Board Meeting 08/16/1982

• Board Meeting Date: 8/16/1982
• Description: CWCB Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

FPR 201

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
823 State Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203

August 16, 1982

RES 0 L UTI 0 N

WHEREAS, a report entitled "Flood Insurance Study, Town of
Lyons, Colorado, Boulder County," which includes floodplain
information and data for North Saint Vrain Creek, South Saint
Vrain Creek, and Saint vrain Creek, dated February, 1980, has
bee n prepared by f1owar-i, Needles, Tammen & Bergendof f unde r
contract with the Federal Insurance Administrati0n; and

WflEREAS, sad Ce!)oct describes ann outlines the flood:olain
data and information for the st,)t:''C) and floodwater runoff channels
or basins of the study area; and

WflEREAS, the Town of Lyons has requeste!l the Colorado \-Iater
Conservatio'! Boar<'i to designate and approve the floodplain areas
as set forth in the aforesaid report; and

WHEREAS,
1973, requir'~s
the prevent ion

Section 37-6Q-l06( 1), Colorado Revised Statutes
the Colorado Wate, Conservation Board to assist in
of floods and flood damages therefrom; and

WHEREAS, Sections 31-23-301 and 30-28-111, Colorado Revised
Statutes 1973, provide that such legislative bodies of local
jurisdictions may provide zoning regulations for land uses on or
along any stor'1l or floodwater runo(f channel or basin only after
designation and approval by the Colorado Water Conservation
Board; and

WHEREAS, Section 37-60-106(1)(c), Colorado Revised Statutes
1973, <1 i rects the Colorado Water Conservation Board to designate
and approve storm or floodwater runoff channels or basins and to
make such designations available to legislative bodies of local
jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, the staff of the Board has reviewed said report and
does hereby recommend to the Colorado Water Conservation Board
that the Boar1 designate and approve as floodplain areas those
areas inundated by a 100-year flood (intermediate regional flood)
as described by the floodwater surface elevations and profiles in
said report;