Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- As shown on flood insurance rate map
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Anchoring
New construction and substantial improvements shall be according to the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
- Enclosure openings
Provide a minimum of two openings on different sides of each enclosed area subject to flooding. The total net area of all openings must be at least one square inch for each square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding. The bottom of all required openings shall be no higher than one foot above the adjacent grade.
- Floodproofing for non-residential
New construction or substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or non-residential building... may be flood-proofed in lieu of being elevated provided that all areas of the building components below the elevation corresponding to the BFE plus one foot are water tight...
- Lowest floor elevation
New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure... shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level.
From the ordinance
In the flood-fringe and approximated floodplain districts, the development and/or use of land shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the underlying area, provided that all such uses, activities and/or development shall be undertaken in strict compliance with the flood proofing and related provisions contained in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and all other applicable codes and ordinances.