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Pete Hoffmann, Chair and <br /> Members of the Hawaii County Council <br /> <br /> October 29, 2007 <br /> <br /> Page 4 <br /> elevations of the base flood, that is, the flood level that has <br /> a one percent or greater chance of occurrence in any given <br /> year. <br /> Page 5 27-12 "[(~8j] Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)" means the <br /> def. "Flood Insurance official map on which the Federal Emergency Management <br /> Rate Map (FIRM)" Agency ( ]has <br /> delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the <br /> risk premium zones applicable to the community. <br /> Page 6 27-12 Flood Insurance Study" means the official report <br /> def. "Flood provided by the Federal [ ] <br /> Insurance Study" Emergency Management Agency that includes flood <br /> profiles, the Flood Insurance Rate Map, and the water <br /> surface elevation of the base flood. <br /> Page 6 27-12 "[(-~3j] Floodplain administrator" is the individual <br /> def "Floodplain appointed to administer and enforce the floodplain <br /> administrator" management regulations. This person shall be the director <br /> of public works of the County of Hawaii or the director's <br /> duly authorized representative who shall be a currently <br /> licensed professional engineer in the State of Hawaii. <br /> Page 6 27-12 Floodplain management regulations" means zoning <br /> def "Floodplain ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health <br /> management regulations" regulations, and special purpose ordinances such as a <br /> floodplain ordinance or an erosion and sedimentation <br /> control ordinance) and other applications of police <br /> power The term describes such state or local <br /> regulations in any combination thereof, which provide <br /> standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention <br /> and reduction. <br /> Page 6 27-12 [(~8~] "Floodway" or "regulatory floodway" means the <br /> def "Floodway" or channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent <br /> "regulatory floodway" land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the <br /> base flood without cumulatively increasing the water <br /> surface elevation [ <br /> Page 7 27-12 [(39]] "Fraud and victimization" related to article 5, <br /> def "Fraud and variances, of this chapter means that the variance granted <br /> victimization " must not cause fraud on or victimization of the public. In <br /> examining this requirement, the director of public works <br /> will consider the fact that every newly constructed <br /> [buildieg] structure adds to government responsibilities <br /> <br />