Tappahannock, Virginia · General provision

Article III, Section 3.1.A.3

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas designated as A on the FIRM accompanying the FIS

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Base flood elevation determination

    Where the specific one percent annual chance flood elevation cannot be determined, the applicant shall determine this base flood elevation using technical methods that correctly reflect currently accepted practices.

  • The Floodplain Administrator reserves the right to require a hydrologic and hydraulic analysis for any development.

  • Lowest floor elevation18 inches

    The lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches.

From the ordinance

When such base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches.
Article III, Section 3.1.A.3