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fn~~e-trene-l'eetl . <br /> [(~9j] "Floodway fringe" is the areas of a floodplain on either side of the designated <br /> floodway where encroachment may be permitted. <br /> "Flvway" means the route followed by birds, insects, and bats within their habitat <br /> range. Flvway routes may follow topographical features, such as; coastlines, mountains, <br /> craters, valleys, specific trees or other vegetation, and watercourses. <br /> [(39j] "Fraud and victimization" related to article 5, variances, of this chapter means that <br /> the variance granted must not cause fraud on or victimization of the public In examining <br /> this requirement, the director of public works will consider the fact that every newly <br /> constructed building adds to government responsibilities and remains a part of the <br /> community for fifry to one hundred years. Buildings that are permitted to be constructed <br /> below the base flood elevation are subject during all those years to increased risk of <br /> damage from floods, while future owners of the property and any structure(sl and the <br /> community as a whole aze subject to all the costs, inconvenience, danger, and suffering <br /> that those increased flood damages bring. In addition, future owners may purchase the <br /> property and any structure(s), unaware that it is subject to potential flood damage, and the <br /> structure(s) can be insured only at very high flood insurance rates. <br /> [(3-1~] "Freeboard" means a factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood level <br /> for purposes of floodplain management. "Freeboard" tends to compensate for the many <br /> unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights greater than the height calculated <br /> for a selected size flood and floodway conditions, such as wave action, bridge openings, <br /> and the hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed. <br /> [(~j] "Functionally dependent use" means a use which cannot perform its intended <br /> purpose unless it is located or carried out inclose proximity to water. The term includes <br /> only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of <br /> cargo or passengers, and [skip-Iruildi»g} s~building and ship repair facilities, but does <br /> not include long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities. <br /> [(~j] "General floodplain" -See "[sane] Zone A." <br /> "Greenbelt and greenwav" means a lineaz, open space or natural area within or <br /> adiacent to a watercourse used to connect people with parklands, natural or historic sites, <br /> and/or enhance and protect recreational opportunities, natural habitat and scenic areas, <br /> protect water quality, filter sediments and other pollutants, prevent erosion, establish <br /> corridors for wildlife, including flyways, and attract native species. <br /> [(34j] "Hardship" as related to article 5, variances, of this chapter means the hardship <br /> <br /> that would result from a failure to grant the requested variance. The director of public <br /> works requires that the variance be exceptional, unusual, and peculiar to the property <br /> involved. Mere economic or financial hardship alone is not exceptional. Inconvenience, <br /> aesthetic considerations, physical handicaps, personal preferences, or the disapproval of <br /> one's neighbors likewise cannot, as a rule, qualify as exceptional hardships. All of these <br /> problems can be resolved through other means, without granting a variance. This is so <br /> even if the alternative means are more expensive or complicated than building with a <br /> 9 <br /> <br />