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Chapter 17 SUBCHAPTER VII (8) Prevent increases in regional flood heights AMENDMENTS that could increase flood damage and may result in conflicts or litigation between property owners. 17.71 AMENDMENTS 17.72 PROCEDURES 17.04 TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the [17.73- 17.80 reserved for future use.] Floodplain Zoning Ordinance for Dane County, Wisconsin. SUBCHAPTER VIII FLOOD STORAGE DISTRICT 17.05 DEFINITIONS. (intro.) Unless specifically defmed below, words and phrases used in this 17.81 FLOOD STORAGE DISTRICT ordinance shall have the same meaning as they have [17.82-17.90 reserved for future use.] at common law and to give this ordinance its most reasonable application. Words used in the present " SUBCHAPTER IX tense include the future,the singular number includes ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES the plural and the plural number includes the singular. The word "may" is permissive, "shall" is mandatory 17.91 ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES and not discretionary. (1) A-ZONES: Those areas shown on the Official [17.92- 17.99 reserved for future use.] Floodplain Zoning Map which would be inundated by the regional flood 4 These areas may be numbered or 17.01 STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION. This unnumbered A-Zones. The A-Zones may or may not ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority of ss. be reflective of flood profiles, depending on the 59.97,59.971 and 59.99,Wis. Stats. availability of data for a given area. [History: ch. 17 cr., Sub. 1 to OA 47, 1993-94, pub. (2) ACCESSORY STRUCTURE OR USE: A 03/22/95.] detached subordinate structure or a use which is clearly incidental to and customarily found in 17.02 FINDING OF FACT. The county board connection with the principal structure or use to fmds that uncontrolled development and use of the which it is related and which is located on the same floodplains, rivers or streams of this county would lot as that of the principal structure or use. adversely affect the public health,safety,convenience (3) BASEMENT: Any enclosed area of a building and general welfare and impair the tax base. having its floor subgrade, i.e.,below ground level, on all sides.5 17.03 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. To regulate (4) BUILDING: See STRUCTURE. development in flood hazard areas to protect life, (5) [reserved for future use.] health and property the county board declares the (6) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE: A purpose of these rules to be to: certification issued by the zoning administrator (1) Protect life,health and property; stating that the construction and the use of land or a (2) Minimize expenditures of public monies for building, the elevation of fill or the lowest floor of a costly flood control projects; structure is in compliance with all of the provisions of (3) Minimize rescue and relief efforts, generally this ordinance. -- undertaken at the expense of the tax paying public; (7) CHANNEL: A natural or artificial watercourse (4) Minimize business interruptions which usually with defmite bed and banks to confine and conduct result in the loss of local incomes; normal flow of water. (5) Minimize damage to public facilities on the floodplains such as water mains, sewer lines, streets and bridges; (6) Minimize the occurrence of future flood blight a ' - The term Official Floodplain Zoning Map is defmed areas on floodplains; (7) Discourage the victimization of unwary land m s. 17.05(42). The term regional flood is defined IN S. 17.05(48). and home buyers;and 5Annotation: July 1991. Page 77 Revised 4-30-97