Floodplain overlay district update
New floodplain rules adopted May 12, 2026 (Ordinance 2085), including a requirement that the lowest floor of a new or substantially improved building in the floodplain sit at least 1.5 feet above the base flood elevation. Council approved it 5-0.
The project
The details.
The update responds to required revisions from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. It allows increases in flood elevation or velocity within a property only if there is no increase on neighboring parcels, adds an exception for historic contributing structures, and leaves the Downtown Commercial district exempt pending further study. Within locally regulated floodplains, the General Commercial district is not regulated. The Planning Commission recommended approval 8-0.
- Status
- Approved
- Type
- Town policy
- Jurisdiction
- Town of Blacksburg
- Location
- Town-wide
- Applicant
- Town of Blacksburg
- Legislation
- Ordinance 2085, Resolution 2-A-26
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
Timeline
Where it stands.
Every step on record, oldest first, with a link to the official record where there is one.
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Council referred the amendments to the Planning Commission
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Planning Commission public hearing; recommended approval 8-0
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Town Council public hearing; adopted 5-0
Sources
From the official record.
- Town of Blacksburg: Ordinance 2085 floodplain overlay district revisionsOct 13, 2026
- Town Council minutes, May 12, 2026May 12, 2026
- Planning Commission minutes, Apr 7, 2026Apr 7, 2026
Details can change as a project moves through review. The official record governs. This page was last checked against it on Oct 13, 2026.
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