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of ver Ordinance 23 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 30, Sec. 30-1861, Definitions, through Sec. 30- 1914 Nonconforming Structures & Uses, of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, City Code The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That § Section 30-1861, Definitions, of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 30-1861. Definitions. The definitions in section 30-1 are applicable in this division. Unless specifically defined in section 30-1, words or phrases used in this division shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning as found elsewhere in this Code, or as they have in common usage and so as to give this division its most reasonable application. Base Flood means the flood having a one -percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. "Base flood" is synonymous with the term "regional flood" used in Minnesota Rules, part 6120.5000. Base Flood Elevation (BFE). The elevation of the base flood, regional flood, or one -percent annual chance flood. The term "base flood elevation" is used in the Flood Insurance Study which was conducted b)� Department of Natural Resources and is attached to the City's official flood plain map. Development. Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate including, but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, or drilling operations, or storage of materials or equipment. Farm Fence. An open type of fence of posts and horizontally run wire, further specified in Minnesota Statutes Section 344.02, Subd. 1(a) — 4. Flood Fringe. The portion of the one -percent annual chance floodplain is located outside of the floodway. Flood Insurance Bate Ma (FIRM). An official map on which the Federal Insurance Administrator has delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community. A FIRM that has been made available digitally is called a Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map(DFIM. Floodplain. The beds, channel and the areas adjoining a wetland, lake or watercourse, or other source which have been or hereafter may be inundated by the base flood.