Danville, Virginia · General provision
Section D, Item 7 - Standards for the Shallow Flooding District
FloodplainAll Danville districts0
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Flood Insurance Study maps
- Geographic extent
- Areas identified as Zone AO or AH on the maps accompanying the Flood Insurance Study.
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Adequate drainage paths on slopes
Adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes shall be provided to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures.
- Non-residential lowest floor elevation or floodproofing1 ft
If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated at least one foot above the highest adjacent grade; or together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities be completely floodproofed to the specified flood level.
- Residential lowest floor elevation to depth number or 1 foot1 ft
If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than one foot above the highest adjacent grade.
From the ordinance
All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map, above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than one foot above the highest adjacent grade.