Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-23-12 regular — reading text

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. Packet Pg: 25  12. 1 ORDINANCE ( ID # 1996) Dwelling/singlefamily: 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. a-' 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. Elevation ( geography): Vertical distance to a point or object from sea level or some other datum, as specified within the LDC. Elevation ( structures): A drawing showing the vertical elements of a building, either exterior or interior, as a direct projection to a vertical plane. 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. 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 fiuits, 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 /loading: The following terms are defined for the purposes of implementing the floodplain management requirements set forth in Section 3. 05. 00. The use and application of the following terms are applicable solely to Section 3. 05. 00 and shall not be construed to apply to any other regulations set forth in this LDC. Alteration of a watercourse: A dam, impoundment, channel relocation, change in channel alignment, channelization, or change in cross -sectional area of the channel or the channel capacity, or any other form of modification which may alter, impede, Packet Pg. 26  12. 1 ORDINANCE ( ID # 1996) retard or change the direction and/or velocity of the riverine flow of water during conditions of the base flood. Appeal.: A request for a review of the Flood Plain Administrator interpretation of any provision of this LDC or a request for a variance. ASCE 24: A standard titled Flood Resistant Design and Construction that is referenced by the Florida Building Code. ASCE 24 is developed and published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. Base flood: A flood having a 1- percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612. 2.] The base flood is commonly referred to as the " 100 -year flood" or the " 1- percent -annual chance flood." Base flood elevation: The elevation of the base flood, including wave height, relative to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum ( NGVD), North American Vertical Datum ( NAVD) or other datum specified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map ( FIRM). Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612. 2.] Basement: The portion of a building having its floor subgrade ( below ground level) on all sides. [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612. 2.] Building Official. The officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of the Florida Building Code, or a duly authorized representative. [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612.2.] Building permit An official document or certificate issued by the community which authorizes performance of specific activities that are determined to be compliant with the Florida Building Code. Coastal construction control line: The line established by the State of Florida pursuant to section 161. 053, F.S., and recorded in the official records of the City, which defines that portion of the beach- dune system subject to severe fluctuations based on a 100 -year storm surge, storm waves or other predictable weather conditions. Coastal high hazard area. A special flood hazard area extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources. Coastal high hazard areas are also referred to as " high hazard areas subject to high velocity wave action" or " V Zones" and are designated on Flood Insurance Rate Maps ( FIRM) as Zone Vl -V30, VE, or V. [Note: The FBC, B defines and uses the tern " flood hazard areas subject to high velocity wave action" and the FBC, R uses the term " coastal high hazard areas. "] Design flood. The flood associated with the greater of the following two areas: Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612.2. 1 1. Area with a floodplain subject to a 1- percent or greater chance of flooding in any year; or 2. Area designated as a flood hazard area on the community' s flood hazard map, or otherwise legally designated. Design flood elevation: The elevation of the " design flood," including wave height, relative to the datum specified on the City' s legally designatedflood hazard Packet Pg. 27  121 ORDINANCE ( ID # 1996) map. In areas designated as Zone AO, the design flood elevation shall be the elevation of the highest existing grade of the building' s perimeter plus the depth number ( in feet) specified on theflood hazard map. In areas designated as Zone AO where the depth number is not specified on the map, the depth number shall be taken as being equal to 2feet. [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 16121] Development: Any man -made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to, buildings or other structures, tanks, temporary structures, temporary or permanent storage of equipment or materials, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavations, drilling operations or any other land disturbing activities. Encroachment: The advancement or infringement of fill, excavation, buildings, permanent structures or other development into a flood hazard area which may impede or alter the flow capacity of riverine flood hazard areas. Existing building and existing structure: Any buildings and structures for which the " start of construction" commenced before July 27, 1976. [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612. 2.] 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 July 27, 1976. Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision. The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed ( including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads). Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA): The Federal agency that, in addition to carrying out other functions, administers the National Flood Insurance Program. Flood or flooding: A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land from: [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612. 2. 1 1. The overflow of inland or tidal waters. 2. The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. Flood damage -resistant materials: Any construction material capable of withstanding direct and prolonged contact with floodwaters without sustaining any damage that requires more than cosmetic repair. [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612. 2.] Flood hazard area: The greater of the following two areas: [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612. 2.] 1. The area within a floodplain subject to a 1- percent or greater chance of flooding in any year. The area designated as a flood hazard area on the community' s flood hazard Packet Pg. 38  tz.t ORDINANCE ( ID # 1996) map, or otherwise legally designated. Flood Insurance Rate Map ( FIRM) : The official map of the City on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the City. [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612. 2.] Flood Insurance Study ( FIS): The official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that contains the Flood Insurance Rate Map, the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map ( if applicable), the water surface elevations of the base flood, and supporting technical data. [ Also defined in FBC, B, Section 1612. 2.] Floodplain Administrator: The office or position designated and charged with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of Section 3. 01. 00 of this LDC may be referred to as the Development Administrator). Floodplain development permit or approval: An official document or certificate issued by the City, or other evidence of approval or concurrence, which authorizes performance of specific development activities that are located in flood hazard areas and that are determined to be compliant with Section 3. 01. 00 of this LDC. Floodway. The channel of a river or other riverine watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a