Danville, Virginia · General provision

Section D, Item 6

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas identified as Zone A or A99 on the Flood Insurance Rate Map

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Base flood elevation determination

    Where specific 100-year flood elevation cannot be determined, applicant for development greater than 50 lots or 5 acres shall determine this elevation using technical methods.

  • Lowest floor elevation

    When base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or at least one (1) foot above the base flood elevation.

From the ordinance

The Approximated Floodplain District shall be that floodplain area for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided... lowest floor shall be elevated to or at least one (1) foot above the base flood elevation.
Section D, Item 6