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variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances. 3. Variances may only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief. (c) Flood insurance notice. The Zoning Administrator must notify the applicant for a variance that: 1) The issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base flood level will result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as $25 for $100 of insurance coverage; and 2) Such construction below the base or regional flood level increases risks to life and property. Such notification must be maintained with a record of all variance actions. (d) Factors used in decision making. In passing variance applications, the City Council must consider all relevant factors specified in other sections of this chapter and those factors identified in § 1103.11(5) of this chapter. (e) Submittal of hearing notices to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The Zoning Administrator must submit hearing notices for proposed variances to the DNR sufficiently in advance to provide at least ten days' notice of the hearing. The notice may be sent by electronic mail or U.S. Mail to the respective DNR area hydrologist. (f) Submittal of final decisions to the DNR. A copy of all decisions granting variances must be forwarded to the DNR within ten days of such action. The notice may be sent by electronic mail or U.S. Mail to the respective DNR area hydrologist. (g) Record-keeping. The Zoning Administrator must maintain a record of all variance actions, including justification for their issuance, and must report such variances in an annual or biennial report to the Administrator of the National Flood Insurance Program, when requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (4) Conditional uses. (a) Application. An application for a conditional use permit under the provisions of this chapter will be processed and reviewed in accordance with Chapter 1007: Zoning Code, in addition to the following supplemental information: 1. Determination of flood hazards. a. Upon receipt of an application for a conditional use permit for a use within the Flood Plain Overlay District where the regulatory flood protection elevation is unknown, the applicant shall be required to furnish the following information as is deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator for the determination of the regulatory flood protection elevation: i. A typical cross section showing the channel of the stream, elevation of land areas adjoining each side of the channel, cross-sectional areas to be occupied by the proposed development and high water information; 20 of 25