DIVISION 4. PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This chapter is Ashburn's flood damage prevention ordinance, the set of rules that keeps the city in the National Flood Insurance Program. It applies to FEMA-mapped flood hazard areas: you need a development permit before building or filling there, new homes have to be raised above expected flood levels, and floodways have to stay clear. It doesn't cover everyday ditch or yard flooding outside the mapped zones.
What's in here
- Sec. 46-81 General standards
- Sec. 46-82 Specific standards
- Sec. 46-83 Building standards for streams without established base flood elevations and/or floodway (A-zones)
- Sec. 46-84 Standards for areas of special flood hazard (zones AE) with established base flood elevations without designated floodways
- Sec. 46-85 Standards for areas of shallow flooding (AO zones)
- Sec. 46-86 Standards for subdivisions
- Sec. 46-87 Standards for critical facilities
- Secs. 46-88—46-100 Reserved
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH46FL_ARTIIFLDAPR_DIV4PRFLHARE
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH46FL_ARTIIFLDAPR_DIV4PRFLHARE
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