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Addition (to an existing building) shall mean any walled and roofed expansion to the perimeter of a building in which the addition is connected by a common load-bearing wall other than a firewall. Any walled and roofed addition that is connected by a firewall or is separated by independent perimeter load-bearing walls is considered new construction. Appeal shall mean a request for a review of the Floodplain Administrator's Planning and Zoning Bourd ' s interpretation of any provision of this Ordinance or a request for a vanance. Area of Shallow Flooding shall mean a designated AO or VG AH Zone on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with base flood depths from one to three 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. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow. Area of Special Flood Hazard shall mean the land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent (1 %) or greater chance of flooding in any given year. This term is synonymous with the phrase "special flood hazard area." Base Flood shall mean the flood having a one percent (1 %) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. (also called the "lOO-year flood" and the "regulatory flood"). Base flood is the term used throughout this ordinance. Base Flood Elevation means the water-surface elevation associated with the base flood. Basement shall mean that portion of a building having its floor sub grade (below ground level) on all sides. Breakaway Wall shall mean a wall that is not part of the structural support of the building and is intended through its design and construction to collapse under specific lateral loading forces without causing damage to the elevated portion of the building or the supporting foundation system. Building shall mean any structure built for support, shelter or enclosure for any occupancy or storage. See Structure Coastal High Hazard Area shall mean the an area of special flood hazard 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 waters caused by, but not limited to, hurricane '.'lave wash. The area is designated on the FIRM as Zone V1-V30, VE or V. Datum A reference surface used to ensure that all elevation records are properly related. The current national datum is the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929. which is expressed in relation to mean sea level. or the North American Vertical Datum (NA VD) of Flood Damage Prevention Ord. Legis lationlOrdinancesl Attorney 7/10/09--11 :05 AM 4