Lovettsville, Virginia · General provision

Sec 42-460(d)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

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.

Floodplain

  • Adequate drainage paths required

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

  • Lowest floor elevation above highest adjacent grade2 ft

    If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.

  • Non-residential structures must be elevated or floodproofed

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

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, above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.
Sec 42-460(d)