Amherst County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 714.09(2), 714.20
Special FloodplainAll Amherst County Unincorporated districts0
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas identified as AE Zone on the FIRM for which 1% annual chance flood elevations have been provided and the floodway has not been delineated.
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Base flood elevation increase limit1 ft
Development activities in Zones A1-30, AE, and AH... which increase the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than one (1) foot may be allowed, provided that the applicant first applies... for a conditional Flood Insurance Rate Map revision.
- Development restriction until floodway designated
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, designated as Zones A1-30 and AE on the Flood Insurance Rate Map.
From the ordinance
The Special Floodplain District (SFD) shall be those areas identified as an AE Zone on the maps accompanying the FIS for which one (1) percent annual chance flood elevations have been provided and the floodway has not been delineated.