Article 8A, Section 8A-1-1 and 8A-2
Dimensional standards
Housing
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Culpeper County, Virginia.
Uses
Permitted by right5
Conditional / special use8
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Floodproofing requirement
All uses, activities, and developments shall be undertaken in strict compliance with the Floodproofing provisions contained in this and all other applicable codes and ordinances.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. anchoring and elevation
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.
- Maximum increase in base flood elevation1 ft
Development activities in Zones A1-30, AE, or AH ... which increase the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than one foot may be allowed, provided that the applicant first applies ... for a Conditional Letter of Map Revision.
- Floodway encroachment0 ft
Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it is demonstrated ... will not result in any increase of the water surface elevation of the base flood at any point within the County.
- Lowest floor elevation in A Zone18 in
When such base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus eighteen (18) inches.
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 placement of any dwelling unit in a floodplain is prohibited.