Appeal means a request for a review of the county administrator's or his designee's interpretation of any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance. Area of special flood hazard is the land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. Basement means that portion of a building between floor and ceiling, which may be partly below and partly above grade. Breakaway walls or frangible walls means a partition independent of supporting structural members that will withstand design wind forces, but will fail under hydrostatic wave, and range forces associated with the design storm surge. Under such conditions, the wall will fail in a manner such that it dissolves or breaks up into components that will not act as potentially damaging missiles.
Building means any structure built for support, shelter or enclosure for any occupancy or storage.
Cost is the actual value, which is determined by using normal market values, of all labor, materials, services, and equipment, which is required to fully improve the structure, or to fully repair the structure to its before damaged condition. Coastal high hazard area means the area subject to high-velocity waters caused by, but not limited to, hurricane wave wash or tsunamis. The area is designated on a FIRM as Zone V1-30. Development means any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations. The unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source.