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b. Any mechanical and utility equipment m a stnicrure must be clex'ated to or above the regulatory ftood protection elex-atior. or properly flood proofed: and c. To allow for the equalization of hydrostatic preitsure. there must be a minimum of two “automatic” openings in the outside wall* of the structure ha\^ng a total net area of not less than one square inch for ev ery square foot of enclosed aiea subject to flooding. Thae must be openings on at least two sides of the struciuie and the bonom of all openings must be no higher than one foot above the lowest adjacent grade to the structure. Using human intervention to open a garage door prior to flooding will not satisfy this requirement for automat le openings (f) Storage of Mulenals and Equipment. 1. The storage or processing of materials lliat arc. in time of flooding, flammable, c.xplosive. or potentially injurious to human, animal, or pla.nt life is prohibited. 2. Storage of other materials or equipment may be allowed if readily removable from the area w iihin the time available after a flood warning and in accordance with a plan approved by the City Council (g) Flood Control Structural works for flood control that will change the course, cunent or cross section of protected wetlands or public waters shall be subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statute. Chapta 103G Community-wide structural works for flood control intended to remove areas from the regulatory flood plain shall not be allowed in the floodway (h) A Icvcc. dike or floodwall constructed in the floodway shall not cause an increase to the inO- year or regional flood and the technical analysis must assume equal conveyance or storage los» on both sides of a stream DIVISION 5 FLOOD FRINGE DISTRICT (I F) See. 78.|ll8Pcrmiiicdl'scs (a) Ihie uses listed in Section 7g-l 114 of this Ordinance shall be pemutted uses (b) All other permitted uses shall be those uses of land or structures listed as pcnniitcd uses in tlic underly ing zoning use disnicUs) If no pre-existing, underlying zoning use districts exist, then any residential or non residential smicturc or use of a structure or land shall be a permitted use in the Flood Fnnce District provided such use does not constitute a public nuisance. All permitted uses shall comply with the standards for Flood Fringe Distnet "Pcrmiucd Uses” listed in Section "8-1119 and the "Standards for all Ftood Fringe Uses" listed in Section 78-1 122 Sec. 7S-1 119 Standards for Flood Fringe Permitted Uses (a) All structures, including accessory structures, must be elevated on fill so that the lowest floor including basement floor is at or above the regulatory flood protection elevation The finished fill elevation for structures shall be no lower than one (I) fool below the regulatory flood protection elevation and the fill I Oasttf! l S$ap IW2Wi -9