Madison, Virginia · General provision

Article III, Section 3.1.A.3

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
FIRM
Geographic extent
Areas designated as Zone A on the FIRM for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but the 1% annual chance floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. boundary has been approximated.

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Lowest floor elevation above base flood1 ft

    The lowest floor shall be elevated to no less than one (1) foot above the base flood level.

From the ordinance

The Approximated Floodplain District shall be that floodplain area for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but where a 100-year floodplain boundary has been approximated. ... When such base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to no less than one (1) foot above the base flood level.
Article III, Section 3.1.A.3