Lancaster County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Article 23, Section 23-3-1.A.2
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- AE/AH Zones on FIRM
- Geographic extent
- Areas designated as AE or AH Zones on the FIRM where floodway has not been delineated.
Extracted standards
1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum flood level increase1 ft
No new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted... unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot.
From the ordinance
Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, designated as Zones A1-30, AE, or AH on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot.