Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Identified Flood Hazard Areas
- 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
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Enclosed area use restriction
Not to be designed or used for human habitation, but shall be used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or limited storage of maintenance equipment used in connection with the premises.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of flood opening bottom1 ft above adjacent grade
The bottom of all required openings shall be no higher than one foot above the adjacent grade.
- Minimum number of flood openings2 openings
Provide a minimum of two openings on different sides of each enclosed area subject to flooding.
- Flood opening ratio1 sq inch per sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total net area of all openings must be at least one square inch for each square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. allowance for freeboard
For all properties required to comply with the freeboard elevation, the height allowance or restriction identified in article VI division 3 may be exceeded equal to the freeboard requirement.
From the ordinance
For all properties required to comply with the freeboard elevation, the height allowance or restriction identified in article VI division 3 may be exceeded equal to the freeboard requirement.