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c. Transmit one copy of the information described in subsections a and b to the De- partment of Natural Resources along with a written request to have agency provide technical assistance or establish flood way boundaries and, where applicable, pro- vide regional flood elevation. Where the provisions of Section 10.51 (i) (5) of this ordinance apply, the applicant shall provide all required information and com- putations. (e) FLOOD PROOFING: Flood proofing measures such as the following shall be designed consis- tent with the flood protection elevation for the particular area as described in Section 10.59 (a) (20) , to withstand the flood velocities, forces and other factors associated with the flood protection elevation. The applicant shall submit a plan or document certi- fied,iby a registered professional engineer or architect that the flood proofing measures are adequately designed to protect elevation for the particular area. All flood proofing shall provide anchorage to resist floatation and lateral movement. Other flood proofing measures may include: (1) Installation of watertight doors, bulkheads, and shutters. (2) Reinforcement of walls and floors to resist pressures. (3) Use of paints, membranes or mortars to reduce seepage of water through walls. The above section 10.56 (e) , and (e) (1) , 10.56 (e) (2) and (3) shall insure that structural walls are watertight, which shall be the minimum standard for certification pursuant to section 10.56 (e) above. (4) Addition of mass or weight to structures to prevent floatation. (5) Placement of essential utilities above the flood protection elevation. (6) Pumping facilities and/or subsurface drainage systems for buildings to relieve ex- ternal foundation wall and basement floor pressures and to lower water levels in structures. (7) Construction of water supply and waste treatment systems to prevent the entrance of flood waters. (8) Construction to resist rupture or collapse caused by water pressure or floating de- bris. (9) Cutoff valves on sewer lines or the elimination of gravity flow basement drains. 10.57 AMENDMENTS (a) GENERAL: The County Board of the County of Dane, Wisconsin, may from time to time, al- -- ter, supplement or change the boundaries of use districts and the regulations contained in the Ordinance in the manner provided by law. Official amendments are required for any changes in the official floodway lines, water surface profiles, flood plain zoning maps or flood plain zoning ordinance. Actions which require an amendment include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Any change in the official floodway lines or in the boundary of the flood plain area. (2) Settlement of conflicts between the water surface profiles and flood plain zoning maps, in accordance with Section 10.56 (c) (3) of this Ordinance. (3) Any fill or encroachment into the floodway which will result in raising the eleva- tion of an area in the floodway to a height at or above the elevation of the regional flood; (4) Any fill or encroachment that will cause a change equal to or greater than 0.1 foot in the water surface profiles of the regional flood; and (5) Any upgrading of flood plain zoning ordinances required by law. (6) Amendments to this Ordinance may be made upon petition of any interested party in accordance with the provisions of 59.97 of the WISCONSIN STATUTES. Such petitions shall include any necessary data required by Sections 10.56 (d) (2) and 10.51 (e) (5) of this Ordinance. - 59 -