Lovettsville, Virginia · General provision

Sec 42-460(d)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas designated as AO zone on the FIRM

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Adequate drainage paths

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

  • Lowest floor elevation2 feet above highest adjacent grade (if no depth number)

    Lowest floor elevated to flood depth or at least 2 feet above 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, 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... shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.
Sec 42-460(d)