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1. The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of <br />others; <br />2. The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; <br />3. The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage <br />and the effect of such damage on the individual owners; <br />4. The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the <br />community; <br />5. The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable; <br />6. The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not <br />subject to flooding or erosion damage; <br />7. The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated <br />development; <br />8. The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and <br />floodplain management program for that area; <br />9. The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and <br />emergency vehicles; <br />10. The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment <br />transport of the floodwaters expected at the site; and <br />11. The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood <br />conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities <br />such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water system, and streets and bridges. <br />D. Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial <br />improvements to be erected on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to <br />and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood <br />level, providing subdivisions 1 through 11 of subsection C of this section have been <br />fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the one-half acre, the technical <br />justification required for issuing the variance increases. <br />E. Upon consideration of the factors of subsection C of this section and the purposes <br />of this chapter, the CGity CGOUncil may attach such conditions to the granting of <br />variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this chapter. <br />F. The F#loodplain Aadministrator/-Csity Eengineer shall maintain the records of all <br />appeal actions and report any variances to the Federal Insurance Administration <br />upon request. (Ord. 1374 § 2 (part), 1989) <br />Chapter 17.08: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION l s <br />