1979 Rec./Disb./Resolutions & Minutes

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page seven - FLOOD PLAIN MANAGBM~NT ORDINANC~ 5.32 Commercial Uses. Accessory land uses, such as yards, railroad tracks, and parking lots may be at elevations lower than the Regulatory Flood Protection ~levation. 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 innundate to a depth greater than two feet or be subject to flood velocities greater than four feet per second upon occurrence of the regional flood. 5.33 Manufacturing and Industrial Uses. Measures shall be taken to minimize interference with normal plant 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 Section 5.J2 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. SECTION 6.0 G~NnRAL FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT 6.1 Permitted Uses. Permitted uses shall include those uses permitted by Section 4.1 of this Ordinance. 6.2 Conditional Uses. All other uses are Conditional Uses and are permitted only upon the issuance of a special permit as provided in Section 10.4. The General Flood Plain District includes the entire flood plain and does not differentiate between those areas that are floodway and those areas that are flood fringe. Because of this the City Council shall determine whether the proposed use is in the floodway or flood fringe using pro- cedures established in Section 10.4J. If it is determined that the use lies in the floodway, the provisions of Section 4.0 of this Ordinance shall apply. If it is determined that the pro- posed use lies in the flood fringe, the provisions of Section 5.0 of this Ordinance shall apply. S~CTION 7.0 SUBDIVISIONS No land shall be subdivided which is held unsuitable by City Council for reason of flooding, inadequate drainage, water supply or sewage treatment facilities. All lots within the flood plain districts shall contain a building site at or above the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation. All subdivisions shall have water and sewage disposal facilities that comply with the provisions of this Ordinance and have road access both to the subdivisions and to the individual building sites no lower than one foot below the Regulatory Flood Protection ~levation. In the General Flood Plain District, applicants shall provide the information required in Section 10.43 of this Ordinance. The City Council shall evaluate the subdivision in accordance with procedures established in Section 10.43 and standards contained in Section 10.45 of this Ordinance.