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1 on the flood insurance rate map panels adopted in section 921 that are below the 1% annual <br />2 chance (100-year) flood elevation but above the ordinary high water level as defined in Minn. <br />3 Stats. § 103G.005, subd. 14. <br />4 (3) GF General floodplain district. The general floodplain district includes those areas designated <br />5 as zone A or zone AE without a floodway on the flood insurance rate map adopted in section <br />6 921, but not subject to the criteria in sections 922(A)(1) and (2) above. <br />7 (B) Compliance. Within the floodplain districts established in this subdivision, the use of any land, the <br />8 use, size, type and location of structures on lots, the installation and maintenance of transportation, <br />9 utility, water supply and waste treatment facilities, and the subdivision of land must comply with the <br />10 terms of this subdivision and other applicable regulations. All uses not listed as permitted uses or <br />11 conditional uses in sections 923, 924, and 925, respectively, are prohibited. In addition, a caution is <br />12 provided here that: <br />13 (1) New and replacement manufactured homes and certain recreational vehicles are subject to the <br />14 general provisions of this subdivision and specifically section 924. <br />15 (2) Modifications, additions, structural alterations, normal maintenance and repair, or repair after <br />16 damage to existing nonconforming structures and nonconforming uses of structures or land are <br />17 regulated by the general provisions of this subdivision and specifically section 929. <br />18 (3) All structures must be constructed with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air <br />19 conditioning equipment and other service facilities that are designed and/or located so as to <br />20 prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of <br />21 flooding. <br />22 (4) As -built elevations for elevated or floodproofed structures must be certified by ground surveys <br />23 and flood -proofing techniques must be designed and certified by a registered professional <br />24 engineer or architect as specified in the general provisions of this subdivision and specifically <br />25 as stated in section 928. <br />26 <br />27 923 Floodway District (FW) <br />28 (A) Permitted uses. The following uses, subject to the standards set forth in section 923(B), are permitted <br />29 uses if otherwise allowed in the underlying zoning district or any applicable overlay district: <br />30 (1) General fainting, pasture, grazing, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, truck fainting, forestry, <br />31 sod fainting, and wild crop harvesting. <br />32 (2) Industrial -commercial loading areas, parking areas, and airport landing strips. <br />33 (3) Open space uses, including but not limited to private and public golf courses, tennis courts, <br />34 driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat launching ramps, swimming areas, parks, <br />35 wildlife and nature preserves, game faints, fish hatcheries, shooting preserves, hunting and <br />36 fishing areas, and single or multiple purpose recreational trails. <br />37 (4) Residential lawns, gardens, parking areas, and play areas. <br />38 (5) Railroads, streets, bridges, utility transmission lines and pipelines, provided that the department <br />39 of natural resources' area hydrologist is notified at least ten days prior to issuance of any permit, <br />40 and that the standards in sections 923(D)(1), 923(D)(3) and 923(D)(6) are met. <br />41 (B) Standards for floodway permitted uses: <br />42 (1) The use must have a low flood damage potential. <br />43 (2) With the exception of the uses listed in section 923(A)(5), the use must not obstruct flood flows <br />44 or increase flood elevations and must not involve structures, fill, obstructions, excavations or <br />45 storage of materials or equipment. <br />46 (3) Any facility that will be used by employees or the general public must be designed with a flood <br />47 warning system that provides adequate time for evacuation if the area is inundated to a depth <br />48 and velocity such that the depth (in feet) multiplied by the velocity (in feet per second) would <br />49 exceed a product of four upon occurrence of the regional (one percent chance) flood. <br />50 (C) Conditional uses. The following uses may be allowed as conditional uses following the standards and <br />51 procedures set forth in section 931(D) of this subdivision and further subject to the standards set forth <br />Attachment A — Ordinance #23-14 <br />Page 106 of 141 <br />