South Boston, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 58-717 (b), Sec. 58-719 (a)

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
All lands within the jurisdiction of the town and identified as being in the 100-year floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. by the Federal Insurance Administration.

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other developments are prohibited unless certification (with supporting technical data) by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating that encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during occurrence of the base flood.

  • The placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) is prohibited, except in an existing manufactured homes (mobile homes) park or subdivision.

  • Nonresidential lowest floor elevation above BFE1 ft

    New construction or substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or nonresidential building (or manufactured home) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to no lower than one foot above the base flood elevation.

  • Residential lowest floor elevation above BFE1 ft

    New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated no lower than one foot above the base flood elevation.

  • Shallow flooding nonresidential elevation above grade2 ft

    If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated at least two feet above the highest adjacent grade.

  • Shallow flooding residential elevation above grade2 ft

    If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.

From the ordinance

These provisions shall apply to all lands within the jurisdiction of the town and identified as being in the 100-year floodplain by the Federal Insurance Administration. The floodplain overlay district shall include all special flood hazard areas.
Sec. 58-717 (b), Sec. 58-719 (a)