Covington, Virginia · General provision

Article III, Section 3.1.A.2

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas designated as AE or AH on the FIRM where base flood elevations are provided and floodway has not been delineated.

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • CLOMR for increased flood levels

    Development activities which increase the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than one foot may be allowed, provided that the applicant first applies - with the City of Covington's endorsement - for a Conditional Letter of Map Revision, and receives the approval of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

  • Cumulative effect restriction

    No new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the City of Covington.

From the ordinance

No new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, designated as Zones A1-30, AE, or AH on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the City of Covington.
Article III, Section 3.1.A.2