Hampton, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 9-33(1)(g)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
VE/V Zones
Geographic extent
Coastal High Hazard areas extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast

Uses

Prohibited3

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Breakaway walls

    The space below the lowest floor shall be used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage. Such space shall not be partitioned into multiple rooms, temperature-controlled, or used for human habitation. The enclosed space shall be no more than 299 square feet.

  • Elevation on pilings

    All new construction and substantial improvements in Zones V and VE shall be elevated on pilings or columns so that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor is elevated to or above the design flood elevation.

  • The use of fill for structural support of buildings is prohibited.

From the ordinance

All new construction and substantial improvements in Zones V and VE shall be elevated on pilings or columns so that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor is elevated to or above the design flood elevation.
Sec. 9-33(1)(g)