Hampton, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 9-33(1)(d)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas shown as Zone A on FIRM with approximated floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. boundary

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Base Flood Elevation Determination

    Where specific base flood elevation cannot be determined, applicant shall determine it using technical methods.

  • Lowest Floor Elevation18 in

    When base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus eighteen inches.

From the ordinance

The approximated floodplain district shall be that floodplain area for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but where a one-percent annual chance floodplain boundary has been approximated.
Sec. 9-33(1)(d)