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or flood damages. This Ordinance shall not create liability on <br />the part of the City or any officer or employee thereof for any <br />flood damages that result from reliance on this Ordinance or any <br />administrative decision lawfully made thereunder. <br /> <br />7. Severability. If any section, clause, provision, or <br />portion of this Ordinance is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid <br />by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this <br />Ordinance shall not be affected thereby. <br /> <br />8. Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, words or <br />phrases used in this Ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give <br />them the same meaning as found elsewhere in the City Code, or as <br />they have in common usage and so as to give this Ordinance its <br />most reasonable application. <br /> <br />BASEMENT: shall mean any area of a structure, including crawl <br />spaces, having its floor or base subgrade (below ground level) on <br />all four sides, regardless of the depth of excavation below <br />around level. <br /> <br />CONDITIONAL USE: shall mean a specific type of structure or land <br />use listed in this Ordinance or the City Zoning Ordinance that <br />may be allowed but only after the review procedure provided by <br />Section 900.42 of the Zoning Ordinance, and with appropriate <br />conditions and restrictions, as provided in the Zoning Ordinance <br />or building codes, and upon the findings required by Section <br />900.42. <br /> <br />EQUAL DEGREE OF ENCROACHMENT: shall mean a method of determining <br />the location of floodway boundaries so that floodplain lands on <br />both sides of a stream are capable of conveying a proportionate <br />share of flood flows. <br /> <br />FLOOD: shall mean a temporary increase in the flow or stage of a <br />stream or in the stage of a wetland or lake that results in the <br />inundation of normally dry areas. <br /> <br />FLOOD FREQUENCY: shall mean the frequency for which it is <br />expected that a specific flood stage or discharge may be equaled <br />or exceeded. <br /> <br />FLOOD FRINGE: shall mean that portion of the floodplain outside <br />of the floodway. Flood fringe is synonymous with the term <br />"floodway fringe" used in the Flood Insurance Study for the City. <br /> <br />FLOODPLAIN: shall mean the beds proper and the areas adjoining a <br />wetland, lake or watercourse which have been or hereafter may be <br />covered by the regional flood. <br /> <br />FLOOD-PROOFING: shall mean a combination of structural <br />provisions, changes, or adjustments to properties and structures <br /> <br />9.156 <br /> <br /> <br />