Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-24-12 special ldc — reading text

Discharge or discharge point: The point of outflow of water from a project, site, aquifer, drainage basin, or facility. Drainage: Surface water runoff; the removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading or other means which include runoff controls. Drip line: The outer perimeter of the crown of a plant or tree. Dwelling: A single building, or portion thereof, forming an independent habitable unit including facilities for living, sleeping, sanitation, and cooking. Dwelling, duplex: A single building containing two ( 2) contiguous and independent dwelling units separated by a common wall and sharing a common roof and foundation. Dwelling /multiple family: A structure containing three ( 3) or more dwelling units attached to each other by walls, garages, carports, utility rooms, breezeways, etc. or conventional dwelling units, whether attached or detached from each other, which share a single deeded lot. Each dwelling unit of the multiple family structures may be located on one ( 1) deeded lot or may be on separately deeded lots. Multifamily dwellings include structures commonly called garden apartments, apartments, and condominiums. Dwelling s/ inglefamily: A structure containing a single dwelling unit, detached from other dwelling units by horizontal or vertical space with no connection provided by walls, garages, carports, utility rooms, breezeways, etc. C' Easement: An interest in land owned by another which entitles its holder to a specific use or enjoyment. Elevated building: A nonbasement building built to have the lowest floor elevated above the ground level by means of fill, solid foundation perimeter walls, pilings, columns ( posts and piers), shear walls, or breakaway walls. Ex parte: An oral and, or written communication with a decision -maker regarding an application for development approval which occurred prior to the quasi -judicial hearing at which the decision -maker is to consider such application. An ex parte communication includes a private site visit to the property that is the subject of the application for development approval. Pa" I- I I ihcmd"' 15, 2011 l.rnerd Pro m" ci x Packet Pg. 30  3. 1. a i111 I. Land Dee clopnaon ( ode Port v MVIn B, alh Facade: That portion of a building encompassing the area extending in a generally vertical plane from the ground to the highest point of the building, marquee, or canopy and extending in a horizontal plane between the vertical ends of the structure. Farmers market A group of vendors principally involved in the sale of locally produced and grown fruits, vegetables, meats, prepared foods, and art and crafts. Finishedfloor elevation: The top of a floor surface of an enclosed area in a building including basement) i. e. top of slab in concrete slab construction or top of wood flooring in wood frame construction measured from the mean sea level. Flag: A sign made of fabric or other similar non -rigid material supported or anchored along only one edge or supported or anchored at only two ( 2) comers. Flood or flooding: A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters; and the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. Area of shallow flooding: A designated AO or VO zone on a community' s flood insurance rate map ( FIRM) with base flood depths from one ( 1) to three ( 3) feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate, and where velocity flow may be evident. Area ofspecialflood hazard. The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one ( 1) percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Base flood: Flood having a one ( 1) percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Existing construction: Any structure for which the start of construction commenced before the effective date of the first floodplain management regulations based upon specific technical base flood elevation data which establishes the area of special flood hazard in the City. Existing manufactured home, park or .subdivision: A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed ( including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads), is completed before the effective date of floodplain management regulations adopted by the City. Flood hazard boundary map ( FHBAf): An official map of a community, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where the boundaries of the area of special flood hazards have been designated as zone A. Flood insurance rate map ( FIRM: An official map of community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zone applicable to the community. Flood insurance study.' The official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The report contains flood profiles, as well as the flood boundary floodway map and the water surface elevation of the base flood. Foodplain or flood prone areas: Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. Pare I - 12 Uecemhcr 15. 2011 General Packet Pg. 81  3. 1. a w n [to n licaa0 111, 11. Land Floodoroofingr Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real property or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures, and their contents. Start of construction: For other than new construction or substantial improvements under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (P. L. 97 -348), includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, or improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means the first placement of permanent construction of a building, including a manufactured home, on a site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings, 5 installation of piles, construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation X or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the o o installation of streets and/ or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the v installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied o. as dwelling units or not part of the main building. For a substantial improvement, the a actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other o structural part of the building, whether or not that alteration affects the external e dimensions of the building. Floor: The top surface of an enclosed area in a building ( including basement), i. e. top of slab in concrete slab construction or top of wood flooring in wood frame construction. The p` term does not include the floor of a garage used solely for parking vehicles. Floor area ratio ( FAR): A measurement of the intensity of development on a site. The N o floor area ratio is the relationship between the total floor area of all buildings on a site and the gross site area. The FAR is calculated by adding together the floor areas of all floors except mechanical areas and dividing this total by the gross site area. v FAR = Total building floor area divided by total lot area. n Frontage: The length of the property line of any one ( 1) premises parallel to and along a public right -of w - ay, excluding alleyways. e. Grade: The established average level of ground exclusive of mounds and berms. Groundwater: Water beneath the surface of the ground whether or not flowing through known and definite channels. Historic resource: Any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, object, or other real or personal property of historical, architectural, or archaeological value. These properties or resources may include, but are not limited to, monuments, memorials, Indian habitations, ceremonial sites, abandoned settlements, engineering works, architectural interiors, artifacts, or other objects with intrinsic historical or archaeological value, or any part thereof, relating to the history, government, and culture of the City. Pane I - 1. 1 lhccmber 75, 2011 Grnrral Pro" Wonx Packet Pg. 32  3. 1. a Furl tV -anon I3rad I' INAI. fond D,, Ikywoo Code Historical site: Any place, building, or district of historical, architectural or archaeological significance or value which has been officially identified in the National Register of Historic Places, or by the State Division of Archives, History and Records Management or by the City. impervious surface: A surface which has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly