1978.10.30 ORD 1978-153 - Laserfiche WebLink

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e. Railroads, streets, bridges, utility transmission lines, and pipelines. f. Storage yards for equipment, machinery, or materials. g. Other uses similar in nature to uses described in Sections 320-24, Subd. A (1) and Subd. A (2) which are consistent with the provisions set out in Sections 320-20 of this Ordinance. (3) Standards for Floodway Special Uses. a. All Uses. No structure (temporary or permanent) , fill (including fill for roads and levees) , deposit, obstruction storage of materials, or equipment, or other uses may be allowed as Special Uses which, acting alone or in combination with existing or reasonably anticipated future uses , adversely affects the capacity of the floodway or increases flood heights . In addition, all floodway Special Uses shall be subject to the standards contained in Section 320-28 , Subd. D (4) and the following Standards (Sections 320-24 (3) a through e) . b. Fill (a. ) Any fill deposited in the floodway shall be no more than the minimal amount necessary to conduct a Special Use listed in Section 320-24, Subd. A (2) . Generally fill shall be limited to that needed to grade or landscape for that use and shall not in any way further obstruct the flow of flood waters . (b. ) Spoil from dredging or sand and gravel operations shall not be deposited in the floodway unless it can be done in accordance with a. of this Section. (c. ) Fill shall be protected from erosion by vegetative cover. c. Accessory Structures (temporary or permanent) permitted as Special Uses by Section 320-24 , Subd. A (2) . (a. ) Accessory structures shall not be designated for human habitation. (b. ) Accessory structures shall have a low flood damage potential. (c. ) Accessory structures, if permitted, shall be constructed and placed on the building sites so as to offer the minimum obstruction to the flow of flood waters.