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frontal dune occurs at the point where there is a distinct change from a relatively mild slope. [(34~] "Principal structure" means a structure used for the principal use of the property as distinguished from an accessory use. "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicle which is: Built on a sinele chassis; 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal proiection; Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a lieht duty truck; and Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping. travel, or seasonal use. [(3~] "Regulatory floodway" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation [ "Repetitive loss structure" means home or business that was damaged by flood two times in the past ten years, where the cost of fully repairing the flood damage to the building. on the average, equaled or exceeded twenty-five percent of its market value at the time of each flood. [(33~] "Riverine" means relating to, formed by, or resembling a river (including tributaries), stream, brook, etc. [(34j] "Sand dunes" means naturally occurring accumulations of sand in ridges or mounds landward of the beach. [(33~] "Sheet tlow area" -See "area of shallow flooding." [(3(~] "Special flood hazard area" means an area having special flood or flood- related erosion hazards, and shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps as Zones A, AO, AE, A99, AH, V E or V. "State" means the State of Hawaii. [(3~] "Start of construction" includes substantial improvement and other proposed new development and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within one hundred-eighty days from the date of the permit. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and tilling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, tloor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. 10