Madison, Virginia · General provision
Article 11, Section 3.1 A 2 and Section 4.3
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- AE Zone on FIRM
- Geographic extent
- Areas on the FIRM designated as AE, where base flood elevations are provided and floodway has not been delineated.
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Lowest floor elevated to at least 1 foot above base flood elevation1 ft
New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure... shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to no less than one (1) foot above the base flood level.
- No development causing more than 1 foot increase in base flood elevation1 ft
No new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted... unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot.
- Non-residential may be floodproofed to 1 foot above BFE1 ft
Buildings located in all A and AE zones may be floodproofed 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...
From the ordinance
Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, designated as AE on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot.