Sec. 30-696 to 30-696.3

Floodplain

• Façade fenestration exemption

  District regulations requiring building façade fenestration shall not be applicable to that portion of a story of a building located below the elevation of the 100-year flood.

• Building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. measurement in floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.

  In the case of a building located within a designated floodplain in any district in which height regulations are stated in terms of number of stories, the determination of number of stories shall be as set forth in the district height regulations or may be measured from the elevation of the 100-year flood, whichever enables the greater building height. The first story above the elevation of the 100-year flood shall be construed to be the ground floor for purposes of applying the district height regulations.

• Parking deck screening in floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.45 percent opacity

  District regulations prohibiting parking or related circulation of vehicles within portions of parking decks and parking garages located along a principal street frontage shall not be applicable to portions of such structures located below the elevation of the 100-year flood, provided that such parking spaces located along a principal street frontage shall be screened from view from the street by structural material of not less than 45 percent opacity and in accordance with the Virginia Construction Code.