Franklin, Virginia · General provision

Article XXI, Section 21.3.1.3

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas shown as A on the FIRM, for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but the one percent annual chance floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. boundary has been approximated

Extracted standards

2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Non-residential lowest floor elevation24 inches above BFE

    New construction or substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or non-residential building shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level plus twenty-four inches.

  • Residential lowest floor elevation24 inches above BFE

    New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) in Zones A1-30, AE, AH and A with detailed base flood elevations shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level plus twenty-four inches.

From the ordinance

The A Zone on the FIRM accompanying the FIS shall be those areas for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but the one percent annual chance floodplain boundary has been approximated.
Article XXI, Section 21.3.1.3