Covington, Virginia · General provision

Article III, Section 3.1.A.3

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas within the A Zone 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

    Where the specific one percent annual chance flood elevation cannot be determined, the applicant shall determine this base flood elevation using technical methods that correctly reflect currently accepted practices.

  • Lowest floor elevation18 inches

    The lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus eighteen (18) inches.

From the ordinance

When such base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus eighteen (18) inches.
Article III, Section 3.1.A.3