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zoning, building, electricity, plumbing, subdivision, erosion and sedimentation control chapters of the Hawaii County Code, and the storm drainage standazds, October 1970 edition, or later revisions of the County of Hawaii. This chapter, designed to reduce flood losses, shall take precedence over any less restrictive, conflicting laws, ordinances, and regulations. This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this chapter and another chapter, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail. In the event of a conflict between this chapter and the National Flood Insurance Program and Related Regulations (NFIP), as amended, the [I~iz] more restrictive provision will govern. SECTION 7. Chapter 27, article 2, section 27-12, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 27-12. Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable application. "Accessory use" means a use which is incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the pazcel of land on which it is located. "Appeal" means a request for a review of the floodplain administrator's interpretation of any provision of this chapter or denial of a request for a vaziance. {(3)] "Area of shallow flooding" means a designated AO or AH zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The base flood depths range from one to three feet; a clearly defined channel does not exist; the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate; and velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is chazacterized by ponding or sheet flow. [(4~] "Backfill" means the placement of fill material within a specified depression, hole or excavation pit below the surrounding adjacent ground level as a means of improving floodwater conveyance or to restore the land to the natural contours existing prior to excavation. {(3j] "Base flood" means the flood having a one percent chance of being [equalled] a waled or exceeded in any given yeaz (also called the "one-hundred- year flood"). {(~j] "Base flood elevation" means the water surface elevation of the base flood. "Basement" means any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides. [(8)] "Breakaway walls" are any type of walls, whether solid or lattice, and whether constructed of concrete, masonry, wood, metal, plastic or any other suitable building material which is not part of the structural support of the 6