Lovettsville, Virginia · General provision

Sec 42-460(c)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas designated as A zone on the FIRM

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Base flood elevation determination

    Base flood elevation must be determined from acceptable sources or by applicant using technical methods.

  • Lowest floor elevation18 inches above BFE

    Lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches.

From the ordinance

For these areas, the base flood elevations and floodway information from federal, state, and other acceptable sources shall be used... When such base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches.
Sec 42-460(c)