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• "Floodplain Management"means the operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works and floodplain management regulations. "Flooding events"are general or temporary conditions of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters, or from the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. "Floodplain"refers to any land area susceptible to inundation by floodwaters from any source. For the purposes of this Code, floodplain refers to the land area susceptible to being inundated by the base flood. "Floodplain Administrator"refers to the community official designated in the local Flood Damage Prevention Code as responsible for the Code's administration. "Floodplain Development Permit"is a permit issued by the local Floodplain Administrator and is required before beginning any development in an area designated as a Special Flood Hazard Area on the community's FIRM. "Floodproofing"is a combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures that reduce or eliminate the risk of flood damage. • "Floodproofing Certificate"refers to FEMA form 81-65, which for the purposes of this Code must be properly completed by a Professional Engineer or Architect licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas. "Floodway"or "Regulatory Floodway"refers to a stream channel and the land to either side of the stream channel that must remain undeveloped and open in order to allow floodwaters to pass without increasing the base flood elevation more than a designated height. For the purposes of this Code, the height is one foot(1 ft.). Severe restrictions or prohibitions are imposed on development within the floodway. "Flow-through openings"are openings specifically designed to allow floodwaters to flow into and out of enclosed spaces, minimizing the danger of foundation or wall collapse from lateral hydrostatic pressure. "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 of cargo or passengers, and ship building and ship repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities. • 5