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Council Exhibit L Sec. 78-330. - Area, height, lot width and yard requirements. (a) Height. No structure or building in the LR -1 B district shall exceed 30 feet in height except as provided in section 78-1366. (b) Lots. The following minimum requirements shall be observed: Sec. 78-1111. - Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this article must be interpreted according to common usage and so as to give this article its' most reasonable application. Flood fringe means the portion of the special flood hazard area (one percent annual chance flood) located outside of the floodway. Flood fringe is synonymous with the term "floodway fringe" used in the Flood Insurance Study for Hennepin County, Minnesota. Floodplain means the beds proper and the areas adjoining a wetland, lake or watercourse which have been or hereafter may be covered by the regional flood. Floodway means the bed of a wetland or lake and the channel of a watercourse and those portions of the adjoining floodplain which are reasonably required to carry or store the regional flood discharge. Lake Minnetonka means the naturally occurring lake shown on all the official maps referenced in this chapter, including all bays, channels, inlets, lagoons, marshland and other water -connected portions, whether naturally occurring or artificially created: (1) Defined ordinary high water elevation, 929.4 feet MSL. (2) Defined floodplain boundary, 100 -year flood, 931.5 feet MSL as established by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD). Lowest floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided, that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non -elevation design requirements of 44 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 60.3. Regulatory flood protection elevation (RFPE) means an elevation not less than one foot above the elevation of the regional flood plus any increases in flood elevation caused by encroachments on the floodplain that result from designation of a floodway. (1) The regulatory flood protection elevation within the floodway and flood fringe districts, except for Lake Minnetonka, shall be established by adding 1.0 foot to the base flood water surface Page 1 Side Yard Side Yard Lot Lot Front Adjacent Rear Adjacent Area Width Yard to Another Yard to Street (acre) (feet) (feet) Lot (feet) (feet) (feet) 1 140 35 10 35 30 Sec. 78-1111. - Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this article must be interpreted according to common usage and so as to give this article its' most reasonable application. Flood fringe means the portion of the special flood hazard area (one percent annual chance flood) located outside of the floodway. Flood fringe is synonymous with the term "floodway fringe" used in the Flood Insurance Study for Hennepin County, Minnesota. Floodplain means the beds proper and the areas adjoining a wetland, lake or watercourse which have been or hereafter may be covered by the regional flood. Floodway means the bed of a wetland or lake and the channel of a watercourse and those portions of the adjoining floodplain which are reasonably required to carry or store the regional flood discharge. Lake Minnetonka means the naturally occurring lake shown on all the official maps referenced in this chapter, including all bays, channels, inlets, lagoons, marshland and other water -connected portions, whether naturally occurring or artificially created: (1) Defined ordinary high water elevation, 929.4 feet MSL. (2) Defined floodplain boundary, 100 -year flood, 931.5 feet MSL as established by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD). Lowest floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided, that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non -elevation design requirements of 44 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 60.3. Regulatory flood protection elevation (RFPE) means an elevation not less than one foot above the elevation of the regional flood plus any increases in flood elevation caused by encroachments on the floodplain that result from designation of a floodway. (1) The regulatory flood protection elevation within the floodway and flood fringe districts, except for Lake Minnetonka, shall be established by adding 1.0 foot to the base flood water surface Page 1