Fredericksburg, Virginia · General provision
Section 72-34.3 C(1)(a)[2]
FloodplainAll Fredericksburg districts0
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas for which 1% annual chance flood elevations have been provided and floodway not delineated, as shown on FIRM.
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure size limit600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory structures in the SFHA shall be limited to no more than 600 square feet in total floor area.
- Anchoring
New construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement.
- CLOMR for increased flood elevation
Development increasing water surface elevation by more than 1 foot allowed with CLOMR approval.
- Flood-resistant materials
New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
- No development without cumulative effect analysis
No new construction, substantial improvements, or other development permitted unless cumulative effect does not increase base flood more than 1 foot.
From the ordinance
Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard... unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot...