(A) Public utilities. All public utilities and facilities such as gas, electrical sewer, and water supply systems to be located in the floodplain must be floodproofed in accordance with the State Building Code or elevated to the regulatory flood protection elevation.
(B) Public transportation facilities. Railroad tracks, roads, and bridges to be located within the floodplain must comply with §§ 154.05 and 154.06. These transportation facilities must be elevated to the regulatory flood protection elevation where failure or interruption of these facilities would result in danger to the public health or safety or where such facilities are essential to the orderly functioning of the area. Minor or auxiliary roads or railroads may be constructed at a lower elevation where failure or interruption of transportation services would not endanger the public health or safety.
(C) On-site water supply and sewage treatment systems. Where public utilities are not provided:
(1) On-site water supply systems must be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and are subject to the provisions in Minnesota Rules 4725.4350, as amended; and
(2) New or replacement on-site sewage treatment systems must be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters, they must not be subject to impairment or contamination during times of flooding, and are subject to the provisions in Minnesota Rules 7080.2270, as amended.
(Ord. 103, passed 10-8-01; Am. Ord. 225, passed 10-8-18)