23-1-2
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
- Geographic extent
- All lands within Lancaster County identified as areas of special flood hazard on the FIRM or included in the FIS.
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Anchoring to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement
New construction and substantial improvements shall be built according to this ordinance and the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure.
- Flood carrying capacity maintained
The flood carrying capacity within an altered or relocated portion of any watercourse shall be maintained.
- Construction methods to minimize flood damage
New construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
- Flood damage-resistant materials required
New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
- Permit required for all development in floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any floodplain district, including placement of manufactured homes, shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a permit.
- Sanitary sewage systems to minimize infiltration
New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters.
- Utilities designed to prevent water entry
Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment, and other service facilities, including duct work, shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.
- On-site waste disposal systems to avoid impairment
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding.
- Water supply systems to minimize infiltration
New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system.
- Permit required for watercourse alteration
Prior to any proposed alteration or relocation of any channels or of any watercourse, stream, etc., within this jurisdiction a permit shall be obtained from the U.S. Corps of Engineers, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission
From the ordinance
These provisions shall apply to all privately and publicly owned lands within the jurisdiction of Lancaster County and identified as areas of special flood hazard identified by the community or shown on the flood insurance rate map (FIRM) or included in the flood insurance study (FIS) that are provided to Lancaster County by FEMA.