5.5. PCSR 10-11-2011 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Section 3. That Section 30-1863 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Findings shall be amended to add subsection (c) as follows: (a) The flood hazard areas of the city are subject to periodic inundation which results in potential loss of life, loss of property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare. (b) This division is adopted to comply with the rules and regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program codified as 44 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 59 - 78, as amended, so as to maintain the Cit<-'s cli~ibilitr~ in the. National Flood Insurance Program. Section 4. That Section 30-1865 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Lands to which division applies, shall be amended to read as follows: This division shall apply te-~1} only to those lands within the jurisdiction of the city shown on the official zoning map and/or the attachments thereto as being located within the boundaries of the floodway or flood fringe districts. Section 5. That Section 30-1866 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Compliance with Division, shall be amended to read as follows: No new structure or land shall hereafter be used and no structure shall be constructed. located, extended, converted, or structurally altered without full compliance with the terms of this division and other applicable regulations which apply to uses within the jurisdiction of this division. Within the floodway and flood fringe districts, all uses not listed as permitted uses or conditional uses in sections and 3C}-1913, respectively, shall be prohibited. Section 6. That Section 30-1867 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Zoning map adopted, shall be amended to read as follows: The official zoning map together with all materials attached thereto is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a paxt of this division. The attached material shall include the Flood Insurance Study, Sherburne County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas, the Map Index for Flood Insurance Stud-, Sherburne Count, Iblinnesota and Incorporated Areas with iVlap Number 27141CIND0 A and the Flood Insurance Rate Map panels therein, ~ed~o4~-4, 3~FlA numbered 2714100270 FE, 2714100295 F. 2714100360 FE, 2714100370 EF, 2714100380 EF 2714100385 EF, 2714100390 EF, 2714100395 EF, and 2714100410 EF all of these documents being dated November 16, 2011 and prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Aged The official zoning map shall be on file in the office of the city clerk. Section 7. That Section 30-1869 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, tifled Amendments, shall be amended to read as follows: (a) The floodplain designation on the official zoning map shall not be removed from floodplain areas unless it can be shown that the designation is in error or that the area has been filled to or above the elevation of the ~e;~eed regulatory flood protection elevation and is contiguous to lands outside the floodplain. Special exceptions to this rule may be permitted by the state Commissioner of Natural Resources if he determines that, through other measures, lands are adequately protected for the intended use.