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Chapter 17
<br /> (a) Department of natural resources approval exemption allowing flood proofing of basements has
<br /> of any project that results in an increase in the height been granted by the Federal Insurance Administration
<br /> of the regional flood shall be secured prior to the (FIA) of the Federal Emergency Management
<br /> submitting of a petition to rezone. Agency(FEMA).
<br /> (b) The effect of rezoning from the flood (b) Commercial, manufacturing and
<br /> storage district to the floodfringe district shall be industrial.
<br /> calculated by comparing the current flood profile to 1. Principal buildings which are to be erected,
<br /> the flood profile determined by assuming that the area constructed, reconstructed, added to or moved into a
<br /> to be rezoned is not available to store floodwater. flood storage area shall be elevated or flood-proofed
<br /> (c) The zoning maps for the flood storage to two feet above the regional flood elevation.
<br /> district may not be amended without first amending Measures shall be taken to minimize interference with
<br /> the applicable portions of the water surface profiles normal plant operations, especially for plants located
<br /> and floodplain zoning ordinances and securing the on streams having protracted flood durations.
<br /> department of natural resources approval for such 2. Storage yards, parking lots, airport landing
<br /> amendments. strips and other similar accessory uses may be at
<br /> (6) Determination of flood protection elevations lower elevations, but no such area for general use by
<br /> and Effects of Proposed Development Upon Flood the public shall be inundated to a depth greater than
<br /> Heights, Velocity and Storage. two feet or subjected to flood velocities greater than
<br /> (a) For all subdivision proposals, as defined two feet per second.
<br /> in §236.02(8), Wis. Stats., and for other land (c) Storage or processing. Materials that are
<br /> divisions or proposed developments which have a buoyant, flammable, explosive, or which in times of
<br /> total area that exceeds 5 acres or which have an flooding, could be injurious to human, animal or
<br /> estimated cost that exceeds $125,000, the applicant plant life, shall be stored at or above the flood.
<br /> shall provide all the computations which are required protection elevation or flood proofed in compliance
<br /> to show the effect of the proposal on flood heights, with the provisions of this ordinance.
<br /> velocities and floodplain storage. (d) Utilities. Construction and substantial
<br /> (b) For land divisions and proposed improvements to utilities may be permitted, provided
<br /> developments which do not exceed 5 acres in area that they are flood proofed to the flood protection
<br /> and which have an estimated cost of$125,000 or less, elevation.
<br /> if the regional flood profile has not been determined, (e) Sewage systems. On-site sewage
<br /> the municipality may transmit the information disposal systems shall be flood proofed to the flood
<br /> required to the department of natural resources for a protection elevation and shall meet the applicable
<br /> determination of flood protection elevations and for provisions of local zoning ordinances and Wisconsin
<br /> an evaluation of the effects of the proposal upon Administrative Code ILHR 83.
<br /> • flood heights,velocities and floodplain storage. (f) Wells. Wells, whether public or private,
<br /> (7) Permitted uses in flood storage district. shall be flood proofed to the flood protection
<br /> (a) Residential: All residential structures elevation and shall meet the applicable provisions of
<br /> shall meet the following standards: chapters NR 111 and NR 112, Wisconsin
<br /> 1. The first floor of a structure to be erected, Administrative Code.
<br /> constructed,reconstructed or moved on the floodplain (g) Agricultural uses. Including, but not
<br /> shall be constructed on fill at or above the flood limited to, general farming, pasture, grazing, outdoor
<br /> protection elevation for the particular area. The fill plant nurseries, horticulture, viticulture, truck
<br /> shall be not less than one foot below the flood farming, forestry, sod farming and wild crop
<br /> protection elevation for the particular area and the fill harvesting.
<br /> shall extend at such elevation at least 15 feet beyond (h) Private and Public Recreational Uses.
<br /> the limits of any structure or building erected thereon Including, but not limited to, golf courses, tennis
<br /> and shall be contiguous to land which is outside of courts, driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic
<br /> the floodplain and/or is accessible by rescue and grounds, boat launching ramps, swimming areas,
<br /> relief vehicles during the regional flood. parks,wildlife and nature preserves, game farms,fish
<br /> 2. The basement floor shall be at or above the hatcheries, shooting preserves, target ranges,trap and
<br /> regional flood elevation, unless a community wide
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