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or seasonal use. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the term recreational vehicle shall be synonymous with the term travel trailer/travel vehicle. Regional Flood - a flood which is representative of large floods known to have occurred generally in Minnesota and reasonably characteristic of what can be expected to occur on an average frequency in the magnitude of the 100-year recurrence interval. Regional flood is synonymous with the term "base flood", 1-percent annual chance flood or 100-year flood elevation. Regulatory Flood Protection l levation - The regulatory flood protection elevation shall be an elevation no lower than one foot abode the elevation of the regional flood plus any increases in flood elevation caused by encroachments on the flood plain that result from designation of a floodway. Substantial Damage - means damage of any origin sustained by a structure where the cost of' restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. Substantial Improvement - within any consecutive 365-day period, any reconstruction, rehabilitation (including normal maintenance and repair), repair alter damage, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures that have incurred "substantial damage," regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either: (a) Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions. (b) Any alteration of an "historic structure," provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as an "historic structure." For the purpose of this Ordinance. "historic structure" shall be as defined in 44 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 59.1. 2.8. Annexations: The Flood Insurance Rate Map panels adopted by reference into the Official Zoning Map by Section 2.2 above may include floodplain areas that lie outside of the corporate boundaries of the City of Gem Lake at the time of adoption of this ordinance. If any of these floodplain land areas are annexed into the City of Gem Lake after the date of adoption of this ordinance. the newly annexed floodplain lands shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance immediately upon the date of annexation into the City of Gem Lake.