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-3- means of fill or solid foundation perimeter wells with openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of flood waters. In the case of Zones VI-30, VE, or V, "elevated building" also includes a building otherwise meeting the definition of "elevated building", even though the lower area is enclosed by means of breakaway walls if the breakaway walls meet the standards of Section 60.3(e)(5) of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations. (8) Existing Construction- means for the purposes of determining rates, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced before the effective date of the FIRM or before January 1,1975, for FIRMs effective before that date. "Existing construction" may also be referred to an lIexisting structures. II (9) Flood or Flooding- means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundtion of normally dry land areas from: (1) the o~erflow of wa ters. (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or surface waters from any source. runoff of (10) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)- means an official map of a community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community. (11) Flood Insurance Study- is the official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The report contains flood profiles, water surface elevation of the base flood, as well as the Flood Boundary-Floodway Map. (12) Flood plain Or Flood-Prone Area- means any land area susceptable to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of flooding). (13) Flood Protection System- means those physical structural works for which funds have been authorized, appropriated, and expended and which have been constructed specifically to modify flooding in order to reduce the extent of the areas within a community subject to a "special flood hazard" and the extent of the depts of associated flooding. Such as system includes dams, reservoirs, levees or dikes. These specialized flood modifying works are those constructed in conformance with sound engineering standards. (14) Floodway (Regulatory Floodway)- means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. (15) Functionally Dependent Use- means a use which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water. The term includes only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading af ~~~~o or passengers, a~~ =~~p building and ship repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities. (16) Highest Adjacent Grade- means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure. (17) Levee- means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructßd in accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding. (18) Levee System- means a flood protection system which consists of a levee, or levees, and associated structures, such as