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�' <br /> From the City's Floodplain Regulations <br /> Sec. 78-1111. - Definitions. <br /> Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this article shall be interpreted so as to give <br /> them the same meaning as they have in common usage and so as to give this article its most reasonable <br /> application. <br /> (11) Lake Minnetonka means the naturally occurring lake shown on all the official maps referenced <br /> in this chapter, including all bays, channels, inlets, lagoons, marshland and other water-connected <br /> portions, whether naturally occurring or artificially created: <br /> a. Defined ordinary high water elevation, 929.4 feet MSL. <br /> b. Defined floodplain boundary, 100-year flood, 931.5 feet MSL as established by the Minnehaha <br /> Creek Watershed District (MCWD). <br /> (12) Lowest floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished <br /> or flood resistant enclosure, used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area <br /> other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest ftoor. <br /> (19) Regulatory flood protection elevation means an elevation no lower than one foot above the elevation <br /> of the regional flood plus any increases in flood elevation caused by encroachments on the flood plain <br /> that result from designation of a floodway. <br /> a. The regulatory flood protection elevation within the floodway and flood fringe districts, except for <br /> Lake Minnetonka, shall be established by adding 1.0 foot to the base flood water surface <br /> elevations within floodway listed in the floodway data table contained in the flood insurance study. <br /> Regulatory flood protection elevations between cross sections shall be interpolated. <br /> b. The regulatory flood protection elevation for Lake Minnetonka shall be 932.5 MSL. <br /> c. The regulatory flood protection elevation within the general floodplain district shall be calculated <br /> by a qualified registered professional engineer in accordance with procedures set forth in this <br /> article. <br /> (22) Substantial improvement means, within any consecutive 365-day period, any reconstruction, <br /> rehabilitation (including normal maintenance and repair), repair after damage, addition, or other <br /> improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the <br /> structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures that have <br /> incurred "substantial damage," regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, <br /> however, include either: <br /> a. Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, <br /> sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement <br /> official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions. <br /> b. Any alteration of an "historic structure," provided that the alteration will not preclude the <br /> structure's continued designation as an "historic structure." For the purpose of this article, <br /> "historic structure" shall be as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, Part 59.1. <br /> Sec. 78-1136. - Nonconforming uses. <br /> A structure or the use of a structure or premises which was lawful before the passage or amendment of <br /> this article but which is not in conformity with the provisions of this article may be continued subject to the <br /> 2 <br />