Sec. 25-414, 25-419
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Flood Insurance Rate Map
- Geographic extent
- Areas within the 100-year floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. designated as floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Botetourt County, dated December 17, 2010, as amended
Uses
Permitted by right4
- Agricultural uses such as general farming, pasture, grazing, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, truck farming, forestry, sod farming, and wild crop harvesting
- Public and private recreational uses such as parks, picnic areas, golf courses, boat launching ramps, hiking and horseback riding trails, game farms, fish hatcheries, wildlife preserves, shooting areas, and hunting and fishing areas
- Accessory residential uses such as yards, gardens, play areas, and pervious parking areas
- Temporary nonresidential uses which are removable in their entirety within thirty (30) days of the issuance of a zoning permit and which cause no increase in flood heights or velocities
Prohibited6
- Storage of materials or equipment that are buoyant, flammable, explosive, or injurious to human, animal, or plant life
- Storage of materials or equipment that are subject to major damage by floods
- Construction of any structure, except as specifically permitted in section 25-414
- Placement of fill, except as specifically permitted in section 25-414
- Discharge of any waste material into the floodway
- Any use or activity that would cause an increase in flood heights or velocities
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- FillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. except to restore natural grade
The placement of any fill within the floodway district is prohibited, except for fill required to restore the natural grade of a site that has been eroded or otherwise disturbed, and only if the fill does not cause any rise in the base flood elevation.
- Hydraulic impact analysis required
Prior to the issuance of a zoning permit, the applicant must submit a hydraulic impact analysis prepared by a registered professional engineer demonstrating that no rise in the base flood elevation will occur.
- Manufactured homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. except in existing parks
The placement of any manufactured home (mobile home), except in an existing manufactured home (mobile home) park or subdivision, within the floodway sub-district is specifically prohibited.
- No rise in base flood elevation
No use, activity, or development shall be permitted within the floodway district that will cause any rise in the base flood elevation.
- Zoning permit required
All uses, activities, and development occurring within the floodway district shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a zoning permit by the county.
From the ordinance
The floodway district shall be limited to uses which will not impede the flow of flood waters or cause an increase in flood levels. Permitted uses shall be limited to agricultural, recreational, accessory residential, temporary nonresidential, storage, repair, and accessory structures.
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"permitted_uses": [
"Storage of materials and equipment provided that they are not subject to major damage by floods, are firmly anchored to prevent flotation, or readily removable from the area within the time available after a flood warning",
"Repair or rehabilitation of a nonconforming structure, provided that such repair does not constitute a substantial improvement",
"Construction of a structure that is accessory to a permitted use, provided that the structure is wet-floodproofed, does not cause an increase in flood heights, and is in compliance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code"
]
}
}