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REGIONAL FLOOD. A flood which is representative of large floods known to have occurred <br /> generally in the state and reasonably characteristic of what can be expected to occur on an average <br /> frequency in the magnitude of the l 00-year recurrence interval. The term is synonymous with the term <br /> BASE FLOOD used in the flood insurance study. <br /> REGULATORY FLOOD PROTECTION ELEVATION. An elevation no lower than one foot above <br /> the elevation of the regional flood plus any increases in flood elevation caused by encroachments on the <br /> floodplain that result from designation of a floodway. <br /> STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected on the ground or attached to the ground or on-site <br /> utilities,including but not limited to buildings,factories, sheds,detached garages, cabins, manufactured <br /> homes,travel trailers or vehicles not meeting the exemption criteria specified in § 155.32(C)and other <br /> similar items. <br /> VARIANCE. A modification of a specific permitted development standard required in an official <br /> control,including this chapter,to allow an alternative development standard not stated as acceptable in <br /> the official control,but only as applied to a particular property for the purpose of alleviating a hardship, <br /> practical difficulty or unique circumstance as defined and elaborated upon in a community's respective <br /> planning and zoning enabling legislation. <br /> Ord. #33-A, adopted 0411211989 <br /> § 155.05 LANDS TO WHICH THIS CHAPTER APPLIES. <br /> This chapter shall apply to all lands within the jurisdiction of the city shown on the official zoning map <br /> and the attachments thereto as being located within the boundaries of the Floodway or Flood Fringe Districts. <br /> Ord. #33-A, adopted 04/12/1989 <br /> § 155.06 ADOPTION OF MAPS. <br /> The official zoning map together with all materials attached thereto is hereby adopted by reference and <br /> declared to be a part of this chapter. The attached material shall include the flood insurance study for the city <br /> prepared by the Federal Insurance Administration and Flood Insurance Rate Map dated 6-2-1999. The official <br /> zoning map shall be on file in the office of the Administrator and the County Auditor. <br /> Ord. #33-A, adopted 04/12/1989 <br /> § 155.07 REGULATORY FLOOD PROTECTION ELEVATION. <br /> 297 1 Page <br /> 63 <br />