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Chapter 17 necessary by the department for evaluation of the conformity with the provisions of this ordinance may effects of the proposal upon flood height and flood be continued,subject to the following conditions: flows, the regional flood elevation and, where (a) No modifications or additions to a applicable, to determine the boundaries of the nonconforming use or a nonconforming structure floodway: shall be permitted unless they are made in conformity (a) A typical valley cross-section showing with the provisions of this ordinance for the area of the channel of the stream, the floodplain adjoining the floodplain occupied. The words modification and each side of the channel,the cross-sectional area to be addition include,but are not limited to, any alteration, occupied by the proposed development, and all addition, modification, structural repair, rebuilding or historic high water information. replacement of any such existing use, structure or (b) Plan (surface view) showing elevations accessory structure or use. Ordinary maintenance or contours of the ground; pertinent structure, fill or repairs are not considered modifications or additions; storage elevations; size, location and spatial these include internal and external painting, arrangement of all proposed and existing structures decorating, paneling and the replacement of doors, on the site; location and elevations of streets, water windows and other nonstructural components and the supply and sanitary facilities; soil types and other maintenance,repair or replacement of existing private pertinent information. sewage or water supply systems or connections to (c) Profile showing the slope of the bottom public utilities. of the channel or flow line of the stream. (b) If a nonconforming use or the use of a (d) Specifications for building construction nonconforming structure is discontinued for 12 and materials, flood proofing, filling, dredging, consecutive months, it is no longer permitted and any channel improvement, storage of materials, water future use of the property, and any structure or supply and sanitary facilities. building thereon, shall conform to the applicable (3) Transmit one copy of the information described requirements of this ordinance. in subs. (1) and (2) to the department district office (c) As requests are received by the county ___' along with a written request for technical assistance to for modifications or additions to nonconforming uses establish regional flood elevations and, where or nonconforming structures, a record shall be kept applicable, floodway data. Where the provisions of which lists the nonconforming uses and s. 17.61(2)(d) apply, the applicant shall provide all nonconforming structures, their present equalized required information and computations to delineate assessed value, the cost of those additions or floodway boundaries and the effects of the project on modifications which have been permitted, and the flood elevations. percentage of the structure's total current value those -- modifications represent.24 [17.45-17.50 reserved for future use.] (d) No modification or addition to any nonconforming structure or any structure with a SUBCHAPTER V nonconforming use, which over the life of the NONCONFORMING USES structure would exceed fifty percent (50%) of its present equalized assessed value, shall be allowed 17.51 GENERAL APPLICABILITY. (1)Insofar as unless the entire structure is permanently changed to the standards in this section are not inconsistent with a conforming structure with a conforming use in the provisions of s. 59.97(10), Stats.,they shall apply compliance with the applicable requirements of this ordinance. Contiguous dry land access must be to all nonconforming uses and nonconforming structures. These regulations apply to the provided for residential and commercial uses in modification of or addition to any structure and to compliance with s. 17.39(1). the use of any structure or premises which was lawful (e) If any nonconforming structure or any before the passage of this ordinance or any structure with a nonconforming use is destroyed or is amendment thereto. so badly damaged that it cannot be practically (2) The existing lawful use of a structure or restored, it cannot be replaced, reconstructed or building or its accessory use which is not in 24Annotation: Rev. July 1991. Page 88 Revised 4-30-97