Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- FEMA floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all areas of special flood hazard according to the FEMA flood insurance rate map (FIRM) for the Town of Vinton.
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- AE/AH zone encroachment standard
no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, designated as zones AE or AH on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect ... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot
- 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.
- Flood-resistant materials required
New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
- Floodway encroachment standard
Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis ... that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. prohibition in floodway
The placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes) is prohibited, except in an existing manufactured home (mobile home) park or subdivision.
- Zoning permit required in floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.
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
These provisions shall apply to all privately- and publicly-owned lands within the jurisdiction of the Town of Vinton ... identified as areas of special flood hazard according to the flood insurance rate map (FIRM) ... The boundaries of the SFHA districts are established as shown on the FIRM