Lancaster County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Article 23, Section 23-3-1.A.4

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
AO Zone on FIRM
Geographic extent
Areas of shallow flooding identified as AO on the FIRM.

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Adequate drainage paths

    Adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes shall be provided to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures.

  • Non-residential elevation or floodproofing

    All new construction and substantial improvements of non-residential structures shall have the lowest floor... elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM... or be completely floodproofed to the specified flood level.

  • Residential lowest floor elevation2 ft

    All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM... If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor... shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.

From the ordinance

All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM... If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor... shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.
Article 23, Section 23-3-1.A.4