23 386 Chapter Defined Terms DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective January 1, 2025 Finished Floor Elevation The height of the finished flooring of the lowest floor serving habitable space within a structure or building. Flag A type of sign described as such in Section 15.9, Flag. Flag Lot A lot configured so that access to the street is provided by a linear strip of land and the bulk of the buildable portion of the lot is located behind one or more other lots. Flag Lot Flag Lot Flag Lot Lot Lot Street Flex Building Type The principal building type described as such in Section 6.13, Flex Building. Flood or Flooding A. A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: 1. The overflow of inland or tidal waters. 2. The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. 3. Mudslides (i.e., mudflows) which are proximately caused by flooding as defined in Paragraph A.2 of this definition and are akin to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current. B. The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as flash flood or an abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding as defined in Paragraph A.1 of this definition. Flood Elevation Determination A determination by the floodplain administrator of the water surface elevations of the base flood; that is, the flood level that has a one percent or greater chance of occurrence in any given year. Flood Elevation Study An examination, evaluation, and determination of flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations, or an
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