Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Special Flood Hazard Areas
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all special flood hazard areas (SFHA) and other flood areas as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Anchoring required
New construction and substantial improvements shall be built according to this ordinance and the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
- Freeboard3 ft
The freeboard shall be three (3) feet. The freeboard, in addition to the base flood elevation, shall constitute the design flood elevation.
- Lowest floor elevation
For residential construction, the lowest floor shall not be below grade on all sides.
- Flood-resistant materials
New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
The floodplain districts described above shall be overlays to the existing underlying districts as shown on the official zoning ordinance map, and as such, the provisions for the floodplain districts shall serve as a supplement to the underlying district provisions.
From the ordinance
These provisions shall apply to all privately and publicly owned lands within the jurisdiction of the City of Hampton and identified as special flood hazard areas (SFHA) or other flood areas