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I ` Accessory Use or Structure - a use or structure on the same lot with, and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use or structure. Basement - means any area of a structure, including crawl spaces, having its floor or base subgrade (below ground level) on all four sides, regardless of the depth of excavation below ground level. Conditional Use - means a specific type of structure or land use listed in this ordinance that may be allowed but only after an in-depth review procedure and with appropriate conditions or restrictions as provided in Section 301.060 C. of the City Code. Equal Degree of Encroachment - a method of determining the location of floodway boundaries so that floodplain lands on both sides of a stream are capable of conveying a proportionate share of flood flows. Finished Fill - means soil compaction area and the final grade outside the wall and foundation of a structure. Flood - a temporary increase in the flow or stage of a stream or in the stage of a wetland or lake that results in the inundation of normally dry areas. Flood Frequency - the frequency for which it is expected that a specific flood stage or discharge may be equalled or exceeded. Flood Fringe - that portion of the floodplain outside of the flood - way. Flood fringe is synonymous with the term "floodway fringe" used in the Flood Insurance Study for the City of Lake Elmo. Floodplain - the beds proper and the areas adjoining a wetland, lake or watercourse which have been or hereafter may be covered by the regional 100 -year flood. Flood -Proofing - a combination of structural provisions, changes, or adjustments to properties and structures subject to flooding, primarily for the reduction or elimination of flood damages. Floodway - the bed of a wetland or lake and the channel of a water- course and those portions of the adjoining floodplain which are reasonably required to carry or store the regional flood discharge. Obstruction - any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection, excavation, channel modification, culvert, building, wire, fence, stockpile, refuse, fill, structure, or matter in, along, across, or projecting into any channel, water- course, or regulatory floodplain which may impede, retard, or change the direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by catching or collecting debris carried by such water. Principal Use or Structure - means all uses or structures that are not accessory uses or structures. 0M