Covington, Virginia · General provision

Article III, Section 3.1.A.1

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas within the Floodway DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. of an AE Zone as delineated on the FIRM and defined in Table 3 of the FIS.

Uses

Prohibited1

  • manufactured home (except in existing manufactured home park or subdivision)

Extracted standards

2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • The placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) is prohibited, except in an existing manufactured home (mobile home) park or subdivision. A replacement manufactured home may be placed on a lot in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision provided the anchoring, elevation, and encroachment standards are met.

  • No encroachment without hydrologic/hydraulic analysis

    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 performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.

From the ordinance

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 within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
Article III, Section 3.1.A.1