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DANE COUNTY CODE 11 - 3 generally undertaken at the expense of the 2. The flood fringe district consists of that general public; portion of the flood plain between the regional flood limits and the floodway area. (d) Minimize business interruptions; 3. The general flood plain district consists (e) Minimize damage to public facilities on of the land which has been or may be the flood plains such as water mains, sewer hereafter covered by flood water during the lines, streets and bridges; regional flood and encompasses both the Floodway and Flood Fringe Districts. (f) Minimize the occurrence of future flood Within these districts, all uses not listed as blight areas on flood plains; and permitted uses shall be prohibited. (g) Discourage the victimization of (b) The flood plain boundary lines on the unwary land and home buyers. map shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the map. Where there is a (4) Title: Dane County Flood Plain conflict between the flood plain boundary Ordinance. illustrated on the map and actual field conditions, the dispute shall be settled Section 11.07 General provisions. according to Section 11.12(3)(b), mapping disputes of this ordinance. (1) Areas to be regulated. Areas regulated by this ordinance include all lands, within (c) Compliance with the provisions of this the unincorporated limits of Dane County, ordinance shall not be grounds for the Wisconsin, that would be inundated by the removal of lands from the flood plain(lI trict "regional flood" defined in the Definitions unless; such lands are filled to a height of at Section 11.11)(dd). least two feet above the elevation of Ihe "regional flood" for the particular area and (2) District boundaries. The boundaries of are contiguous to other lands lying of rtside the flood plain districts and where shown, the flood plain district, approval ha.; been the floodway districts, shall be those areas granted by the Department of Naf Ural designated as the A Zones on the Flood Resources pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Hazard Boundary Map, or Flood Insurance Ordinance, and, where required, an "official Study Map reflecting profiles contained in letter of map amendment" has been issued the Flood Insurance Study for Dane County, by the Federal Insurance Administration of dated September 29, 1978, prepared by the IIUI). U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which have been approved by (3) hared o f loo(i pl(c i district regulations. the Department of Natural Resources and The regulations set forth in this ordinance Federal Insurance Administration, dated for flood plain, flood fringe and floodway September 29, 1978, which is on file in the district shall apply to all flood plains, flood Office of the Zoning Administrator. • fringes and floodways mapped on the "official flood plain zoning map." (See (a) Establishment of Districts. The flood 11.15(1)(aa). plain areas within the jurisdiction of this ordinance are hereby divided into three districts: The Floodway District (FW), (4) Compliance. No new use or change in Flood Fringe District (FF), and General use of any structure, land or eater shall be Flood Plain District (GFP), defined as located, extended, converted or structurally follows: altered and no development as defined in this ordinance shall comment without full 1. The floodway district consists of the compliance with the terms of this ordinance channel of a stream and those portions of the �. flood plain adjoining the channel that are and other applicable regulations. required to carry and discharge the flood (5) Abroc/ratiorr and Greater Restrictions. s. waters or flood flows of any river or stream • associated with the regional flood. (a) This ordinance supersedes provisions