§ 82-28.426. Flood or flooding.

"Flood or flooding" means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from:

(1)

The overflow of floodwaters; and/or

(2)

The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source; and/or

(3)

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 that results in flooding as defined in this definition.

(Ords. 2000-33, 99-35, 96-11, 90-118, 88-50, 87-45).