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Li <br /> ■ <br /> 1l <br /> 11-27 ,�.J <br /> elevation of a flood event to locations <br /> designed to be used with or without a <br /> along a stream or river. permanent foundation when connected to {,J <br /> (t) Flood Proofing. Flood proofing the required utilities. For the purpose of <br /> involves any combination of structural this ordinance it does not include <br /> provisions, changes, or adjustment to recreational vehicles or travel trailers. <br /> properties and structures subject to (ya) Navigable Waters means Lake <br /> flooding primarily for the purpose of Superior, Lake Michigan, all natural ( <br /> reducing or eliminating flood damage to inland lakes within Wisconsin and all <br /> properties, water and sanitary facilities, streams, ponds, sloughs, flowages and <br /> structures and contents of buildings in other waters within the territorial limits - <br /> flood hazard areas. of this state, including the Wisconsin <br /> (u) Flood Protection Elevation. The portion of boundary waters, which are <br /> flood protection elevation shall navigable under the laws of this state. <br /> correspond to a point two feet of Under Section 144.26(2)(d), Wisconsin <br /> freeboard above the water surface Statutes, notwithstanding any other <br /> profile associated with the regional flood provision of law or administrative rule _ <br /> and the official floodway lines. (See promulgated thereunder, shoreland i <br /> also: "freeboard") ordinances required under section 59.971, ;∎ <br /> Wisconsin Statutes, and Chapter NR 115, <br /> (v) Floodway. The floodway is the Wisconsin Administration Code, do not <br /> channel of a river or stream and those apply to lands adjacent to farm drainage <br /> portions of the flood plain adjoining the ditches if: <br /> channel required to carry and discharge <br /> the flood water of flood flows associated (1) Such lands are not adjacent to a <br /> with the regional flood. natural navigable stream or river; <br /> (w) Freeboard. Freeboard is a factor of (2) Those parts of such drainage ditches <br /> adjacent to such lands were non- <br /> safety usually. expressed in terms of a i <br /> certain amount of feet above a navigable streams before ditching or had <br /> calculated flood leveL Freeboard no previous stream history; and <br /> compensates for the many unknown (3) Such lands are maintained in non- <br /> factors that contribute to flood heights structual agricultural use. �.! <br /> greater than the height calculated. <br /> These unknown factors include, but are (yb) Non-Conforming Structure. An <br /> not limited to, ice jams, debris existing lawful structure or building , <br /> which is not in conformity with the <br /> accumulation, wave action, obstruction Y <br /> of bridge openings and floodways, the provisions of the flood plain zoning <br /> effects of urbanization on the hydrology ordinance for the area of the flood plain <br /> of the watershed, loss of flood storage which it occupies (e.g., an existing <br /> areas due to development and residential structure in the flood fringe <br /> aggradation of the river or stream bed. district is a conforming use; however, if <br /> the first floor is lower than the flood <br /> (x) Land Use. Any "development" as protection elevation the structure is non- <br /> defined in 11.21(1). conforming). --- <br /> (y) Mobile Home. A structure (z) Non-Conforming Use. A non- <br /> transportable in one or more sections, conforming use is an existing lawful use <br /> which is built on a permanent chassis and of a structure, building or accessory use — <br /> Ii <br /> which is not in conformity with the Li <br /> 1 <br /> _S <br /> First quarter Supp. # 7, 7/86 <br />