§ 25-7-2 — DEFINITIONS

§ 25-7-2 - DEFINITIONS.

In this chapter: (1) ADVERSE FLOODING IMPACT means an increase in flood risk or hazards. (2) ATLAS 14 means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Precipitation-Frequency Atlas 14 of the United States, Volume 11, Version 2.0: Texas. (3) DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION means an application required under Title 25 for development, such as an application for subdivision, site plan, or building permit. (4) DIRECTOR, when used without a qualifier, means the director of the Watershed Protection Department, or the director's designee. (5) DRAINAGE EASEMENT means an easement or right-of-way for a drainage facility required by Section 25-7-152 (Dedication of Easements and Rights-of-Way). (6) EROSION HAZARD ZONE means an area where future stream channel erosion is predicted to result in damage to or loss of property, buildings, infrastructure, utilities, or other valued resources. (7) FEMA means the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (8) FEMA FLOODPLAIN means a special flood hazard area delineated on a flood insurance rate map. (9) FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP means an official map of a community on which FEMA has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community. (10) 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN means an area within a floodplain subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any year as calculated in accordance with Section 25-7-6 (Determination of the 100-Year Floodplain). (11) 25-YEAR FLOODPLAIN means an area within a floodplain subject to a four percent or greater chance of flooding in any year as calculated in accordance with Section 25-7-7 (Determination of the 25-Year Floodplain). (12) WATERWAY means a watercourse, drainage way, branch, creek, or stream including, but not limited to, the limits of the 100-year and 25-year floodplains.

Source: Ord. 20131017-046; Ord. No. 20191114-064, Pts. 3, 4, 11-25-19.