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Ordinance 08-023 V26170 (8) A levee, dike or floodwall constructed in the floodway shall not cause an increase to the 100-year or regional flood and the technical analysis must assume equal conveyance or storage loss on both sides of a stream. § 152.05 FLOOD FRINGE DISTRICT (FF) (A) Permitted Uses: Permitted uses shall be those uses of land or structures listed as permitted uses in the underlying zoning use district(s). If no pre-existing, underlying zoning use districts exist, then any residential or non residential structure or use of a structure or land shall be a permitted use in the Flood Fringe District provided such use does not constitute a public nuisance. All permitted uses shall comply with the standards for Flood Fringe District "Permitted Uses" listed in Section 152.05 (B) and the "Standards for all Flood Fringe Uses" listed in Section 152.05 (E). (B) Standards for Flood Fringe Permitted Uses: (1) All structures, including accessory structures, must be elevated on fill so that the lowest floor including basement floor is at or above the regulatory flood protection elevation. The finished fill elevation for structures shall be no lower than one (1) foot below the regulatory flood protection elevation and the fill shall extend at such elevation at least fifteen (15) feet beyond the outside limits of the structure erected thereon. (2) As an alternative to elevation on fill, accessory structures that constitute a minimal investment and that do not exceed 500 square feet at its largest projection may be internally flood proofed in accordance with Section 152.04 (D,5,c). (3) The cumulative placement of fill where at any one time in excess of one -thousand (1,000) cubic yards of fill is located on the parcel shall be allowable only as a conditional use, unless said fill is specifically intended to elevate a structure in accordance with Section 152.05 (13,1) of this ordinance. (4) The storage of any materials or equipment shall be elevated on fill to the regulatory flood protection elevation. (5) The provisions of Section 152.05 (E) of this Ordinance shall apply. (C) Conditional Uses: Any structure that is not elevated on fill or flood proofed in accordance with Section 152.05 (B, 1-2) and or any use of land that does not comply with the standards in Section 152.05 (B, 3-4) shall only be allowable as a conditional use. An application for a conditional use shall be subject to the standards and criteria and evaluation procedures specified in Sections 152.05 (D-E) and 152.10 (D) of this Ordinance. (D) Standards for Flood Fringe Conditional Uses: (1) Alternative elevation methods other than the use of fill maybe utilized to elevate a structure's lowest floor above the regulatory flood protection elevation. These alternative methods may include the use of stilts, pilings, parallel walls, etc., or above -grade, enclosed areas such as