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Adjustment. In granting a variance the Board shall specify limitations on period of use or occupancy of the residence. 5.22 Residential Basements. Upon the granting of a waiver by the Federal Insurance k:lministration to the City of Elk River or to the State of Minnesota,residehtial basements below the flood protection elevation may be authorized only if they are flood proofed to FP-l classisfi- cation in accordance with the State Building Code. No floor or portion of a residence below the flood protection elevation may be used for human occupancy. 5.23 other Structures. Commercial, manufacturing and industrial structures shall ordinarily be elevated on fill so that their first floor (including basement) is above the regulatory flood protection elevation but may in special circumstances be flood proofed in accordances with the State Building Code. Any space in such structure that is not elevated to above the flood protection elevation shall be flood proofed to ?P-l or FP-2 classification in accordance with the State Building Code. Spaces flood proofed to FP-3 or FP-4 classification shall not be permitted prior to changes in Federal Insurance Administration regulations that would allow such uses. 5.3 Standard For Flood Fringe Uses 5.31 Commercial Uses. Accessory land uses, such as yard, railroad tracks, and parking lots may be at elevations lower than the Flood Proctection Elevation. However, a permit for such facilities to be used by the general public shall not be granted, in the absence of a flood warning system, if the area is inundated to a depth greater than two feet or subject to flood velocities greater than four feet per second upon the occurrence of the regional flood.