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Flooda 4. The bed of a wetland or lake and the channel of a watercourse and those portions of the adjoining floodnlain which must be reserved to carry or store the base flood discharge without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one-half foot. Manufactured home means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home" does not include the term "recreational vehicle." Recreational Vehicle. A vehicle that is built on a single chassis. is 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection, is designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck and is designed primaj*, not for use as a .permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. Those vehicles not meeting this definition shall be considered a structure for the purposes of this ordinance. For the VgMoses of this ordinance the term recreational vehicle is unonymous with the term "travel trailer/travel vehicle." R gulatoa Flood Protection Elevation aUt PE]. An elevation no lower than one foot above the elevation of the base flood plus any increases in water surface elevation caused by encroachments on the flood Main that result from designation of a floodway. These increases in water surface elevations are r icall identified in the Floodwa , Data Tables found in the Flood Insurance Study. Structure, when used in division 11 of this article, means a roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home. Recreational vehicles not considered travel ready, as provided in Section 30-1911(c (10), shall also be considered a nonconforming structure for the ,purposes of this division. Substantial damage. as used in this division, means damage of any origin sustained by a structure where the cost of restoring the structure to it before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. Substantial improvement, as used in this division, means, within any 365-day period, any reconstruction, rehabilitation (including normal maintenance and repair), repair after damage, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures that have incurred "substantial damage," regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either: (1) Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the building official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions. (2) Any alteration of an "historic structure," provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as an "historic structure." For the purpose of this division, "historic structure" shall be defined in 44 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 59.1. Variance, when used in division 11 of this article, means a modification of a specific permitted development standards required in an official control including this division, but only as applied to a particular property for the purpose of alleviating a hardship, practical difficulty, or unique circumstances as defined and elaborated upon in the City's zoning code. (Code 1982, 5 902.02(8); Ord. No. 2000-02, § 3, 3-20-2000; Ord. No. 11-05, § 2, 10-17-2011)