Buena Vista, Virginia · District

FH-1

Flood Hazard District
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Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas subject to inundation by waters of the 100-year flood, including floodway, flood-fringe, and approximated floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. districts

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

  • No encroachment in floodway

    In the floodway district, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in the 100-year flood elevation.

Other

  • Electrical installations above flood level

    All electric water heaters, electric furnaces, and other critical electrical installations shall be permitted only at elevations at or above the level of the 100-year flood.

  • Floodproofing required

    All uses, activities, and structural development shall be undertaken in strict compliance with the flood-proofing provisions contained in all other applicable codes and ordinances.

From the ordinance

Flood Hazard District FH-1 - Regulates uses in floodprone areas. Permitted uses include agricultural and recreational uses. Special exceptions for structures, utilities, etc.
Sec. 612.00