Covington, Virginia · General provision

Article III, Section 3.1.A.1

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas within AE Zone designated as Floodway on the FIRM, capable of carrying the base flood without increasing water surface elevation more than one foot.

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Encroachment restriction

    No encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.

  • The placement of manufactured homes is prohibited, except in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision.

From the ordinance

Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
Article III, Section 3.1.A.1