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Section 21. That Section 30 -1913 (e) 1 b 1 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Flood fringe district, standards for above grade enclosed areas shall be amended to add to read as follows: 1. The minimum area of openings in the walls where internal flooding is to be used as a flood proofing technique. There shall be a minimum of two automatic openings on at least two sides of the structure and the bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one -foot above grade. The automatic openings shall have a minimum net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding unless a registered professional engineer or architect certifies that a smaller net area would suffice. The automatic openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other coverings or devices, provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters without any form of human intervention. Section 22. That Section 30 -1913 (e) 4. of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Flood fringe district, Storage of Fill or similar material shall be amended to read as follows: (4) Storage of fill or similar material. \Xlen at any one time more than 1,000 cubic yards of fill or other similar material is located on a parcel for such activities as on -site storage, landscaping, sand and gravel operations, landfills, roads, dredge spoil disposal or construction of flood control works, an erosion/ sedimentation control plan must be submitted unless the city is enforcing a state - approved shoreland management ordinance. The plan must be prepared and certified by a registered professional engineer or other qualified individual acceptable to the City Council. The plan may incorporate alternative procedures for removal of the material from the floodplain if adequate flood warning time exists. Section 23. That Section 30 -1913 (e) 5. of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Flood fringe district, Storage of fill or similar material, shall be amended to read as follows: (5) Placement or storage of materials and equipment. Section 24. That Section 30 -1914 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Conditional Uses, shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 30 -1914. - Conditional uses. (a) Conditional Use Permits Generally. Application for conditional use permits, as required by this division, shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council in the same manner and according to the same procedures as other applications received under Subdivision III, Division 2 of this article. In addition, conditional uses in the floodway and flood fringe districts shall be subject to the standards and procedures set forth below: (b) Application for Conditional Use: In addition to the requirements of subdivision III, division 2 of this article, the City shall: (1) Require the applicant to furnish such of the following information and additional information as deemed necessary by the Land Development Staff for determining the suitability of the particular site for the proposed use;