Frederick County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 165-203.11
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.
- Geographic extent
- Applies to development in floodplains as defined by FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. elevation above base flood elevation1 ft
Development in the floodplain shall be elevated to at least one foot above the base flood elevation
- Floodway development prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Development shall not be permitted in the floodway, except for uses that are compatible with the floodway
From the ordinance
Development shall not be permitted in the floodway, except for uses that are compatible with the floodway, such as agricultural uses and recreational uses. Development in the floodplain shall be elevated to at least one foot above the base flood elevation.