Freeboard - all new or substantially improved structures within all designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) to be constructed with the minimum lowest floor elevation one foot above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE)

Improper Drainage Structures – the City is authorized to replace or improve existing improper drainage structures at the cost of the property owner

Rainfall Data – development drainage studies are required to use the most recent version of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Atlas 14 rainfall data

Zero Net Fill - developments that fill or modify a designated SFHA must mitigate that development activity volumetrically

Post Development Runoff – residential and commercial developments larger than 2.5 acres reduce stormwater runoff by 15 percent from the predevelopment runoff rate

Floodway – development, fill, or an obstruction within a floodway requires an approved no-rise certification demonstrating they will cause no adverse flood effects