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Minnesota Sample Floodplain Ordinance <br />Three District Ordinance <br />This sample ordinance includes the three primary types of floodplain districts: Floodway, Flood <br />Fringe, and General Floodplain. It can be used in a variety of situations, where all three districts or <br />only some of them are present. <br />Contents <br />Section 1.0 Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purpose 1 <br />1.1 Statutory Authorization 1 <br />1.2 Purpose 1 <br />Section 2.0 General Provisions 1 <br />2.1 How to Use This Ordinance 1 <br />2.2 Lands to Which Ordinance Applies 1 <br />2.3 Incorporation of Maps by Reference 2 <br />2.4 Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation 2 <br />2.5 Interpretation 2 <br />2.6 Abrogation and Greater Restrictions 2 <br />2.7 Warning and Disclaimer of Liability 3 <br />2.8 Severability 3 <br />2.9 Definitions 3 <br />2.10 Annexations/Detachments 6 <br />Section 3.0 Establishment of Zoning Districts 6 <br />3.1 Districts 6 <br />3.2 Compliance 6 <br />Section 4.0 Floodway District <br />4.1 Permitted Uses 7 <br />4.2 Standards for Floodway Permitted Uses 7 <br />4.3 Conditional Uses 8 <br />4.4 Standards for Floodway Conditional Uses 8 <br />Section 5.0 Flood Fringe District 9 <br />5.1 Permitted Uses 9 <br />5.2 Standards for Flood Fringe Permitted Uses 10 <br />5.3 Conditional Uses 11 <br />5.4 Standards for Flood Fringe Conditional Uses 11 <br />Section 6.0 General Floodplain District 12 <br />6.1 Permitted Uses 12 <br />6.2 Procedures for Floodway and Flood Fringe Determinations 12 <br />Section 7.0 Land Development Standards 13 <br />July 2015 <br />Commented [TG1]: Include Ramsey Commentary and <br />Code References <br />