11' pf;1'1r" *,-t a 5lalr: irttieliety of lllst+r i1: }"t141 gi..
<br />Variance
<br />A grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter which permits construction in a
<br />manner that would otheruvise be prohibited by this chapter,
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<br />Water dependent
<br />A structure for commerce or industry which cannot exist in any other location and is
<br />dependent on the water by reason of the intrinsic nature of its operations.
<br />d-2014:O15,2014; Ord.2012-009, 2012;Ord.20A7-22,2007;Ord.2001-03; Ord.93-18 5 2.0,
<br />1 993).
<br />Article ll. General Provisions
<br />14.08.030 lands to which this chapter applies.
<br />This chapter shall apply to all areas of specialflood hazards within the jurisdiction of Lirnu'.-c.)!Ltqrcrle.cj
<br />Kittitas County. (Ord.2001-03;Ord.93-18 $ 3.1, 1993).
<br />14.08.040 Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard.
<br />The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal lnsurance Administrato,rir:n in a scientific
<br />and engineering report entitled "The Flood lnsurance Study for Kittrtar Lorinty, WOf-hirtgl!1 .rtttj
<br />Ittcotl.ttrtatecJ Ateasthti (r.x*lrly e{ k'itliial {..ounly," dated FJovcrn},ierr fi, 191}{) 5:epf errlbel 14, 1041 i, and
<br />any revisions thereto, with an accompanying Flood lnsurance Rate Map:; (FIRM) anrl f kxvlB+*,nxlar.,'
<br />'lrttJ irloadu','.:y h''i,ri,, and any revisions thereto, are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a
<br />part of this chapter. The flood insurance study and the FIRM are on file at the Kittitas County Public
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