Title 12 — BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS1
Chapter 12.420 — DEFINITIONS
Ventura Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Ventura
12.420.010 Definitions generally.¶
12.420.020 Area of special flood-related erosion hazard.¶
12.420.030 Base flood.¶
12.420.040 Basement.¶
12.420.050 Breakaway walls.¶
12.420.060 Coastal high hazard area.¶
12.420.070 Development.¶
12.420.080 Encroachment.¶
12.420.090 Existing manufactured home park or subdivision.¶
12.420.100 Expansion to an existing manufactured home or subdivision.¶
12.420.110 Flood, flooding or floodwater.¶
12.420.120 Flood boundary and floodway map (FBFM).¶
12.420.130 Flood hazard boundary map.¶
12.420.140 Flood insurance rate map (FIRM).¶
12.420.150 Flood insurance study.¶
12.420.160 Floodplain or flood-prone area.¶
12.420.170 Floodplain management.¶
12.420.180 Floodplain management regulations.¶
12.420.190 Floodproofing.¶
12.420.200 Floodway.¶
12.420.210 Highest adjacent grade.¶
12.420.220 Historic structure.¶
12.420.230 Levee.¶
12.420.240 Lowest floor.¶
12.420.250 Manufactured home.¶
12.420.260 Manufactured home park or subdivision.¶
12.420.270 Market value.¶
12.420.280 Mean sea level.¶
12.420.290 New construction.¶
12.420.300 New manufactured home park or subdivision.¶
12.420.310 Obstruction.¶
12.420.320 One-hundred-year flood.¶
12.420.330 Primary frontal dune.¶
12.420.340 Recreational vehicle.¶
12.420.350 Regulatory floodway.¶
12.420.360 Riverine.¶
12.420.370 Special flood hazard area.¶
12.420.390 Structure.¶
12.420.400 Substantial damage.¶
12.420.410 Substantial improvement.¶
12.420.420 Water surface elevation.¶
12.420.430 Watercourse.¶
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