Accomack County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 106-367
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- AE zones
- Geographic extent
- All identified flood hazard areas where base flood elevations have been provided in the FIS or generated by a certified professional
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Flood vent bottom maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above grade1 ft
bottom of all required openings shall be no higher than one foot above the adjacent grade
- Minimum number of flood vent openings2 openings
Provide a minimum of two openings on different sides of each enclosed area
- Flood vent opening area1 sqin/sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
total net area of all openings must be at least one square inch for each square foot of enclosed area
- Non-residential lowest floor elevation above base flood level2 ft
lowest floor elevated to a minimum of two feet above the base flood level
- Non-residential floodproofing elevation above base flood level1 ft
floodproofed in lieu of being elevated provided that all areas below the elevation corresponding to the BFE plus one foot are watertight
- Residential lowest floor elevation above base flood level2 ft
lowest floor, including basement, elevated to two feet above the base flood level
- Recreational vehicle maximum days on site180 days
Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days
From the ordinance
New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure in AE zones shall have the lowest floor elevated to two feet above the base flood level.