Article 8A, Sections 8A-1, 8A-2, 8A-4, 8A-5
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) per FEMA FIRM/FIS
- Geographic extent
- All areas of special flood hazards within the County of Culpeper, Virginia, as identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or Flood Insurance Study (FIS) provided by FEMA, including Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA), Floodway DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. (AE zone), AE/AH zones, and A zones.
Uses
Permitted by right34
- agricultural uses
- general farming
- pasture
- grazing
- outdoor plant nurseries
- horticulture
- aquaculture
- forestry
- sod farming
- parks
- day camps
- picnic grounds
- golf courses
- boat launching
- swimming areas
- hiking trails
- horseback riding trails
- wildlife preserves
- nature preserves
- game farms
- fish hatcheries
- trap and skeet game ranges
- hunting areas
- fishing areas
- accessory residential uses
- yard areas
- gardens
- play areas
- pervious loading areas
- accessory industrial uses
- accessory commercial uses
- pervious parking areas
- pervious loading areas
- pervious airport landing strips
Conditional / special use21
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Flood openings bottom heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above grade1 ft
The bottom of all required openings shall be no higher than one (1) foot above the adjacent grade.
- Flood openings ratio1 sqin/sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total net area of all openings must be at least one (1) square inch for each square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding.
- Floodproofing elevation above base flood level2 ft
Non-residential buildings located in all A1-30, AE, and AH zones may be floodproofed in lieu of being elevated provided that all areas of the building components below the elevation corresponding to the BFE plus two feet are watertight...
- Floodway encroachment rule0 ft
no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it is demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis... will not result in any increase of the water surface elevation of the base flood at any point within the County.
- Lowest floor elevation above base flood level1.5 ft
the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level plus eighteen (18) inches.
- Recreational vehicle maximum consecutive days on site180 days
Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, be fully licensed and ready for highway use...
- Subdivision acreage threshold for BFE data5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Base flood elevation data shall be obtained from other sources or developed using detailed methodologies... for subdivision proposals and other proposed developments... that exceed fifty lots or five acres, whichever is the lesser.
- Subdivision lot threshold for BFE data50 lots
Base flood elevation data shall be obtained from other sources or developed using detailed methodologies... for subdivision proposals and other proposed developments... that exceed fifty lots or five acres, whichever is the lesser.
- Substantial improvement threshold50 pct
the change, when added to all the changes made during a rolling 5-year period does not constitute 50% of the structure's value.
From the ordinance
A Floodplain Overlay District (FP) is hereby established and shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the County of Culpeper, Virginia. The provisions of the Floodplain Overlay District take precedence over any other zoning district...