Waynesboro, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 98-10.3

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. areas as defined by the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • Base Flood Elevation

    Base flood elevation (BFE): The Federal Emergency Management Agency-designated 100-year water surface elevation.

  • Design Flood Elevation1 ft

    Design flood elevation: The base flood elevation plus one foot.

  • Floodway Definition1 ft

    Floodway: The designated area of the floodplain required to carry and discharge floodwaters of a given magnitude without raising the 100-year flood elevation more than one foot.

From the ordinance

Base flood elevation (BFE): The Federal Emergency Management Agency-designated 100-year water surface elevation. The water surface elevation of the base flood in relation to the datum specified on the City of Waynesboro's Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Sec. 98-10.3