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include an elevation certificate, (FEMA Form 81-31) completed and certified by a registered land surveyor. Structural works for flood control such as levees, dikes and floodwalls constructed to any height may be allowed where the intent is to protect individual structures and levees or dikes may be allowed where the intent is to protect agricultural crops for a frequency flood event equal to or less than the 10-year frequency flood event, provided the provisions of subsections 90-138 (5) n. and (5) o. are satisfied. k. Motor homes that are currently in the floodplain that do not meet the exemption criteria specified in subsection k. 1. immediately below shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of this section for new structures): 1. Exemption. Motor homes located within the city are exempt from the provisions of this section if they meet the following criteria: (i)Have current licenses required for highway use. (ii)Are highway ready meaning on wheels or the internal jacking system, are attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities commonly used in campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks and the motor homes has no permanent structural type additions attached to it. (iii)The motor homes and associated use must be permissible in any pre-existing, underlying zoning use district. (iv)The motor home shall have no structural additions including decks. (5)Floodplain use and construction standards. a. All permanent structures, including accessory structures and additions to existing structures, shall be constructed on fill so that the basement floor, or first floor if there is no basement, is one foot or more above the regulatory flood protection elevation. The finished fill elevation must be no lower than one foot below the regulatory flood protection elevation and shall extend at such elevation 15 feet beyond the limits of the structure constructed thereon. As an alternative, alterations and additions to