Skip to content

Chapter 16.82 — DEFINITIONS3

Poway Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Poway

§ 16.82.005. Generally.

§ 16.82.010. Accessory use.

§ 16.82.020. Alluvial fan.

§ 16.82.030. Apex.

§ 16.82.040. Appeal.

§ 16.82.050. Area of shallow flooding.

§ 16.82.051. Area of special flood hazard.

§ 16.82.053. Area of special flood-related erosion hazard.

§ 16.82.055. Area of special mudslide (i.e., mudflow) hazard.

§ 16.82.060. Base flood.

§ 16.82.070. Basement.

§ 16.82.080. Breakaway walls.

§ 16.82.090. Building.

§ 16.82.100. Development.

§ 16.82.110. Encroachment.

§ 16.82.115. Existing manufactured home park or subdivision.

§ 16.82.120. Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or manufactured home

§ 16.82.130. Flood, flooding or floodwater.

§ 16.82.140. Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM).

§ 16.82.150. Flood Hazard Boundary Map.

§ 16.82.160. Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).

§ 16.82.170. Flood Insurance Study.

§ 16.82.180. Flood-related erosion.

§ 16.82.190. Flood-related erosion area or flood-related erosion prone area.

§ 16.82.200. Flood-related erosion area management.

§ 16.82.210. Floodplain or flood-prone area.

§ 16.82.220. Floodplain Administrator.

§ 16.82.230. Floodplain management.

§ 16.82.240. Floodplain management regulations.

§ 16.82.250. Floodproofing.

§ 16.82.260. Floodway.

§ 16.82.270. Floodway fringe.

§ 16.82.280. Fraud and victimization.

§ 16.82.290. Functionally dependent use.

§ 16.82.300. Governing body.

§ 16.82.310. Hardship.

§ 16.82.320. Highest adjacent grade.

§ 16.82.330. Historic structure.

§ 16.82.340. Levee.

§ 16.82.350. Levee system.

§ 16.82.360. Lowest floor.

§ 16.82.370. Manufactured home.

§ 16.82.380. Manufactured home park or subdivision.

§ 16.82.390. Market value.

§ 16.82.400. Mean sea level.

§ 16.82.410. Mudslide.

§ 16.82.420. Mudslide (i.e., mudflow) prone area.

§ 16.82.430. New construction.

§ 16.82.440. New manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision.

§ 16.82.450. Obstruction.

§ 16.82.460. One-hundred-year flood or 100-year flood.

§ 16.82.470. Public safety and nuisance.

§ 16.82.480. Recreational vehicle.

§ 16.82.490. Regulatory floodway.

§ 16.82.500. Remedy a violation.

§ 16.82.510. Riverine.

§ 16.82.520. Sheet flow area.

§ 16.82.530. Special flood hazard area (SFHA).

§ 16.82.540. Start of construction.

§ 16.82.550. Structure.

§ 16.82.560. Substantial damage.

§ 16.82.570. Substantial improvement.

§ 16.82.580. Variance.

§ 16.82.590. Violation.

§ 16.82.600. Water surface elevation.

§ 16.82.610. Watercourse.

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
▸Contents — Poway Municipal Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.