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<br />Peak Area Regional Land Use Pl"n 1990," '~hich the PPACDC formally
<br />s(jopted on fl:arch 11, HVlO.
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<br />oy amendment deted Febrwary 8, 1973, the county of [1
<br />O'SO, re'j~"ed the'-, Zodr.g Rc"olwti.o~ to i.-.d~dG Flood rIoh, Zones.
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<br />Existing zonin9 ~nd suodivision ordinances enocted by
<br />the City of Colo."do SpI'i"g~ cantoin pru~i~ion~ ~hJ.cl1 con be troc
<br />foundation of effective flood plain management in the fwture. Sig_
<br />nificant e~cerpts from theee reg~latory measures were reproduced
<br />in the earlier Corps of Engineers' report ffrlood Plein Infor~ation,
<br />Monument CrMk, ColoradO Springs (May 1971),"
<br />The to~n of Fountain's Zoning Ordinance No. 396 provides
<br />for the control ofdevelop""""t ir\specified "flood zone" zoniml
<br />districts ~ithi~ the inco~po~atsd co~munity and the uninc~rp~rated
<br />3-milo area .ur~ounding the town. Pertinent portions of the fowntain
<br />"Subdivision Regulations'," ~dopted June 7, 1972, fallo~:
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<br />Pertinent porti~n" af ths ~manded Sec~ian XXXli_~ fella~:
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<br />I. P~,;l~se.
<br />It is the p~rposa of this Sectian te pra~ote the
<br />p~blic health, safety, ~nd senatal ~elfar~, and to
<br />~i~i~lze fload lessee by provisiens designed te:
<br />A. Restrict or prehibit uses which are danseraus
<br />to health, .afety or property in times of flood or which
<br />c~use increased flood heights o~ velocities.
<br />B. Require thet uses vulnereble te fleods, including
<br />r.ublic facilities ~hich ssrve such usss, De proviOed ~ith
<br />fIend prntection at the time nf initial cnnstruction.
<br />C. Protect individu~ls fram buyir19 l~nd3 whice. are
<br />unsuited for intendod purposes becawse of flood ha~ard.
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<br />1_7. Site Con~ider~tians.
<br />(~) Steep land, unstable lends, end arass having
<br />il\"de"c;~l~ ureinaye shell to" noted ami unl,,~~ "~c"ptabl,,
<br />provisians ere ~ed., for ellmi"aliny or Gonlrolliny
<br />probl~"" which m~y er>d"nger heelte., life or proparty,
<br />~~ch ~"~a~ ~hell no~ ,,~ ~letted flOr rasid<><"lti..l occupancy.
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<br />rcOOO PROTECTl% [~[VATlmJ: An 81o"3tian
<br />the flaad proflle under e"i~~i~~ conditi~ns.
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<br />(b) Ar'\y land in a n"turel dr"iM9c Channel se.~H
<br />not be pla.tted fer "ccupa"cy unle,,~ ucc"u~te provioio"~
<br />to eliminate or cantrol flood haz~rds ~r~ ~ade and ap.
<br />proved. Th~se provi~ion~ sh~H be ~ade ta protect the
<br />hselth, sefety and welf~re of the public, ~~ well as te
<br />~liminate eny flood h~lard ~e~ulting from the developmsnt
<br />of the ar"a.
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<br />Ill. Ed~~liehITl8nt of loninQ [)i~tri"ts.
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<br />The flaed h~z~rd ~rsas within the jurisdiction nf
<br />these resolutions are hereby divided into the follo~l~g
<br />di.tricts' A Flood~ay Di~trlct (,W) end s ,leadway
<br />Frings District (fF)..... Th~ Int~r"'ediate Ragionel
<br />Or Standard P~aject ,load D~otaction el~vatian for the
<br />pDint in quest'Dn shall be th~ gDverning f8ctor in
<br />lo;ating the district beund~ry on tho l~nd.
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<br />1_15. O~finitienQ.
<br />(f) "Dr"in~~.. r~".,ment" A gr~nting ta te.~ To~n
<br />af the right to control d~velop"''''t af cl drdinuge right-
<br />of_~ay ar an erea swbject~ta periodic flOoding. Devel.
<br />cr",~nt an such QeQ~mont sh"U b" ,.ustrict..d to u~as
<br />~~,ich ",auld not interfere ~i th the flo~ af "'~ter or
<br />act ~s a b~rrie" far debris.
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<br />A. The ,loDdway Oi~trict (rw) se.8ll incl~de the
<br />channel of ~~t~r~ou=Qc ~nc ~cj~cen; l~~~ ~=~~s ~hi~h
<br />~r" rsqui=ed te carry ~~d dischargs tho flood ",ate, er
<br />floadflaws af ~~y ~~ter~aurse ~"s~ci~tsd ~ith t~~ lr~
<br />tarMedi~te Rsgional ,load.
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