Water surface elevation means the height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988, or other datum, where specified, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of riverine areas.
Water Surface Elevation (WSE) means the height, in relation to NAVD 1988, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of riverine areas.
Building site means a plot of land held for building purposes, whether any building is actually erected thereupon or not, and includes the open ground or courtyard enclosed by, or adjacent to, any building erected thereupon;
Elevator means any hoisting or lowering device to connect floors or landings, whether or not in service, and all appliances pertaining to the elevator, including any car, platform, shaft, hoistway, stairway, runway, power equipment and machinery; THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE: a. an automobile servicing hoist; b. a hoist without a platform outside a building if without mechanical power or if it is not attached to building walls; c. a hod or material hoist used in alteration, construction or demolition operations; d. an inclined conveyor used exclusively for carrying property; or e. a dumbwaiter used exclusively for carrying property and having a compartment height not exceeding four feet.
Modular building retailer means any person who purchases or acquires a modular building from a