Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas shown as Zone A on the FIRM
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Base flood elevation data required for subdivision proposals
Base flood elevation data shall be provided for subdivision proposals and other proposed development proposals that exceed fifty (50) lots or five (5) acres, whichever is the lesser.
- Base flood elevation data from other sources
When base flood elevation data or floodway data have not been provided, the Zoning Administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state, or any other source.
Other
- Minimum lowest floor elevation for approximated floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.1 ft
When the data is not available from any source as in Section 175-81.1.A, the lowest floor of the structure shall be elevated to no lower than one (1) foot above the highest adjacent grade.
From the ordinance
The Approximated Floodplain District, also referred to as the A Zone, as illustrated on the FIRM accompanying the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) shall be those areas for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but the one (1) percent annual chance floodplain boundary has been approximated.