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Ordinance 2010-008 registered professional engineer or other qualified individual acceptable to the City. The plan may incorporate alternative procedures for removal of the material from the flood plain if adequate flood warning time exists. F. Storage of Materials and Equipment. 1. The storage or processing of materials that are, in time of flooding, flammable, explosive, or potentially injurious to human, animal, or plant life shall be prohibited. 2. Storage of other materials maybe allowed if readily removable from the area within the time available after a flood warning and in accordance with a plan approved by the City Council. Subdo 5 Standards for All Flood Fringe Uses. A. All new principal structures shall have vehicular access at or above an elevation not more than two (2) feet below the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation. If a variance to this requirement is granted, the Board of Adjustment shall specify Iimitations on the period of use or occupancy of the structure for times of flooding and only after determining that adequate flood warning time and Local flood emergency response procedures exist. B. Commercial Uses. Accessory land uses, such as yards, railroad tracks, and parking lots may be at elevations lower than the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation. However, a permit for such facilities to be used by the employees or the general public shall not be granted in the absence of a flood warning system that provides adequate time for evacuation if the area would be inundated to a depth and velocity such that when multiplying the depth (in feet) times velocity (in feet per second) the product number exceeds four (4) upon occurrence of the regional flood. C. Manufacturing and Industrial Uses. Measures shall be taken to minimize interference with normal plans operations especially along streams having protracted flood durations. Certain accessory land uses such as yards and parking lots may be at lower elevations subject to requirements set out in Paragraph B above. In considering permit applications, due consideration shall be given to needs of an industry whose business requires that it be located in flood plain areas. D. Fill shall be properly compacted and the slopes shall be properly protected by the use of riprap, vegetative cover or other acceptable method. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has established criteria for removing the special flood hazard areas designation for certain structures properly elevated on fill above the 100-year flood elevation — FEMA's requirements incorporate specific fill compaction and side slope protection standards for multi -structure or multi -lot developments. FEMA's