Nelson County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

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Dimensional standards

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.
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