Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Special Flood Hazard Area
- Geographic extent
- All lands within the Town of Vinton identified as special flood hazard areas on the FIRM
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Anchoring required
New construction and substantial improvements shall be according to the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
- Base flood elevation data for large subdivisions
Base flood elevation data shall be obtained from other sources or developed using detailed methodologies, hydraulic and hydrologic analysis, comparable to those contained in a flood insurance study FIS for subdivision proposals and other proposed development proposals (including manufactured home parks and subdivisions) that exceed 50 lots or five acres, whichever is the lesser.
- Minimize flood damage
New construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
- Flood-resistant materials
New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
- Sanitary sewage flood protection
New and replacement sanitary sewage facilities and private package sewage treatment plants shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems.
- Storm drainage design
All storm drainage facilities shall be designed to convey the flow of surface waters without damage to persons or property.
- Street flood design
Streets and sidewalks should be designed to minimize their potential for increasing and aggravating the levels of flood flow.
- Utility flood protection
Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment and other service facilities, including ductwork, shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding.
- VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. from development standards
A variance from the development standards may be permitted by the zoning administrator, when strict adherence to such development standards would result in substantial injustice or hardships.
- On-site waste disposal flood protection
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding.
- Water supply flood protection
New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system.
- Zoning permit required
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any floodplain district, including placement of manufactured homes, shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a zoning permit.
From the ordinance
New construction and substantial improvements shall be according to the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.