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L <br />(5) <br />(6) <br />(7) <br />(8) <br />(9) <br />(10) <br />Basement • means any area of a structure, including craw*, spaces, hasing its floor or base <br />subgrade (below ground level) o:. all four sides, regardless of the depth of excas'ation below <br />ground level. <br />Conditional Use - means a specific :>pe of structure or land use listed in the official connol <br />that may be allowed but only after an in-dcpth review procedure and w ith appropnatc <br />conditions or restrictions as provided in the official zoning controls or building codes and <br />upon a finding that; <br />Certain conditions as detailed in the coning ordinance ex;>t <br />The structure and or l.-nd use conform to the comprehensive land use plan if one <br />exists and are compatible with the existing neighborhood. <br />Equal Dcgiee of Encroachment • a method of determining the location of f.oodway <br />boundaries so that flood plain lands on both sides of a stream arc capable of conx eying a <br />proportionate share of flood flows. <br />Flood - a temporary increase in the flow or stage of a s*ieain or in the suge of a wetland or <br />lake that results m the inundation of normally dry areas. <br />Flood Frequency ■ the frequency for which it is expected that a specific flood stage or <br />discharge may be equaled or exceeded. <br />Flood Fringe - that portion of the flood plain outside of the floodway. Flood fringe is <br />synonymous with the term "floodwTiy fringe" used in the Flood Insurance Study <br />Flood Plain - the beds proper and the areas adjoining a wetland, lake or watercourse which <br />have been or hereafter may be covered by the regional flood <br />Flood Proofing • a combination of structural provisions, changes, or adjustments to <br />properties and structures subject to flooding, primarily for the reduction or eliminution of <br />flood damages <br />Floodway - the bed of a wetland or lake and the channel of a war. course and those poiiions <br />of the adjoining flood plain w hich are reasonably required to carry or store the regional <br />flood discharge. <br />(II)Lake Minnetonka • Lake Minnetonka means the naturally occuning lake shown on all the <br />official maps tcfeicnced in this chapter, including all bays, channels, inlets, lagoons, <br />marshland and other water-connected portions, whether naturally occurring or artificially <br />created; <br />Defined ordinary high water elevation. 929 4 feet ,MSL. <br />Defined floodplain boundary, 100-ycar flood. 931.5 feet NiSL as established by the <br />Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD). <br />J Dutrtct’l Slap. t/tflOC* rriouHi