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(g) Record of First Floor Elevation. The Planning Director shall maintain a record of the elevation of the lowest floor (including basement) of all new structures and alterations or additions to existing structures in the floodplain. The Planning Director shall also maintain a record ol the elevation to which structures or alterations and additions to structures are flood-proofed. (h) Notifications for Watercourse Alterations. The Planning Director shall notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources prior to the community authorizing any alteration or relocation of a watercourse. If the applicant has applied for a permit to work in the beds of publie waters piir.suant to Minnesota Statute, Chapter 103G, this shall suffice as adequate notice to the Commissioner of Natural Resources. A copy of said notification shall also be submitted to the Chicago Regional Office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FE.M.\). (i) Notification to FEMA When Physical Changes Increase or Decrease the 100-year Flood elevation. As soon as is practicable, but not later than six (6) months after the date such supporting information becomes available, the Planning Director shall notify the Chicago Regional Office of FEMA of the changes by submitting a copy of said technical or .scientific data Sec. 78-11.14 Appeals ami Variaiices/Dulles of the City Council (a) Rul<*s. The City Council shall adopt rules for the conduct of business and may exercise all of the powers conlurcd on such Hodies by State law. (b) Admimstiativc Review. The City Council shall hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, lequircment, decision, or determination made by an administrative otficial in the cnforccnicnt or adimmsli ulion of this Ordinance. (c) Variances. I'lic City Council may authorize upon appeal in specific cases such relief or variance from the terms of this Oidmancc as will not be contrary to the public interest and only for those circumsl.inces such as hardship, practical difficultie.s or circumstances unique to the property under consideration, as provided for in the respective enabling legislation for planning and zoning for cities or counties as appiopriate In tlic granting of such variance, the City Council shall clcaily identify in \niting the .specific conditions that e.visted consistent w ith the criteria specified in this Ordinance, any other zoning tegulalions m the Coiiimiinity, and m the respective enabling legislation that ju.stified the granting of the variance. No variance shall have the et tect ot allow ing in any district uses prohibited in that district, pemiit a lower degree of flood piotection than the regulatory flood protection elevation for the particular area, or pci nut .standards low er lliait those required by state law. The following additional variance criteria of the I cdcral Eineigcncy Manageincnl Agency mu.st be .satisfied; 1.V,-.nances shall not be issued by a ermunumty within any designated regulatory flv>odway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result Vai lances shalf only be issued by a community upon (i) a show ing of good and suf ficient cause, (ii) a dcicrmmation tliat failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional haidship to the applicant, and (ni) a detcnmnation that the granting of a variance w ill not result in incicased llo»>d heights, additional tlucats to public safety, extraordinary public cx|>cnsc. create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public, ot conllict w ith existing local laws or ordinances. J Dtitrta-I Viip; l^t '1004 inlt/an - 17-