Cape Charles, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 32-160(a)(5)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
Coastal A Zone (AE)
Geographic extent
Coastal A Zone labelled as AE on the FIRM; areas seaward of the limit of moderate wave action (LiMWA) line, subject to wave heights between one and a half feet and three feet.

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Freeboard requirement in Coastal A zone1 ft above BFE

    Buildings and structures within this zone shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard...

From the ordinance

Buildings and structures within this zone shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard and must comply with the provisions in section 32-160(a)(2), section 32-171, and section 32-172.
Sec. 32-160(a)(5)