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line tor designating flood plain.
"That's how some counties do it—by the actual high water mark." he noted. "This problem comes up every time something is proposed in Sperrvville. The whole town is in the Hood plain."
The BZA felt it had no alternative but to turn down Atkins' special use permit request. Bird said. Since (1) the soil map clearly shows the property as flood plain. (2) the ordinance specifies that flood plain overrides all other districts and (3) the use proposed by Atkins is not allowed by right or with a special permit in a flood plain.
"We had no choice...This commission is charged with developing a new ordinance and this tSperryville's flood
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