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(2) Storage of other material or equipment may be allowed if not subject to major damage by floods and firmly anchored to prevent flotation or readily removable from the area within the time available after flood warning. e. Garbage and Solid Waste Disposal. No conditional use permits for garbage and waste disposal sites shall be issued for floodway areas. f. Structural works for flood control such as dams, levees, dikes, and floodwalls, shall be allowed only upon issuance of a conditional use permit. In addition, any proposed work in the beds of public waters which will change the course, current or cross - section of the waters shall be subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1976, c. 105, and other applicable statutes. B. Flood Fringe. 1. Uses allowed within the floodway. 2. Conditional uses as allowed and limited to conditions imposed by all districts which jointly apply plus as may be hereinafter modified. a. Residential Uses. Residences shall be constructed on fill with the first floor or basement floor at-or above the regu- latory flood protection elevation. The finished fill eleva- tion shall be no lower than one (1) foot below the regula- tory flood protection elevation for the particular area and shall extend at such elevation at least fifteen (15) feet beyond the limits of any structure or building erected thereon. Where existing streets or utilities are at elevations which make compliance with this provision impractical or in other special circumstances the City Engineer may authorize other techniques for protection, provided the residence is flood - proofed in accordance with the State Building Code. b. Nonresidential 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 floodproofed in accordance with the State Building Code. Structures that are not elevated to above the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation shall be flood - proofed to FP -1 or FP -2 classification as defined by the State Building Code. Structures floodproofed to FP -3 or FP -4 classification shall not be permitted. 2H