Sec. 611.03, 611.13, 611.14, 611.15, 611.16, 611.17, 611.18
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all privately and publicly owned lands within the jurisdiction of the Town of Bedford and identified as being floodprone.
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Enclosed areas below flood protection elevation use restriction
Not be designed or used for human habitation, but shall only be used for parking of vehicles, building access, or limited storage of maintenance equipment
- Total net area of flood vent openings
The total net area of all openings must be at least one square inch for each square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding.
- Bottom of flood vent openings heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.1 ft
The bottom of all required openings shall be no higher than one foot above the adjacent grade.
- Flood vent openings required
Provide a minimum of two openings on different sides of each enclosed area subject to flooding.
- Floodproofing certification required
A registered professional engineer or architect shall certify that the standards of this subsection are satisfied.
- Floodway encroachment prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other developments are prohibited unless certification such as hydrologic and hydraulic analyses is provided
- Lowest floor elevation for residential construction
New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level.
- Lowest floor elevation for nonresidential construction
New construction or substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or nonresidential building (or manufactured home) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level.
Manufactured homes shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. placement prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in floodway
The placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) is prohibited, except in an existing manufactured homes (mobile homes) park or subdivision.
- Recreational vehicle stay limit180 days
Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days
From the ordinance
These provisions shall apply to all privately and publicly owned lands within the jurisdiction of the Town of Bedford and identified as being floodprone.