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ARTICLE 2 (W DEFINITIONS Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this Code shall be interpreted to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this Code its most reason- able application. (1 ) APPEAL - means a request for a review of the enforcement officer/inspector' s interpretation of any provisions of this code or a request for a variance. (2 ) AREA OF SHALLOW FLOODING - means a designated AO, AH, or VO Zone on a community' s Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a one percent or greater chance of flooding to an average depth of one to three feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow. (3 ) AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD - means the land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. The area may be designated as Zone A on the FHBM. After detailed remapping has been completed in preparation for publication of the FIRM, Zone A usually is refined into Zones A, AO, AH, Al-99 , ( VO, or VI-30 . fir• (4 ) BASE FLOOD - means the flood having a one percent chance of being equalled or exceeded in any given year. (5 ) CRITICAL FEATURE - means an integral and readily identifi- able part of a flood protection system, without which the flood protection provided by the entire system would be compromised. (6 ) DEVELOPMENT - means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to, buildings or other structures , mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations . (7 ) FLOOD OR FLOODING - means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: (A) The overflow of the inland or tidal waters . (b) The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. ( 3 )