Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- FEMA flood hazard areas
- Geographic extent
- All privately and publicly owned lands within the jurisdiction of City of Winchester and identified as areas of special flood hazard identified by the community or shown on the flood insurance rate map (FIRM) or included in the flood insurance study (FIS) that are provided to the City of Winchester by FEMA.
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure area in floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Be limited to no more than 600 square feet in total floor area;
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of flood opening bottom above grade1 ft
The bottom of all required openings shall be no higher than one foot above the adjacent grade.
- Minimum number of flood openings2 count
Provide a minimum of two openings on different sides of each enclosed area subject to flooding.
- Minimum flood opening area ratio1 sqin/sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total net area of all openings must be at least one square inch for each square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding.
- Floodproofing elevation above base flood level1 ft
Non-residential buildings located in all A1-30, AE, and AH zones may be floodproofed in lieu of being elevated provided that all areas of the building components below the elevation corresponding to the BFE plus one foot are water tight...
- Lowest floor elevation above base flood level1 ft
New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) in Zones A1-30, AE, AH, and A with detailed base flood elevations shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level plus one foot.
- Lowest floor elevation above base flood level1 ft
New construction or substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial, or non-residential building (or manufactured home) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level plus one foot.
- Permit required for all development 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 permit.
- Maximum days recreational vehicle can be on site180 days
Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, be fully licensed and ready for highway use...
- Substantial improvement threshold50 pct
The change, when added to all the changes made during a rolling two-year period does not constitute 50 percent of the structure's value.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure area for varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No variance shall be granted for an accessory structure exceeding 600 square feet.
- Maximum lot size for varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.21,780 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
While the granting of variances generally is limited to a lot size less than one-half acre, deviations from that limitation may occur.
From the ordinance
These provisions shall apply to all privately and publicly owned lands within the jurisdiction of City of Winchester and identified as areas of special flood hazard identified by the community or shown on the flood insurance rate map (FIRM) or included in the flood insurance study (FIS) that are provided to the City of Winchester by FEMA.