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ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this ordinance its most reasonable application. Section 7 -9 -200 Accessory Use means a use which is incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the parcel of land on which it is located. Section 7 -9 -201 Alluvial Fan means a geomorphologic feature characterized by a cone or fan - shaped deposit of boulders, gravel, and fine sediments that have been eroded from mountain slopes, transported by flood flows, and then deposited on the valley floors, and which is subject to flash flooding, high velocity flows, debris flows, erosion, sediment movement and deposition, and channel migration. Section 7 -9 -202 Apex means the point of highest elevation on an alluvial fan, which on undisturbed fans is generally the point where the major stream that formed the fan emerges from the mountain front. Section 7 -9 -203 Appeal means a request for a review of the Floodplain Administrator's interpretation of any provision of this ordinance. Section 7 -9 -204 Area of shallow flooding means a designated AO or AH Zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The base flood depths range from one to three feet; a clearly defined channel does not exist; the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate; and velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow. Section 7 -9 -205 Area of special flood- related erosion hazard is the land within a community which is most likely to be subject to severe flood- related erosion losses. The area may be designated as Zone E on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Section 7 -9 -206 Area of special flood hazard - See "Special flood hazard area." Section 7 -9 -207 Area of special mudslide (i.e., mudflow) hazard is the area subject to severe mudslides (i.e., rnudflows). The area is designated as Zone M on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Section 7 -9 -208 Base Flood means a flood which has a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (also called the "100-year flood "). Base flood is the term used throughout this ordinance. 3