What flood-related terms mean in this code

As used in this article, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended: “Base flood elevation” means the water surface elevation of the base flood. “Flood or flooding” means: (1) A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: (A) The overflow of inland or tidal waters; (B) The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source; or (C) Mudslides (i.e., mudflows) which are approximately caused by flooding as defined in paragraph (1)(B) of this definition and are akin to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current; or (2) The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as flash flood or an abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding as defined in paragraph (1)(A) of this definition. SUPP. 11 (1-2022) 5B-50 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE § 5B-4-2 “Special flood hazard area” means an area having special flood or flood-related erosion hazards, and shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps as Zones A, AO, AE, A99, AH, VE, or V. “Water-tight” when referring to construction below the inundation level, means constructed to exclude moisture and withstand the hydraulic pressure resulting from the anticipated depth of inundation. (2021, ord 21-61, sec 1.) 5B-4-2