Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 23-7.2.2, 23-7.2.11

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
Geographic extent
Areas of special flood hazard as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated May 9, 2023, and any revisions.

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Development in AE/AH zones without floodway1 ft

    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, AE, or AH on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the County.

  • Substantial improvement threshold50 pct

    Substantial improvement means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, modification, alteration, repair or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the start of construction.

From the ordinance

The floodplain overlay district shall include all areas subject to inundation by waters of the base flood. (Sec. 23-7.2.2)
Sec. 23-7.2.2, 23-7.2.11