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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDINANCE NO. 283 AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 9.6 TO THE ARDEN HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE AND REPEALING CHAPTER 9.5 RELATIVE TO THE FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT. The Arden Hills City Council ordains that Chapter 9.6 and its subdivisions are hereby added to the Arden Hills Municipal Cade to read as follows: CHAPTER 9.6 - FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT ARTICLE I. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF FACT AND PURPOSE Section 9.6-1. Statutory Authorization: This regulation is enacted pursuant to the provisions of M.S. 103F and 462.357, which outlined local government units to adopt regulations designed to minimize flood losses. Section 9.6-2. Findings of Fact: (A) The fload hazard areas of the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota, are subject to periodic inundation which results in potential loss of life, loss of property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures or flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare. (B) Method Used to Analyze Flood Hazards. These regulations are based upon a reasonable method of analyzing flood hazards which is consistent with the standards estabZished by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Section 9.6-3. Statement of Purpose: It is the purpose of Chapter 9.6 to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare and to minimize those losses described in Section 9.6-2(A) by provisions contained herein. ARTICLE II. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 9.6-4. Lands to Which Ordinance Applies: These regulations shall apply to all lands within the City of Arden Hills as shown on the Official Zoning Map and/or the attachments thereto as being located within the boundaries of the Floodway, Flood Fringe, or General Flood Plain Districts. 1