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(a) A pier that is supported by auger poles or other poles that do not exceed three and <br /> one-half(3''A) inches in diameter and rest on the lakebed; and is not mounted in or <br /> comprised of concrete or cement. <br /> (b) A boat shelter,boat lift, or boat hoist that has a canvas top and sides; is supported <br /> by auger poles or other poles that do not exceed three and one-half(3'A)inches in <br /> diameter; is not mounted in or comprised of concrete or cement; is designed to <br /> float or to rest upon the bed of the lake under its own weight if any structure to <br /> which it is attached complies with this section; and, is not wider than ten(10) feet <br /> nor longer than twenty(20) feet. <br /> (73) Variance is a grant of relief from the requirements of this ordinance consistent with the <br /> variance conditions herein. <br /> (74) Violation means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with <br /> this ordinance. <br /> (75) Walled and roofed means a building that has two or more exterior rigid walls and a fully <br /> secured roof and is affixed to a permanent site. <br /> (76) Watercourse means a lake, river, creek, stream, wash, channel, or other topographic <br /> feature on or over which waters flow at least periodically. Watercourse includes <br /> specifically designated areas in which substantial flood damage may occur. <br /> Sec. 6-38.3.—General Provisions <br /> (1) Lands to Which This Ordinance Applies <br /> This ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard (SFHAs) within the <br /> jurisdiction of the City of South Bend,Indiana as identified in Section 6-38.3(2),including <br /> any additional areas of special flood hazard annexed by the City of South Bend, Indiana. <br /> (2) Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard <br /> (a) The regulatory flood elevation, floodway, and fringe limits for the studied SFHAs <br /> within the jurisdiction of the City, delineated as an"AE Zone" on the St. Joseph <br /> County,Indiana and Incorporated Areas Flood Insurance Rate Map dated January <br /> 6, 2011 shall be determined from the one-percent annual chance flood profiles in <br /> the Flood Insurance Study of St. Joseph County, Indiana and Incorporated Areas <br /> and the corresponding Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM)dated January 6, 2011 <br /> as well as any subsequent updates, amendments, or revisions, prepared by the <br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency with the most recent date. Should the <br /> floodway limits not be delineated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map for a studied <br /> SFHA designated as an"AE Zone", the limits of the floodway will be according <br /> to the best available flood layer as provided by the Indiana Department of Natural <br /> Resources. <br /> (b) The regulatory flood elevation, floodway, and fringe limits for each of the SFHAs <br /> within the jurisdiction of the City, delineated as an "A Zone" on the St. Joseph <br /> County,Indiana and Incorporated Areas Flood Insurance Rate Map,dated January <br /> 6,2011,as well as any subsequent updates,amendments,or revisions,prepared by <br /> the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the most recent date, shall be <br /> according to the best available flood layer provided by the Indiana Department of <br /> Natural Resources, provided the upstream drainage area from the subject site is <br /> 13 <br />