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I. Subdivisions: No land shall be subdivided which is unsuitable for the reason of flooding, inadequate drainage, water supply orsewagetreatmentfacilities. All lots within the floodplain districts shall contain a building site at or above the RegulatoryFloodProtectionElevation. All subdivisions shall have water and sewage treatment facilities that comply with the provisions of the Floodplain Regulation and have road access both to the subdivision and to the individual building sites no lower than the RegulatoryFloodProtectionElevation. For all subdivisions in the floodplain, the Floodway and Flood Fringe boundaries, the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation and the required elevation of all access roads shall be clearly labelled on all required subdivision drawings and platting documents. For all residential structures in the floodplain, the floodway and the flood fringe boundaries, the basement construction, or the lowest floor if there is no basement, shall not be allowed below the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation. SECTION 303.080 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS A. Rules: The Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall have rules and power conferred in Section 301.060 C. B. Hearings: The Board of Adjustment shall follow the hearing procedures of Section 301.060 C.4. The Board shall submit by mail to the Commissioner of Natural Resources a copy of the application for proposed Variances sufficiently in advance so that the Commissioner will receive at least ten days notice of the hearing. C. Decisions: A Board decision and their findings shall be made according to Section 301.060 C. 4. and 5. In granting a Variance the Board may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards which are in conformity with the purposes of the Floodplain Regulation. Violations of such conditions and safeguards, when made part of the terms under which the Variance is granted, shall be deemed a violation of the Floodplain Regulation punishable under Section 303.110. No Variance shall allow in any district a use prohibited in that district or permit a lower degree of flood protection than the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation. Variances may be used to modify permissible methods of flood protection. Amended by Ord. 80-84, February 16, 1993.) A copy of all decisions granting Variances shall be forwarded by mail to the Commission of Natural Resources within ten days of such action. Appeals from any decision of the Board may be made in accordance with and as specified in Section 301.060 C. 6. 10