This article applies to all flood-fringe areas shown on the floodplain zoning maps and those identified pursuant to § 547-31.
Section 547-17 shall apply in addition to the following requirements according to the use requested:
A.
Residential uses. Any habitable structure, including
a manufactured home, which is to be erected, constructed, reconstructed,
altered, or moved into the flood-fringe area shall meet or exceed
the following standards:
(1)
The elevation of the lowest floor, excluding the basement
or crawlway, shall be at or above the flood protection elevation on
fill. The fill shall be one foot or more above the regional flood
elevation extending at least 15 feet beyond the limits of the structure.
The Department may authorize other floodproofing measures if the elevations
of existing streets or sewer lines make compliance with the fill standards
impractical.
(2)
The basement or crawlway floor may be placed at the
regional flood elevation if it is floodproofed to the flood protection
elevation. No basement or crawlway floor is allowed below the regional
flood elevation.
(3)
Contiguous dry land access shall be provided from a structure to land outside of the floodplain, except as provided in Subsection A(4).
(4)
In developments where existing street or sewer line elevations make compliance with Subsection A(3) impractical, the municipality may permit new development and substantial improvements where access roads are at or below the regional flood elevation if:
(a)
The municipality has written assurance from
police, fire and emergency services that rescue and relief will be
provided to the structure(s) by wheeled vehicles during a regional
flood event; or
(b)
The municipality has a natural disaster plan
approved by Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Department.
B.
Accessory structures or uses.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection B(2), an accessory structure which is not connected to a principal structure may be constructed with its lowest floor at or above the regional flood elevation.
(2)
An accessory structure which is not connected to the principal structure and which is less than 600 square feet in size and valued at less than $10,000 may be constructed with its lowest floor no more than two feet below the regional flood elevation if it is subject to flood velocities of no more than two feet per second and it meets all of the provisions of § 547-23B(1), (2), (3) and (4) and Subsection E below.
C.
Commercial uses. Any commercial structure which is erected, altered or moved into the flood-fringe area shall meet the requirements of Subsection A. Subject to the requirements of Subsection E, storage yards, surface parking lots and other such uses may be placed at lower elevations if an adequate warning system exists to protect life and property.
D.
Manufacturing and industrial uses. Any manufacturing or industrial structure which is erected, altered or moved into the flood-fringe area shall be protected to the flood protection elevation using fill, levees, flood walls, or other floodproofing measures in § 547-40. Subject to the requirements of Subsection E, storage yards, surface parking lots and other such uses may be placed at lower elevations if an adequate warning system exists to protect life and property.
E.
Storage of materials. Materials that are buoyant, flammable, explosive, or injurious to property, water quality or human, animal, plant, fish or aquatic life shall be stored at or above the flood protection elevation or floodproofed in compliance with § 547-40. Adequate measures shall be taken to ensure that such materials will not enter the water body during flooding.
F.
Public utilities, streets and bridges. All utilities,
streets and bridges shall be designed to be compatible with comprehensive
floodplain development plans and:
(1)
When failure of public utilities, streets and bridges would endanger public health or safety, or where such facilities are deemed essential, construction of and substantial improvements to such facilities may only be permitted if they are floodproofed in compliance with § 547-40 to the flood protection elevation.
(2)
Minor roads or nonessential utilities may be constructed
at lower elevations if they are designed to withstand flood forces
to the regional flood elevation.
G.
Sewage systems. All on-site sewage disposal systems shall be floodproofed, pursuant to § 547-40, to the flood protection elevation and shall meet the provisions of all local ordinances and Ch. Comm 83, Wis. Adm. Code.
H.
Wells. All wells shall be floodproofed, pursuant to § 547-40, to the flood protection elevation and shall meet the provisions of Chs. NR 811 and NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.
I.
Solid waste disposal sites. Disposal of solid or hazardous
waste is prohibited in flood-fringe areas.
J.
Deposition of materials. Any deposited material must
meet all the provisions of this chapter.
K.
Manufactured homes.
L.
Mobile recreational vehicles. All mobile recreational vehicles that are on site for 180 consecutive days or more or are not fully licensed and ready for highway use shall meet the elevation and anchoring requirements in Subsection K(2) and (3). A mobile recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick-disconnect utilities and security devices and has no permanently attached additions.
