The community shall review all permit applications to determine
whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding
and assure that all necessary permits have been received from those
governmental agencies whose approval is required by federal or state
law.
A. If a proposed building site is in a flood-prone area, all new construction
and substantial improvements shall:
1. Be designed and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral
movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic
loads, including the effects of buoyancy;
2. Be constructed with materials resistant to flood damage;
3. Be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damages;
and
4. Be constructed with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and
air-conditioning equipment and other service facilities designed and/or
located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within
the components during conditions of flooding.
B. If a subdivision or other proposed new development is in a flood-prone
area, the community shall assure that:
1. Such proposed subdivision or other proposed new development is consistent
with the need to minimize flood damage within the flood-prone area;
2. Public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and
water systems are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate
flood damage; and
3. Adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
C. All subdivision proposals (including manufactured home parks) shall include regional flood elevation and floodway data for any development that meets the subdivision definition of this title and all other requirements in Section
18.28.010B.
Development which requires a permit from the Department, under Chs. 30 and 31, Wis. Stats., such as docks, piers, wharves, bridges, culverts, dams and navigational aids, may be allowed if the necessary permits are obtained and amendments to the floodplain zoning ordinance are made according to Ch.
18.32, Amendments.
Public or private campgrounds shall have a low flood damage
potential and shall meet the following provisions:
A. The campground is approved by the Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection;
B. A land use permit for the campground is issued by the Zoning Administrator;
C. The character of the river system and the elevation of the campground
is such that a seventy-two-hour warning of an impending flood can
be given to all campground occupants;
D. There is an adequate flood warning procedure for the campground that
offers the minimum notice required under this section to all persons
in the campground. This procedure shall include a written agreement
between the campground owner, the municipal emergency government coordinator
and the chief law enforcement official which specifies the flood elevation
at which evacuation shall occur, personnel responsible for monitoring
flood elevations, types of warning systems to be used and the procedures
for notifying at-risk parties, and the methods and personnel responsible
for conducting the evacuation;
E. This agreement shall be for no more than one calendar year, at which time the agreement shall be reviewed and updated - by the officials identified in Subsection
D - to remain in compliance with all applicable regulations, including those of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and all other applicable regulations;
F. All mobile recreational vehicles placed on the site must meet one
of the following:
1. Only camping units that are fully licensed, if required, and ready
for highway use are allowed; or
2. The camping units shall not occupy any site in the campground for
more than 180 consecutive days, at which time the camping unit must
be removed from the floodplain for a minimum of 24 hours;
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.
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G. All camping units that remain on site for more than 30 days shall be issued a limited authorization by the campground operator, a written copy of which is kept on file at the campground. Such authorization shall allow placement of a camping unit consistent with Section
18.08.040E and shall ensure compliance with all the provisions of this section;
H. The municipality shall monitor the limited authorizations issued
by the campground operator to assure compliance with the terms of
this section;
I. All camping units that remain in place for more than 180 consecutive days must meet the applicable requirements in either Ch.
18.12 or Ch.
18.16, Section
18.20.010 or Section 18.20.030 for the floodplain district in which the structure is located;
J. The campground shall have signs clearly posted at all entrances warning
of the flood hazard and the procedures for evacuation when a flood
warning is issued; and
K. All service facilities, including but not limited to refuse collection,
electrical service, gas lines, propane tanks, sewage systems and wells
shall be properly anchored and placed at or floodproofed to the flood
protection elevation.