Sec. 74-916
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- FIRM floodway
- Geographic extent
- Areas designated as floodway on the FIRM and FIS for Cumberland County, Virginia.
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- ConditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. Letter of Map Revision required
The Floodplain Administrator shall require the applicant to obtain a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) from FEMA prior to issuing a permit for any development that will cause a change in the base flood elevation.
- Compliance with all other provisions
If the applicant demonstrates that the proposed development will not increase the base flood elevation, the development shall also comply with all other applicable provisions of this article.
- Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis by licensed engineer
The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer and submitted to the Floodplain Administrator for review and approval.
- No increase in base flood elevation
No development shall be permitted within the floodway unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that the proposed development will not result in any increase in the base flood elevation.
From the ordinance
No development shall be permitted within the floodway unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that the proposed development will not result in any increase in the base flood elevation.