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Created: 2025-02-26 08:25:11 [EST] (Supp. No. 21) Page 4 of 6 intervention to open a garage door prior to flooding will not satisfy this requirement for automatic openings. (c) The cumulative placement of fill or similar material on a parcel must not exceed 1,000 cubic yards, unless the fill is specifically intended to elevate a structure in accordance with section 78-1125(a) of this article, or if allowed as a conditional use under section 78-1126(3) below. (d) The storage of any materials or equipment must be elevated on fill to the regulatory flood protection elevation. (e) All service utilities, including ductwork, must be elevated or water-tight to prevent infiltration of floodwaters. (f) The storage or processing of materials that are, in time of flooding, flammable, explosive, or potentially injurious to human, animal, or plant life is prohibited. (g) All fill must be properly compacted and the slopes must be properly protected by the use of riprap, vegetative cover or other acceptable method. (h) All new principal structures must have vehicular access at or above an elevation not more than two feet below the regulatory flood protection elevation, or must have a flood warning/emergency evacuation plan acceptable to the city. (i) Accessory uses such as yards, railroad tracks, and parking lots may be at an elevation lower than the regulatory flood protection elevation. However, any facilities used by employees or the general public must be designed with a flood warning system that provides adequate time for evacuation if the area is inundated to a depth and velocity such that the depth (in feet) multiplied by the velocity (in feet per second) would exceed a product of four upon occurrence of the regional (one percent chance) flood. (j) Interference with normal manufacturing/industrial plant operations must be minimized, especially along streams having protracted flood durations. In considering permit applications, due consideration must be given to the needs of industries with operations that require a floodplain location. (k) Manufactured homes and recreational vehicles must meet the standards of division 9 of this article. Sec. 78-1279. Placement of buildings and structures on lots. When more than one setback applies to a site, buildings, structures, and facilities must be located to meet all setbacks. Buildings and structures shall be located as follows: (1) Building, structure, and on-site sewerage system setbacks (in feet) from ordinary high water level: Public Water Classification Setbacks Building/Structure Sewage Treatment System Unsewered Sewered NE 150 150 150 RD 100 75 75 GD 75 75 75 Tributary 100 75 75 (2) Additional building and structure setbacks. The following additional setbacks apply, regardless of the classification of the water body: 110