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10/16/23, 10:01 AM Print Preview https://lakeelmo.municipalcodeonline.com/book/print?type=ordinances&name=TITLE_100_FLOODPLAIN_MANAGEMENT 1/19 TITLE 100 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT 100.00.010 Statutory Authorization, Findings Of Fact And Purpose 100.00.020 General Provisions 100.00.030 Establishment Of Zoning Districts 100.00.040 Floodway District (FW) 100.00.050 Flood Fringe District (FF) 100.00.060 General Floodplain District 100.00.070 Subdivisions 100.00.080 Public Utilities, Railroads, Roads And Bridges 100.00.090 Manufactured Homes And Manufactured Home Parks And Placement Of Recreational Vehicles 100.00.100 Administration 100.00.110 Nonconforming Uses 100.00.120 Amendments 100.00.130 Penalty Editor's note—A Flood Insurance Rate Map has been published for the community and the regulatory floodway boundary is shown on this map. A separate Flood Boundary and Floodway Map has not been published. 100.00.010 Statutory Authorization, Findings Of Fact And Purpose (a)Statutory authorization. The state legislature has, in M.S.A. chs. 103F and 462, delegated the responsibility to local government units to adopt regulations designed to minimize flood losses. Therefore, the city does ordain as follows: (b)Findings of fact. (1)Adverse effects on the public health, safety, and general welfare. The flood hazard areas of the city are subject to periodic inundation which results in potential loss of life, loss of property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures or flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare. (2)Methods used to analyze flood hazards. This chapter is based upon a reasonable method of analyzing flood hazards which is consistent with the standards established by the state department of natural resources. (3)National Flood Insurance Program compliance. This chapter is adopted to comply with the rules and regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program codified as 44 CFR parts 59--78, as amended, so as to maintain the community's eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program. (c)Statement of purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare and to minimize those losses described in subsection (b) of this section by provisions contained herein. HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 08-253 on 11/3/2021 100.00.020 General Provisions