Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- A Zone on FIRM
- Geographic extent
- Areas on the FIRM for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but the one percent annual chance floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. boundary has been approximated.
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Base flood elevation determination required
Where the specific one percent annual chance flood elevation cannot be determined for this area using other sources of data, such as the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Floodplain Information Reports, U. S. Geological Survey Flood-Prone Quadrangles, etc., then the applicant for the proposed use, development and/or activity shall determine this base flood elevation.
- Lowest floor elevation above base flood level1 ft
When such base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus one foot.
From the ordinance
The A Zone on the FIRM accompanying the FIS shall be those areas for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but the one percent annual chance floodplain boundary has been approximated.