Nelson County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
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Special FloodplainAll Nelson County Unincorporated districts0
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Special FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2., Zones A1-30 and AE on Flood Insurance Rate Map
Extracted standards
1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- No increase in base flood elevation
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 1 foot.
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 Zones A1-30 and AE on the Flood Insurance Rate Map, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect ... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one (1) foot.