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DANE COUNTY CODE 11 - 7 • fringe area pursuant to Section"'.12(4) of (c) Commercial. In commercial areas, any this Ordinance. structure or building which is to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, added to or (2) Description of district. The regional moved into the flood fringe area shall meet flood fringe district shall include the A the requirements of Section11.09 (4)(b)(1) Zones so designated on the official flood plain and.1 1.09 (4)(b)(2) above. Certain yards, zoning map showing the regional flood parking lots and other accessory laid uses limits, which are based on the Flood Hazard may be at lower c levations. However, no Boundary Maps or Flood Insurance Study such area in general use by the public shall maps prepared by Department of Housing • be inundated to a depth greater than two feet and Urban Development, and dated or subjected to flood velocities greater than September 29, 1978. All such maps shall be four feet per second upon the occurrence of approved by the Department of Natural the regional flood. _ Resources and the Federal Insurance Administration. (d) 'Manufacturing and Industrial. Manufacturing and industrial buildings, (3)Permitted uses.The following uses shall structures and accessory uses shall be be permitted uses within the flood fringe elevated or flood-proofed, in accordance district and flood fringe portions of the with Section 11.12(5) to two feet above the general flood plain district. regional flood elevation. Measures shall be taken to minimize interference with normal Any structures, land use, or development plant operations especially for streams may be permitted to the extent that they are having protracted flood durations. Certain not prohibited by this or any other ordinance accessory land uses such as yards and • or any other federal, state or local - parking lots may be at lower elevations regulations and provided that a zoning subject to requirements set out in Section permit has been issued by the zoning 11.09(4)(c)• administrator. (e) The storage or processing of materials (4) Standards For Development in P100(1 that are buoyant, flamable, explosive, or Fringe Areas, which in times of flooding,could be injurious • to human, animal, or plant life, shall be at or (a) All of the provisions of Section.'".07(9) above the flood protection elevation for the • shall apply hereto. particular area or flood proofed in compliance with Section 11,12•(5) of this (b) Residential. All residential structures ordinance. shall meet the following standards: (f) Utilities. Construction and substantial 1. The first floor of a structure to be improvements to utilities may he permitted erected, constructed, reconstructed, or provided that they are flood proofed to the moved on the flood plain shall be constructed flood protection elevation, pursuant to on fill at or above the flood protection Section11.12.(5). elevation for the particular area. The fill shall be not less than one foot below the flood (g) Sewage Systems. All on-site sewage protection elevation for the particular area disposal systems shall be flood proofed to the and the fill shall extend at such elevation at flood protection elevation pursuant to least 15 feet beyond the limits of any Section 1.1:12.(5) and shall meet the structure or building erected thereon. applicable provisions of local zoning ordinances and Wis. Adm. Code H 63 . 2. The basement floor shall be at or above the regional flood elevation, unless a (h) Wells. All wells, whether public or community wide exemption allowing flood private, shall be flood proofed to the flood • �- proofing of basements has been granted by protection elevation pursuant to Section the Federal Insurance Administration of the , 11.12(5) and shall meet the applicable Department of Housing and Urban provisions of Chapter Niti 111 and NR 112, Development (HUD). Wis. Adm. Code.