Madison, Virginia · General provision

Article III, Section 3.1.A.1

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
FIRM
Geographic extent
Areas within the Floodway DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. as shown on the FIRM, capable of carrying the 1% annual chance flood without increasing water surface elevation more than 1 foot.

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

From the ordinance

Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
Article III, Section 3.1.A.1