Dane County Code of Ordinances (2)

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11-9, shall be stayed until the section 59.971(6) Section 11.12 GENERAL PROVISIONS. adoption , procedure is completed or - otherwise terminated." (1) Areas to be Regulated. Areas regulated by this ordinance include all FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS. Dane within the unincorporated limits of Dane County,- Wisconsin, that would be Section 11.11 STATUTORY inundated by the "regional flood" defined in the Definitions Section 11.21(1)(dd). AUTHORIZATION, FINDING OF FACT, STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND TITIL (2) District Boundary. The boundary of (1) Statutory Authorization. This the flood plain districts and where y shown, the floodway and flood fringe ordinance for flood plain protection is districts, shall be those areas designated adopted pursuant to the authorization as A-Zones on the Flood Insurance Study contained in Section 59.97 and 87.30 of Maps with corresponding profiles from the Wisconsin Statutes. the Flood Insurance Studies for Dane (2) Finding of Fact. The uncontrolled County. This map dated September 28, use of the flood plains, rivers or streams 1978' and a revision dated February 8, 1980, is the official flood plain zoning of the County of Dane, Wisconsin, map for the community and has been adversely affects the public health, � approved by the Department of Natural safety, convenience and general welfare Resources and the Federal Insurance and impairs the tax base of the county. Administration Office (FIA) of the (3) Statement of Purpose. The purpose Federal Emergency Management Agency of these rules is to provide a uniform (FEMA) and is on file in the Office of the basis for the preparation, Zoning Administrator. implementation and administration of (a) Establishment of Districts. The sound flood plain regulations for all Dane flood plain areas within the jurisdiction County flood plains to: of this ordinance are hereby divided into (a) Protect life, health and property. three districts: The Floodway District (FW), Flood Fringe District (FF), and (b) Minimize expenditures of public General Flood Plain District (GFP), monies for costly flood control projects. defined as follows: (c) Minimize rescue and relief efforts, 1. The floodway district consists of the generally undertaken at the expense of channel of a stream and those portions of the general public. the flood plain adjoining the channel that are required to carry and discharge the (d) Minimize business interruptions. flood waters or flood flows of any river (e) Minimize damage to public facilities or stream associated with the regional on the flood plains such as water mains, flood. sewer lines, streets and bridges. 2. The flood fringe district consists of (f) Minimize the occurrence of future that portion of the flood plain between flood blight areas on flood plains; and the regional flood limits and the (g) Discourage the victimization of floodway area. unwary land and home buyers. 3. The general flood plain district consists of the land which has been or may be hereafter covered by flood water First quarter Supp. # 7, 7/86