Surry County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 3-1516(A)3
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but the one percent annual chance floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. boundary has been approximated.
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Base flood elevation determination
Base flood elevations from other sources or determined by applicant using accepted technical methods.
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. administrator may require analysis
The floodplain administrator reserves the right to require a hydrologic and hydraulic analysis for any development.
- Lowest floor elevation18 inches
When base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches.
From the ordinance
For these areas, the base flood elevations and floodway information from federal, state, and other acceptable sources shall be used, when available. Where the specific one percent annual chance flood elevation cannot be determined, the applicant shall determine this base flood elevation.