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FloodoroofinJ! means any combination of structural and non-structural additions. changes. or adiustments to structures. which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property. water and sanitary facilities. structures and their contents. Floodway shall mean the channel of a river or other 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 designated height. Floodwav frinJ!e means that area of the one-percent (base or lOO-year) floodplain on either side of the regulatory floodway. Freeboard means the additional height. usually expressed as a factor of safety in feet. above a flood level for purposes of floodplain management. Freeboard tends to compensate for many unknown factors. such as wave action. blockage of bridge or culvert openings, and hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed. which could contribute to flood heights greater than the heights calculated for a selected frequency flood and floodway conditions. Free of Obstruction means any type of lower area enclosure or other construction element will not obstruct the flow of velocity water and wave action beneath the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor of an elevated building during a base flood event. This requirement applies to the structures in velocity zones (V -Zones). Functionally Dependent Facility Use shall mean a facility use which cannot be used for its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water, such as a docking or port facility necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, shipbuilding, or ship repair. The term does not include long-term storage, manufacturing, sales or service facilities. Hardshio as related to variances from this ordinance means the exceptional difficulty associated with the land that would result from a failure to grant the requested variance. The community requires that the variance is exceptional. unusual. and peculiar to the property involved. Mere economic or financial hardship alone is not exceptional. Inconvenience. aesthetic considerations. physical handicaps. personal preferences. or the disapproval of one's neighbors likewise cannot. as a rule. qualify as an exceptional hardship. All of these problems can be resolved through other means without granting a variance. even if the alternative is more expensive. or requires the property owner to build elsewhere or put the parcel to a different use than originally intended. Highest Adjacent Grade shall mean the highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, next to the proposed foundation walls of a building. Historic Structures shall mean any structure that is: Flood Damage Prevention Ord. Legis lationlOrdinancesl Attorney 7/10/09--11:05 AM 7