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<br />Urban Redevelopment <br />Urban redevelopment Can be used in flood-blighted areas <br />that are a drain On the community's economy. A redevelopment pro- <br />gram should inclUde flood control works where necessary and reserve <br />the flood prone areas fer parks, open spaces and other USeS not sub- <br />ject to substantial flood danage. Public parking areas are often <br />established in floodway areas redee~ed through urban redevelopffi@nt. <br /> <br />GLOSSARY QF TER1-lS <br /> <br />Flood. ~~ overflow of lands not normally covered by ~ater, tr~t are <br />- <br />used Or \lsable by ",ar.. Floodsr....""t""oessentialCharacterlsticS: <br />the i~undation of land is temporary; and the land is adjacent to and <br />inu~dated by everflo"" from a river Or stream, or an ocean, l~ke, or <br /> <br />Warning Siqns <br />rhe erection of flood ~arning signs and prominent post- <br />ing of pre~iou$ly attained flo~ heights. These signs carry no <br />enforoement but serve to inform prospective buyers that a flood <br />ha~ard exists. <br /> <br />other body of st,,~.ding water. <br />~ormally, a "flood" is considered as any terr.pOrary rise <br />in streamflow or stage, but not the pending of s\lrface water, that <br />results in $ignifica~t adverse effects in the vicinity. Adverse <br />effects may incl\lde damages from overflow of land area, temporary <br />tack~ater effects in sewers and local drainage channels, creation <br />of unsanitary conditions Or other unfavorable situations by deposi- <br />tion of materials in strea~ channels during flood recessions, rise <br />of ground water coincident with increased streamflo~, and other <br /> <br />Taxl\djustrlent <br />Tax adjllst"ents for land dedicated to agriCl1lt=<>, recre- <br />ation, conservation or other open space \lses may ~ effective in <br />preserving existing floodways along streams. As a community pxtends <br />its urban bo\lndaries, adjacent farmlar~ becomes more valuable eact <br />year as residential or conmercial developmonts move into parts of it. <br />~hich will Cause ta" evaluation to rise to the point where th" land <br />no longer can be used profitably for far~ing Or other open space use~. <br /> <br />problems. <br /> <br />nood Crest. 'I'M rnal<1mUl"ll stage or elevation reached by the waters <br />of a flood at a give~ location. <br /> <br />Fl<;>Od Peak. The """imum in~tatlta~eou~ discha..ge of a flood at " <br />given locatio~. It usually occur~ <It Or n(>ar the time of tht' <br /> <br />flood crest. <br /> <br />Flood Insurance <br /> <br />Flood Plain. ~h@ relatively flat area or lowlands adjoinlng the <br />cha~nel of a river, stream or ~~tercourc.e. Or ocean, lake, or <br />other body of ~tandinq wat:er, which has been or may be covered by <br />floodwater. <br /> <br />The National Flood Insurance PrQqram, eatablish9d under <br />the 1968 Housing and Urban Development ~ct. provid~s a ~eans ~hereby <br />private property ownerS can purchase previously unavailable flood <br />insurance. ~he program involve5 rederal s\lbsidizing of in~urance <br /> <br />Flood Profile. ~ gr~ph ~howing the relationship of water surface <br />elevation to location, the latter generally expressed as distance <br /> <br />co~ts (~r~rcd ~it~ priv~tc inCU~crc~ a~~ rcciproo~l co~.it:~on~ of ~ <br /> <br />"l....w" ,,,,,",Ul fv. il stroc"'" of ..."'tc~ flc.,..ir.9 in ::in ope" eh.:o"r.cl. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />participating community to a~opt a~d enforce realistic land-us~ co~- <br />troIs ap~ related flood plain m~nage~ent ~eaS\lres. Effective March <br />1, 1972, insurable properties include all struct\lreS (pl\ls oonter.t~) <br />use<l for r.....id"ntial, busines:l, religious. or agric'Jltural pu~po~~s, <br /> <br />is gener~lly drawn to sho~ s\lrface elevation for the crest of a <br />specific flood, but may be prepared for conditions at a given time <br />or et~g... <br /> <br />1\",'.4 <br />" <br /> <br />App.4 <br />n <br />