Section 26-235.19

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• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure habitation prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  Not be used for human habitation;

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure use restriction

  Be useable only for parking of vehicles or limited storage;

• Anchoring required

  Be anchored to prevent flotation;

• Electrical and mechanical equipment elevation

  Have electrical service and mechanical equipment elevated to or above the base flood elevation;

• Flood damage-resistant materials required

  Be constructed with flood damage-resistant materials below the base flood elevation;

• Bottom of flood opening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.1 ft

  The bottom of each flood opening shall be one (1) foot or less above the higher of the interior floor or grade, or the exterior grade, immediately below the opening.

• Flood opening covers must allow automatic flow

  Any louvers, screens or other covers for the flood openings shall allow the automatic flow of floodwaters into and out of the enclosed area.

• Minimum number of flood openings2 openings

  There shall be a minimum of two (2) flood openings on different sides of each enclosed area;

• Total net area of flood openings1 sqin per sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The total net area of all flood openings shall be at least one (1) square inch for each square foot of enclosed area

• Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure floor area600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Be limited to no more than six hundred (600) square feet in total floor area;

• Declaration of Land Restriction required

  A signed Declaration of Land Restriction (Non-Conversion Agreement) shall be recorded with respect to the property in the land records of Hanover County Circuit Court.