Lovettsville, Virginia · General provision

Sec 42-479

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
flood hazard areas
Geographic extent
All subdivision proposals in flood hazard areas

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Adequate drainage to reduce flood exposure

    All subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.

  • Base flood elevation data for large proposals50 lots

    Base flood elevation data shall be obtained from other sources or developed using detailed methodologies, hydraulic and hydrologic analysis, comparable to those contained in a flood insurance study for subdivision proposals and other proposed development proposals (including manufactured home parks and subdivisions) that exceed 50 lots or five acres, whichever is the lesser.

  • All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems located and constructed to minimize flood damage.

  • Subdivision consistency with flood damage minimization

    All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage.

From the ordinance

All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage.
Sec 42-479