§ 180-16K(4)
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas identified as A Zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps accompanying the Flood Insurance Study, where no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Base flood elevation data requirement
When base flood elevation data or floodway data have not been provided, the Zoning Administrator or County Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state, or any other source.
- ConditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. Letter of Map Revision for increased flood elevation
Development activities in Zone A on the Warren County Flood Insurance Rate Map which increase the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than one foot may be allowed, provided that the developer or applicant first applies, with the Board of Supervisor's endorsement, for a conditional letter of map revision (CLOMR) and receives the approval of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Elevation certificate required
An elevation certificate which states the elevation (in relation to the mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including the basement) of all new and substantially improved structures.
- Floodproofing documentation
Documentation that the structure has been floodproofed in accordance with the requirements of § 180-16K(3).
Other
- Lowest floor elevation above base flood elevation2.5 ft
Any new construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated no lower than 2 1/2 feet (30" above BFE) above the base flood elevation.
Setback
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from regulatory floodway50 ft
Any new construction or development must meet a linear setback of 50 feet from the edge of the regulatory floodway based on best available data or through a hydrologic and hydraulic analysis study submitted by a certified engineer or a topological field survey by a licensed surveyor.
From the ordinance
Any new construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated no lower than 2 1/2 feet (30" above BFE) above the base flood elevation.