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"F!ood~,~av ¥r%~7~' means ~he area between ~he floodway and the boundary of t~e !00- year ~ flood,. ~ "Habitable Floor" means any floor usable for living purposes, ',~bich includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination thereof, in- cluding any basement area housing major household' app!iasces eligible for cover- age under the Federal Flood InsUrance Program. (Note: A floor used only for storage p~rposes is not a "habitable floor"). "Mean Sea Level" means the average height of the sea for all stages of the tide. "Mobile Home" means a str~cture, transportable is one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used wish or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. It does not include recrea- tional vehicles or travel trailers. "Structure" means a walled and roofed building tha~ is principally above gro~nd, as well as a mobile home. "Substantial Improvement" means for a structure built prior to tile enactment of this ordinance, and repair, recoastruction~ or improvement of a structure; the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure either, (1) before the improvement or repair is started, or (2) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition~ "substantial improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration on any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimen- sions of the structure. The term does not, however, include either (1) any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or local hemlth, sani- tary, or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions, or (2) any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic Places. "Variance" is a grant of relief to a person from the requiremunts of this ordinance which permits construction in a manner otherwise prohibited by this ordinance where specific enforcemeng would result in unnecessary hardship. ARTICLE 3. General Provisions SECTION A. Lands to Which this Ordinance A~.lies This ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood !lazard within the juris- diction of Cabarrus County. SECTION B. Basis for Establishin~_the Areas of Special or Extreme Hazard The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administratiou in its Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) f7370036, 1-6, or tile areas of special hazard and areas of extreme hazard (floodways), identified by the Flood Insurance Adminis- tration through a scientific and engineering report untitled "The Flood Insurance Study for Cabarrus County" dated November 5, 1980, with accompanyiug Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary-Floodway Maps and any revision thereto are hereby adopt- ed by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance. SECTION C. Co~liance No structure or land use shall hereafter be located, or extended, converted, or structurally altered without full compliance with the terms of this ordinance and 3