Fredericksburg, Virginia · General provision
Section 72-34.3 C(1)(a)[5]
FloodplainAll Fredericksburg districts0
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas labelled as AE on FIRM, seaward of limit of moderate wave action (LiMWA), subject to wave heights between 1.5 and 3 feet.
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.
- Compliance with AE/AH and D(2)(3)
Must comply with provisions in C(1)(a)[2] and D(2) and (3).
- Flood-resistant materials
New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
- Lowest floor elevation with freeboard1.5 ft
Lowest floor elevated to or above BFE + 1.5 feet freeboard.
From the ordinance
Buildings and structures within this zone shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus 1.5 feet of freeboard, and must comply with the provisions in Subsection C(1)(a)[2] and Subsection D(2) and (3).