The code of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, 1965 : ::

Any use permitted in an existing district which is overlapped
by the FP district is permitted in the corresponding portion of the
FP district, provided that the following conditions are met:

1. A plan for the development of the entire site which lies
within the flood plain shall be submitted in accordance with the
provisions of section 72A. On application of any owner of property
within the FP district the city shall determine and establish in
the field on such property the elevation of the boundaries of the
flood plain and flood way, as related to mean sea level. Such
determination shall be made with reference to data prepared by
the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers or other qualified engineering
sources, based upon generally accepted hydraulic engineering
practices. Such owner shall then be entitled to utilize the
boundaries so determined in preparation of his site plan.

2. Prerequisites for flood plain development:

a. The lowest habitable floor of any residential structure
must be at least one foot higher than the elevation of the outer
limit of the FP district. The elevation of said lowest floor shall be
provided along with the required site plan. Any basement or
cellar of a residential structure not designed for human
habitation may lie below the elevation of the outer limit of the FP
district, provided that it is flood proofed in accordance with
section 43D-2c. of this article and further provided that the
location of such structure does not encroach upon the flood way.

b. Any new structure, other than a residential structure, to

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be built in a business or manufacturing zone overlapped by the
FP district, or any addition to an existing commercial or
industrial building, shall be constructed so that the lowest floor is
at least one foot higher than the elevation of the outer limit of the
FP district, or shall be flood proofed in accordance with section
43D-2c. of this article, provided that in no case shall such
structure encroach upon the flood way.

c. In cases in which flood proofing measures are permitted to
satisfy the requirements of this article the planning commission
shall seek to insure in the process of site plan review that such
measures will be consistent with flood elevations, velocities and
volumes of the intermediate regional flood for the site in question.
On any building or structure for which flood proofing is required,
such measures shall be performed to an elevation of one foot
above the level of the intermediate regional flood. The following
flood proofing measures may be required:

1. Anchorage to resist flotation and lateral movement;

2. Installation of watertight doors, bulkheads, and
shutters, or similar methods of construction;

3. Reinforcement of walls to resist water pressure;

4. Use of paints, membranes, or mortars to reduce seepage
of water through walls;

5. Addition of mass or weight to structures to resist
flotation;

6. Installation of pumps to lower water levels in
structures;

7. Construction of water supply and waste-treatment
systems so as to prevent the entrance of flood waters;

8. Installation of pumping facilities or comparable
practices for subsurface drainage systems for buildings, to relieve
external foundation wall and basement flood pressures;

9. Construction to resist rupture or collapse caused by
water pressure or floating debris;

10. Installation of valves or controls on sanitary and storm
drains which will permit the drains to be closed to prevent
back-up of sewage and storm waters into the buildings or
structures. Gravity draining of basements may be eliminated by
mechanical devices;

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11. Location of all electrical equipment, circuits, and
installed electrical appliances in a manner which will assure they
are not subject to flooding and which provides protection from
inundation by the intermediate regional flood;

12. Location of any structural storage facilities for
chemicals, explosives, buoyant materials, flammable liquids, or
other toxic materials which could be injurious to plant, animal or
human life at elevations at least one foot above the elevation of
the outer limit of the FP district;

d. Fill is permitted within the FP district if the following
conditions are satisfied:

1. Any fill proposed to be deposited in the flood plain must
be shown to have some beneficial purpose and the amount thereof
to be not greater than is necessary to achieve the purpose, as
demonstrated by a plan submitted by the owner showing the uses
to which the filled land will be put and the final dimensions of the
proposed fill;

2. Such fill shall be protected against erosion by
compaction, riprap, vegetative cover, or bulkheading;

3. The fill shall be of such material as will not pollute
surface water or ground water;

4. Such fill shall not extend into or encroach upon the flood
way.

e. Storage of material or equipment that is not flammable,
explosive, or potentially injurious to human, animal or plant life
may be permitted in an overlapped zone which permits such use,
if such material or equipment is readily removable within the
time available after flood warning or if adequate flood proofing is
provided, in accordance with section 43D-2(c) of this article.

f. Parking lots which are otherwise permissible under
existing city ordinances are permitted within the FP district if
marked by a sign indicating the area that is subject to flooding
and warning parkers of the potential danger.

g. Campgrounds shall be subject to the approval of the
planning commission through the procedures of site plan review
provided in section 72A.

h. Marinas, boat rental facilities and other similar uses shall

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be subject to the approval of the planning commission through
the procedures of site plan review provided in section 72A.

i. Sand and gravel extraction operations shall be subject to
the approval of the planning commission through the procedures
of site plan review provided in section 72A.

j. The straightening of any stream, or the altering of its
course in any way, shall be subject to the approval of the planning
commission through the procedures of site plan review provided
in section 72A. (6-4-73, § 1.)

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Sec. 43D. Uses permitted subject to site plan review.