King William County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 86-567(c)(1)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
FIRM
Geographic extent
Areas within the floodway of an AE zone as delineated on the FIRM, using the criterion that certain areas within the floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. must be capable of carrying the waters of the one percent annual chance flood without increasing the water surface elevation of that flood more than one foot at any point.

Uses

Prohibited1

  • Manufactured homes (mobile homes) are prohibited, except in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision.

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • CLOMR required for any increase

    Development activities which increase the water surface elevation of the base flood may be allowed, provided that the applicant first applies, with King William County's endorsement, for a CLOMR, and receives the approval of the FEMA.

  • Comply with flood hazard reduction

    All new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of division 4 of this article.

  • The placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) is prohibited, except in an existing manufactured home (mobile home) park or subdivision. A replacement manufactured home may be placed on a lot in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision provided the anchoring, elevation, and encroachment standards are met.

  • No encroachments without no-rise analysis

    Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.

From the ordinance

Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis ... that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
Sec. 86-567(c)(1)