Elkton, Virginia · General provision

§ 110-615N

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. area for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided but where a 100-year floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. has been approximated, as shown on FEMA FIRM

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Lowest floor elevation2 ft

    The lowest floor of any structure must be no less than two feet above the base flood elevation or floodproofed to no less than two feet above the base flood elevation.

  • Subdivision base elevation data

    New subdivision proposals greater than 50 lots or five acres must include base elevation data and delineate a floodway area.

From the ordinance

Within the Approximated Floodplain District, all new subdivision proposals and other proposed developments greater than 50 lots or five acres shall include base elevation data.
§ 110-615N