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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCI' NO. 114 (Summary) SUMMARY PUI3LICATION. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, § 412.191, a summary of an ordinance may be published. While a copy of the entire ordinance is available without cost at the office of the City Clcrk, the lollowing summary is approved by the City Council and shall be published in lieu of'publishing the entire ordinance: Ordinance 114, the Floodplain Ordinance, adopts land use rules and regulations required to comply with the National Flood Insurance Program. The terms of the Ordinance apply to land in Gem Lake which is located within a f� loodway or Flood Fringe area depicted on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Neither the maps nor Ordinance 114 warrant or imply that lands outside of these mapped areas will be free from flooding. The Ordinance specifies land -use restrictions in the Floodway and Flood Fringe areas depicted on the FEMA maps. which apply in addition to the primary zoning assigned to the land by the City. The additional uses, conditional uses, and prohibitions generally apply to the flood damage potential of the structure or use. The Ordinance also specifies additional requirements to public utilities, transportation facilities, and private septic and well systems located within flood hazard districts indicated on the FEMA maps. Violation of the terms of Ordinance 114 is a misdemeanor, and the City may employ other civil remedies to correct the violation. Ordinance 114 is effective upon its publication.