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Subd. 7. Severability: If a court of competent jurisdiction decides that any section, clause, provision, or portion of this Chapter is unconstitutional or invalid, then the decision shall not affect the remainder of this Chapter. Subd. 8. Definitions: For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings listed in this Chapter. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and is not discretionary. a. Accessory Use or Structure: A use, building or structure on the same lot with, and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use, building or structure. b. Basement: Any area of a building or 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. c. Conditional Use: A specific type of structure or land use listed in the City Code that the City Council may allow but only after an in -depth review and with conditions or restrictions as provided in the City Code and upon a finding that: (1) Certain conditions as detailed in the City Code exist; and (2) The structure or land use conforms to the City's Comprehensive Plan and if the City decides the proposed use is compatible with nearby land uses and with the existing neighborhood. d. Equal Degree of Encroachment: A method of determining the location of floodway boundaries so that flood plain lands on both sides of a stream, creek or watercourse are capable of conveying a proportionate share of flood flows. e. Flood: A temporary increase in the flow or stage of a stream, creek or watercourse or in the stage of a wetland or lake that results in the inundation of normally dry areas. f. Flood Frequency: The frequency that a person can expect that a specific flood stage or discharge may be equaled or exceeded. g. Flood Fringe: That part of the flood plain outside of the floodway. The term "flood fringe" is synonymous with the term "floodway fringe" used in the Flood Insurance Study for Ramsey County, Minnesota (All Jurisdictions). h. Flood Plain: The channel or beds proper of a stream, creek or watercourse and the areas adjoining a wetland, lake or watercourse that a regional flood has or hereafter may cover. i. 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. J• Floodway: The bed of a wetland or lake and the channel of a watercourse and those portions of the adjoining flood plain that is reasonably required to carry or store the regional flood discharge. 3 April 29, 2010