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b. When a violation of this Chapter is either discovered by or brought to the attention of the Community Development Director or the City, the Community Development Director shall immediately investigate the situation and document the nature and extent of the possible violation. As soon as is reasonably possible, the City shall submit this information to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Office along with the City's plan of action to have the property owner or responsible party correct the violation to the degree possible. c. The Community Development Director shall notify the suspected responsible party or property owner of the requirements of this Chapter and all other official controls and the nature and extent of the suspected violation of these controls. If the structure or use is under construction or development, the Community Development Director may order the owner or contractor to stop immediately all construction or development activities until the City grants a permit or approval for the proposed construction or development. If the owner, contractor or developer has already completed the construction or development, then the City or the Community Development Director may either: (1) Issue an order identifying the corrective actions that the owner or responsible party must make within a specified time period to bring the use or structure into compliance with the official controls; or (2) Notify the responsible party to apply to the City for an after the -fact permit/development approval within a specified period of time not to exceed 30 -days. d. If the responsible party does not respond to the City or to the Community Development Director within the specified period of time, each additional day that lapses shall constitute an additional violation of this Chapter and the City shall prosecute the responsible party accordingly. Upon the lapse of the specified response period, the City or the Community development Director shall notify the responsible party or landowner to restore the land or structure to the condition that existed before the violation of this Chapter. 1301.13: AMENDMENTS Subd. 1. The flood plain designation on the City Flood Plain Zoning Map shall not be removed from flood plain areas unless it can be shown that the designation is in error or that the area has been filled to or above the elevation of the regulatory flood protection elevation and is contiguous to lands outside the flood plain. The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources may approve special exceptions to this requirement if the Commissioner determines that, through other measures, lands are adequately protected for the intended use. Subd. 2. The City must submit all proposed amendments to this Chapter, including amendments to the Official Zoning Map, for approval by the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources before the City adopts such amendments. Changes in the Official Zoning Map must meet the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Technical Conditions and Criteria and must receive approval from FEMA before adoption. The City must give the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources at least 10 -days written notice of all hearings to consider an amendment to this Chapter. Said notice shall include a draft of the Chapter amendment or technical study that the City is considering. 21 April 29, 2010