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Substantial damage means damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of <br />restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of <br />the market value of the structure before the damaged occurred. See definition of "substantial <br />improvement." <br />Substantial improvement means any repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other <br />improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market <br />value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term <br />includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage," regardless of the actual repair <br />work performed. The term does not, however, include either: <br />(1) Any project of improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local <br />health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code <br />enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; <br />or <br />(2) Any alteration of a historic structure provided that the alteration wi[I not preclude the <br />structure's continued designation as a historic structure. <br />Substantially improved existing mam factured home park or subdivision means where the <br />repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of the streets, utilities and pads equals <br />or exceeds 50 percent of the value of the streets, utilities and pads before the repair, <br />reconstruction or improvement commenced. <br />Substantial Improvement means any combination of repairs, reconstruction, rehabilitation, <br />addition, or other improvement of a structure, taking place during any one-year period for which <br />the cost equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the "start of <br />construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial <br />damage", regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include <br />either: <br />(a) any correction of existing violations of State or community health, sanitary, or safety <br />code spec cations which have been identified by the community code enforcement <br />official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; or <br />(b) any alteration of a historic structure, provided that the alteration will not preclude <br />the structure's continued designation as a historic structure. <br />Variance means a grant of relief from the requirements of this article which permits <br />construction in a manner otherwise prohibited by this article where specific enforcement <br />would result in unnecessary hardship. <br />Violation means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the <br />community's floodplain management regulations. A structure or other development without <br />the elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required is <br />presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided. <br />(Ord. of 2-16-87, art. 2; Ord. of 10-17-94, art. 2) <br />Water Surface Elevation (WSE) means the height, in relation to mean sea level, of floods of <br />various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of riverine areas. <br />Watercourse means a lake, river, creek, stream, wash, channel or other topographic feature on or <br />over which waters flow at least periodically. Watercourse includes specifically designated areas <br />in which substantial flood damage may occur. <br />Sec. 38-30 Cross references: Definitions generally, § 1-2. <br />8 <br />