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ORDINANCE NO. 11 - -05- CITY OF ELK RIVER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AMENDING SECTION 30 -1, DEFINITIONS, AND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 11, FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT, OF THE ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA, CITY CODE ALL PERTAINING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT The City Council of the City of Elk River does herebv ordain as follows: Section 1. That Section 30 -1 of the Cite- of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Definitions, shall be amended to add or amend the following definitions, as follows: Condetional Use means uses specifically designated in each zoning use district which may be permitted in such use district only by a conditional use permit, unless otherwise defined in another division (for example, floodplain management) Flood fringe means that portion of the floodplain outside of the floodway. The term "flood fringe" is synonymous with the term "floodway fringe" used in the Flood Insurance Study, Sherburne County, Minnesota And Incorporated Areas. Lowest Floor — means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor. Manufactured home, unless otherwise defined in another division (for example floodplain management), means a structure, not affixed to or part of real estate, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight feet or more in width or 40 feet or more in length, or, when erected on -site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical system contained in it. A manufactured home is a dwelling. The term `manufactured home' does not include the term `recreational vehicle'. Principal Use or structure —means all uses or structures that are not accessory uses or structures. Recreational Vehicle — means a vehicle that is built on a single chassis, is 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection, is designed to be self- propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck, and is designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. The term recreational vehicle shall be synonymous with the term travel trailer or travel vehicle (1) is not used as the residence of the owner or occupant; (2) is used while engaged in recreational or vacation activities; and (3) is either self-propelled or towed on the highways incidental to the recreational or vacation activities. Structure, unless otherwise defined in another division (for example, floodplain management) as used in article VI of this chapter, means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground. When a structure is divided into separate parts by an unpierced wall, each part shall be deemed a separate structure. Variance, unless otherwise defined in another division (for example, floodplain management) means a modification or variation of the provisions of this chapter as provided in Section 30 -325.