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ORDINANCE #15-15 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 117 OF THE CITY CODE, WHICH CHAPTER IS KNOWN AS ZONING AND SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, M NNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 117-1 (DEFINITIONS) AND SUBDIVISION III (FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICTS) OF THE RAMSEY CITY CODE. The City of Ramsey Ordains: SECTION 1 AUTHORITY This ordinance is adopted pursuant to and under the authority of the City Charter of the City of Ramsey. SECTION 2 AMENDMENTS Section 117-1 is amended to include the following definitions (note that underlined text is new): Base Flood Elevation means the elevation of the "regional flood". The term "base flood elevation" is used in the flood insurance study. Dwelling, Manufactured Home, means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designated to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that the term includes any structure which meets all the requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification pursuant to Minn. Stats. §§ 327.31-327.36. The term `dwelling, manufactured home', does not include `Recreational Vehicle' as defined herein. Farm Fence means an open type fence of posts and wire, which is permitted to accommodate agricultural activities and the raising of livestock and animals in certain zoning districts, and is not considered to be a structure with regard to floodplain regulations. Lowest Floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor. One Hundred Year Floodplain means lands inundated by the Regional Flood. Recreational Vehicle means a vehicle that is built on a single chassis, is 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection, is designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck, and is designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as a temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. For the purposes of Subdivision III