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CASE #~1~ PROPOSED CONSIDER ORDINANCE TO AMEND RAMSEY CITY CODE CHAPTER 9 (ZONING AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND), SECTION 9.22 (FLOOI) PLA qS) AND SECTION 9.50.38 (FLOOD PLAIN REQUIREMENTS) [ ~ By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background~ As a result of~h ~al~ges to Federal regulations in 1986, communities participating in the National Flood InsUranc~e Lh~ogram are required to amend their floodplain zoning ordinances. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Minnesota DNR have developed a model ordinance to ~ fleet the changes in federal regulations. That model ordinance has been retrofitted for incorpor~atiion ~nto Ramsey's City Code as a replacement for Section 9.22. The required amendments al So affected Section 9.50.38 of the City Code and an ordinance amendment has been drafted accor-di.ngly~ Both of the proposed ordinances are enclosed for your information. The Planning [andl Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding the proposed ordinance on:May~5, 1992 and recommended Council approval of the proposed ordinances. Observations: Federal law: aliowsi communities 90 days from the time DNR contact to amend their ordinance. Ramsey was {x~nta~ted on February 6, 1992. Therefore, the ordinance should have been adopted by May 6i 199g. The schedule we are proceeding on is Council introduction of the ordinance on May 26 and ad~pti6~n on June 9. Below is a Suinm~Iry of the changes to the current regulations resulting from the required amendments: [ 'i Section 9.22.0~- (sta, tutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purpose)- No changes. Section 9.22.0~ (G~neral Provisions) - Definitions were added for Basement, Conditional Use, Principal Use [or Structure, Reach, Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation, and Variance. ComplianCe la~gua,e was moved to Section 9.22.03. Section 9.22.0. 3[(Est~bhshment of Zomng Districts) - The Compliance language was expanded and moved from 9,22.02[ to this section. Section 9.22,0aJ~(Fl?xtway District) - The format was revised to more clearly state which uses are permitted or ¢clndiuonally permitted. Other revisions include: provisions for regulating travel trailers and ~ve1 [vehicles consistent with FEMA's new standards; recommendation for a maximum :10 ~ar flbod height for agricultural levees that protected crops only; requiring long-term site and ulfimat6 d~elopment plan for uses requiring storage for significant volumes of materials in the floodway; ~lari ~fication of which accessory structures can be wet-flood, in lieu of dry food proofing. Section 9.22,055(F16od Fringe District)- Language was added to specifically cite "construction" and "use of $~ace'~ standards for elevated buildings not in fill and are required when this construction'~'~hnique is allowed. Language was included as a warning for those who may be requesting' a L1 )M~ once construction is complete that FEMA has specific fill compaction standards for isi aan,~e of LOMR s. III