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D. In passing upon a conditional use application, the Planning Commission and City ~) Council shall consider the following in addition to the standard factors required for a conditional use: (1) The danger to life and property due to increased flood heights or velocities caused by encroachments. (2) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands or downstream to the injury of others or they may block bridges, culverts or other hydraulic structures. (3) The proposed water supply and sanitation systems and the ability of these systems to prevent disease, contamination, and unsanitary conditions. (4) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner. (5) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community. (6) The requirements of the facility for a waterfront location. (7) The availability of' alternative locations not subject to flooding for the proposed use. (8) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing development and development anticipated in the foreseeable future. (9) The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood plain management program for the area. (10) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles. (1 1) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters expected at the site. (12) Such other factors which are relevant to the purposes of this Ordinance. 9.7. Notice to DNR Commissioner. The City shall submit to the Commissioner of Natural Resources a copy of an application for proposed conditional use permit or variance in a flood hazard district in sufficient time to give the Commissioner ten (10) days' notice of the hearing. A copy of all decisions regarding conditional use permits and variances in flood hazard districts shall be forwarded by mail to the Commissioner of Natural Resources within ten (10) days of' such decision. 9.8. Flood Insurance Notice and Record Keeping. The Zoning Administrator shall notify any applicant for a variance that: 1) The issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base flood level will result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as $25 for $100 of insurance coverage; and 2) construction below the 100-year or regional flood level increases risks to life and property. Such notification shall be maintained with a record of all variance actions. A community shall maintain a record of all variance actions, including justification for their issuance. and report such variances issued in its annual or biennial report submitted to the Administrator of the National Flood Insurance Program. 9.9. Additional Requirements Applicable to Nonconformities in Flood Hazard Districts. A. Any structural alteration or addition to a nonconforming structure or nonconforming use which would result in increasing the flood damage potential of that structure or use j