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those portions of the General Flood Plain District that are determined to be in the flood fringe area pursuant to Section 10.56 (d) of this Ordinance. (b) DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT: The regional flood fringe district shall include the A-Zones so designated on the official flood plain zoning map as described in section 10.51 (b) of this ordinance. (c) PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted uses within the Flood Fringe District and flood fringe portions of the General Flood Plain District. (1) Any structures, land use, or development may be permitted to the extent that they are not prohibited by this or any other Ordinance or Any other Federal, State or local regulations and provided that a zoning permit has been issued by the Zoning Administrator. (d) STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD FRINGE AREAS (1) All of the provisions of Section 10.51 (i) shall apply hereto. (2) RESIDENTIAL: All residential structures shall meet the following standards: a. The first floor of a structure to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, or moved on the flood plain shall be constructed on fill at or above the flood pro- tection elevation for the particular area. The fill shall be not less than one foot below the flood protection elevation for the particular area and the fill shall extend at such elevation at least 15 feet beyond the limits of any struc- ture or building erected thereon. b. The basement floor shall be at or above the regional flood elevation, unless a community wide exemption allowing flood proofing of basements has been granted by the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) . (3) COMMERCIAL: In commercial areas, any structure or building which is to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, added to or moved into the flood fringe area shall meet the requirements of Section 10.53 (d) (2) (a) and 10.53 (d) (2) (b) above. Certain yards, parking lots and other accessory land uses may be at lower eleva- tions. However, no such area in general use by the public shall be inundated to a depth greater than two feet or subjected to flood velocities greater than four feet per second upon the occurrence of the regional flood. (4) MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL: Manufacturing and industrial buildings, structures and accessory uses shall be elevated or flood-proofed, in accordance with Section 10.56 (e) to two feet above the regional flood elevation. Measures shall be taken to minimize interference with normal plant operations especially for streams having protracted flood durations. Certain accessory land uses such as yards and parking lots may be at lower elevations subject to requirements set out in Section 10.53 (d) (3) . (5) The storage di processing of materials that are buoyant, flamable, explosive, or which in times of flooding, could be injurious to human, animal, or plant life, shall be at or above the flood protection elevation for the particular area or flood proofed in compliance with Section 10.56 (e) of this Ordinance. (6) UTILITIES: Construction and substantial improvements to utilities may be permitted provided that they are flood proofed to the flood protection elevation pursuant to Section 10.56 (e) . (7) SEWAGE SYSTEMS: All on-site sewage disposal systems shall be flood proofed to the flood protection elevation pursuant to Section 10.36 (e) and shall meet the appli- cable provisions of local zoning ordinances and Wis. Admin. Code H 62.20. (8) WELLS: All wells, whether public or private, shall be flood proofed to the flood protection elevation pursuant to Section 10.56 (e) and shall meet the applicable provisions of Chapters NR 111 and NR 112, Wis. Admin. Code. (9) SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES: All solid waste disposal sites, whether public or pri- vate, are prohibited in flood fringe areas. 10.54 GENERAL FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT (GFP) - ._5