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M.V. Ordinance No. 91-56 Page 7 <br />wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a <br />building, whether or not that alteration affects <br />the external dimensions of a building. <br />(R) "Structure" means a walled and roofed <br />building, manufactured home, or gas or liquid <br />storage tank that is principally above ground. . <br />(S) "Substantial improvement" means any <br />reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other <br />improvement of a structure, the cost of which <br />equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of <br />the structure before the "start of construction" of <br />the improvement. This term includes structures <br />which have incurred "substantial damage", <br />regardless of the actual repair work performed. <br />The term does not, however, include: <br />(1) Any project for improvement of a structure to <br />correct existing violations of state or local <br />health, sanitary, or safety code <br />specifications which have been identified by <br />the local code enforcement official and which <br />are the minimum necessary to assure safe <br />living conditions: <br />(2) Any alteration of a"historic structure", <br />provided that the alteration will not preclude <br />the structure's continued designation as a <br />"historic structure"; or <br />(3) Any improvement to a structure which is <br />considered new construction. <br />(T) "Variance" means a grant of relief from <br />the standards of this ordinance consistent with the <br />variance conditions hereon. <br />1375.05 Lands to which this Ordinance Applies. <br />This Chapter shall apply to all areas of special <br />flood hazard within the jurisdiction of Mayfiel.d Village.