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2.913 Basement—any area of a structure, including crawl spaces, having its floor or base subgrade (below ground level)on all four sides,regardless of the depth of excavation below ground level. 2.914 Conditional Use—a specific type of structure or land use listed in the official control that may be allowed but only after an in-depth review procedure and with appropriate conditions or restrictions as provided in the official zoning controls or building codes and upon a finding that: (a) Certain conditions as detailed in the zoning ordinance exist. (b) The structure and/or land use conform to the comprehensive land use plan if one exists and are compatible with the existing neighborhood. 2.915 Critical Facilities—facilities necessary to a community's public health and safety,those that store or produce highly volatile,toxic or water-reactive materials,and those that house occupants that may be insufficiently mobile to avoid loss of life or injury. Examples of critical facilities include hospitals,correctional facilities,schools,daycare facilities, nursing homes, fire and police stations,wastewater treatment facilities,public electric utilities,water plants, fuel storage facilities,and waste handling and storage facilities. 2.916 Development—any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including buildings or other structures, mining,dredging,filling,grading, paving,excavation or drilling operations,or storage of equipment or materials. 2.917 Equal Degree of Encroachment—a method of determining the location of floodway boundaries so that floodplain lands on both sides of a stream are capable of conveying a proportionate share of flood flows. 2.918 Farm Fence—A fence as defined by Minn.Statutes Section 344.02,Subd. 1(a)-(d).An open type fence of posts and wire is not considered to be a structure under this ordinance. Fences that have the potential to obstruct flood flows,such as chain link fences and rigid walls,are regulated as structures under this ordinance. 2.919 Flood—a temporary increase in the flow or stage of a stream or in the stage of a wetland or lake that results in the inundation of normally dry areas. 2.920 Flood Frequency—the frequency for which it is expected that a specific flood stage or discharge may be equaled or exceeded. 2.921 Flood Fringe—that portion of the floodplain outside of the floodway. Flood fringe is synonymous with the term "floodway fringe" used in the Flood Insurance Study for Anoka County, Minnesota. 2.922 Flood Prone Area—any land susceptible to being inundated by water from any source(see "Flood"). 2.923 Floodplain—the beds proper and the areas adjoining a wetland, lake or watercourse which have been or hereafter may be covered by the regional flood. 2.924 Floodproofing—a combination of structural provisions,changes,or adjustments to properties and structures subject to flooding, primarily for the reduction or elimination of flood damages. 2.925 Floodway—the bed of a wetland or lake and the channel of a watercourse and those portions of the adjoining floodplain which are reasonably required to carry or store the regional flood discharge. August 2015 3