Botetourt County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 25-414, 25-419
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Flood Insurance Rate Map
- Geographic extent
- Areas within the floodway sub-district as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Botetourt County, dated December 17, 2010, as amended.
Uses
Permitted by right26
- general farming
- pasture
- grazing
- outdoor plant nurseries
- truck farming
- horticulture
- sod farming
- wild crop harvesting
- forestry
- harvesting of forest products
- open space uses
- wildlife preserves
- game farms
- fish hatcheries
- fishing and hunting areas
- lawns
- gardens
- parking areas
- play areas
- temporary construction signs
- signs identifying the property
- railroads
- streets
- bridges
- utility transmission lines
- pipelines
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
Manufactured homes shall be elevated on a permanent foundation to or above base flood elevation.
- No increase in base flood elevation
No development or use shall be permitted in the floodway sub-district that would result in any increase in the base flood elevation.
- Nonresidential floodproofing
Nonresidential structures shall be elevated or floodproofed to be watertight below base flood level.
- Recreational vehicle restrictions
Recreational vehicles must be on site fewer than 180 consecutive days or be fully licensed and ready for highway use.
- Residential lowest floor elevation0 ft
New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood elevation.
From the ordinance
Permitted uses in the floodway district shall be limited to: ... No development or use shall be permitted in the floodway sub-district that would result in any increase in the base flood elevation.