FLOOD00285

• County: Statewide
• Community: State
• Stream Name: All
• Title: Floodplain Designation and Approval
• Date: 12/11/1987
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Miscellaneous

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~<. i~1l'1J~..9. Desicmation and Aooroval of Floodolain Information:~

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2CCR 408-1

A. Desianation and Aooroval Reauirements'. The Board wilil
designate and approve floodplains and storm or floodwater
runoff channels by the adoption of wr~tten resolutions based
only upon such floodplain information as the Board determine's
meets the standards set forth in rule 5 or rule 6, ~s
applicable, with consideration of the effects of dams anp
levees being subject to the criteria of rules 7 and ~,
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B., Base Flood. The 100-year flood shall be :th.e' basis for alh
.,. designations and approvals by the Board, for zoning purposesi,
'~f floodplains and of storm or floodwater runoff channels i~
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C. Conditions. All designations and iapprovals of approximarle
floodplain information by the Board shall specify that t~e
convnunity may not exercise its zoning powers based on tHe
Board's designation unless it includes in its zoning ordinanc~s
or regulations the requirement that there be a case-by-case
review with a detailed hydrologic and hydraulic investigatiqn
for rezoning and development activities within the approxima~e
100-year floodplain. i

Process for Takina Desianation ;and Aooroval Actions. The
Board 'may consider the designation and approval of floodplain
information either by request of a convnunity or .by acting on
its own initiative.

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Consideration at a Community's Reauest. The Board shall
consider designation and approv!A of floodplain informatiGn
upon written request from the governing body of any
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floodplain information is applicable. The letter of
request shall identify the report title, date, author or
agency which prepared the report,.stream name(s), upstream
and downstream 1 imits of the.' stream reach(es) to be
designated, stream length(s) in miles, type of designation
requested (detailed or approximate), and any other relevant
; nformat ion. !:"ch request must be recei ved by the Board at
least 30 days prior to the Board meeting at whj~h
consideration of designation and approval is requested.'

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