Gloucester County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 34-479
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Flood Insurance Rate Map
- Geographic extent
- Flood hazard areas as delineated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Fences in regulated floodways
Fences in regulated floodways that have the potential to block floodwaters shall meet the limitations of subsection 34-475(d).
- General requirements for other development
Development shall minimize flood damage, be anchored, use flood damage-resistant materials, and have mechanical/electrical systems above design flood elevation.
- Retaining walls, sidewalks, driveways in floodways
Retaining walls and sidewalks and driveways that involve placement of fill in regulated floodways shall meet the limitations of subsection 34-475(d).
- Roads and watercourse crossings in floodways
Roads and watercourse crossings that encroach into regulated floodways shall meet the limitations of subsection 34-475(d).
From the ordinance
All development ... shall be located and constructed to minimize flood damage; meet the limitations of subsection 34-475(d) if located in a regulated floodway; be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement; be constructed of flood damage-resistant materials; and have mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems above the design flood elevation.