PROJ01997

• Contract/PO #: FS0065FX
• Contractor Name: Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Larimer
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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studies, b) the Towns Comprehensive Master Plan, and c) Larimer County planning information.
Within this purpose and scope five alternatives were identified for further evaluation and are
reported later in the study under the section: Description of Design Alternatives.

Description of Existing Conditions

Currently there are approximately 180 habitable structures within floodplain. Some existing
homes carry floodplain insurance and many older homes with paid off mortgages have chosen to
forgo floodplain insurance. There is an additional estimated 900 acres within the floodplain that
are not currently developed. It is not known how many businesses are within the floodplain (with
or without floodplain insurance).

The area of interest has a variety of current land uses. South of the Wmdsor Canal and within the
existing Coal Creek Floodplain, is the present Town of Wellington. Extending approximately 1-
1/2 miles north ofthe Windsor canal is area the Town plans to annex as demonstrated in the
Towns comprehensive plan.

The area with in the current Coal Creek floodplain incorporates the following land uses (followed
by town code terms):

1) Single family detached (Residential Town Density)
2) Multi-family attached (Multi Family Residential)
3) Schools (SchooJ/Other Public)
4) Commercial (Community Commercial)
5) Dense use commercial (Highway Commercial)
6) PUDs (Planned Development)
7) Light Industrial (Light Industrial)
8) Open-space (Parks and Trails)

The existing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Coal Creek Floodplain is
approximately 1200 to 1500 feet in width, encompassing a vast majority of the eastern half of
Wellington. This floodplain area currently has limited economic development, in part due to
increased construction costs to meet FEMA floodplain requirements.

DESCRIPTION OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES

Five alternatives were studied for this report: no action and four structural alternatives. Each of
the four structural alternatives reduces or eliminates the floodplain from within the Town
boundary and planning area. The five alternatives are compared to a set of criteria to evaluate the
merits of the given alternative.

Alternative One - No Action is presented for comparative purposes. Design concepts and related
costs are taken to a feasibility level. Design level detail and cost projections are beyond the scope
of this report.

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