Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all lands within the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) as identified on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map dated January 11, 2024.
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure size limit
Accessory structures located in the SFHA are not to exceed 600 square feet.
- Anchoring
New construction and substantial improvements shall be built according to this ordinance and the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure.
- Emergency service restriction
In the 0.2-percent annual chance flood area, no emergency service, medical service, or governmental records storage shall be allowed except by special exception using the variance process.
- Flood-resistant materials
All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with flood damage-resistant materials.
- Floodway encroachment
Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels.
- Lowest floor elevation
The lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus 1-foot.
The placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) is prohibited.
From the ordinance
The placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) is prohibited.