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This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of the City. Sec. 7-7. Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard. The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the "Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for the County of Orange dated February 18, 2004, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM's) dated February 18, 2004, and all subsequent amendments and/or revisions, are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter. This FIS and attendant mapping is the minimum area of applicability of this chapter and may be supplemented by studies for other areas which allow implementation of this chapter and which are recommended to the City of Santa Ana by the Floodplain Administrator. The study and FIRM's are on file at Building Safety Division of City of Santa Ana at 20 Civic Center Plaza in the City. Sec. 7-8. Compliance; violation. No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violation of the requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Nothing herein shall prevent the City from taking such lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation. Sec. 7-9. Abrogation and greater restrictions. This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this chapter and another chapter, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail. Sec. 7-10. Interpretation. In the interpretation and application of this chapter, all provisions shall be: (a) Considered as minimum requirements; (b) Liberally construed in favor of the City; and (c) Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under this Code, state or federal law. Sec. 7-11. Warning and Disclaimer of Liability. The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This chapter does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood Ordinance No. NS-XXX 11 A-11 Page 11 of 27