FLOOD01357

• Designation Number: 107
• County: Jefferson
• Community: Unincorporated Jefferson County
• Stream Name: Green Mountain Area
• Title: FHAD - Green Mountain Area
• Date: 4/1/1978
• Designation Date: 7/11/1978
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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is presently about 34% undeveloped. The open space area is generally on
the steeper slopes of Green Mountain, and the undeveloped area is primarily
in Drainageway D along McIntyre Gulch, which also contains the Union
Square development.
The present land use in the Lakewood Gulch portion of the study
area consists of single family residential (11%), multi-family residential
(25%), schools (5%), and open space (5%). The basin is presently about
51% undeveloped, which is mainly the area south of 6th Avenue, The 6th
Avenue West and the Union Square developments, as well as the Community
College are the major development features of the basin.
The present land use in the Lena Gulch portion of the study area
consists of single family residential (15%), multi-family residential (4%),
commercial (4%), and open space (34%). The basin is presently about 33%
undeveloped. The open space area is generall\! on the steeper slooes of hreen
Mountain, while the undeveloped area is primarily south of 6th Avenue. The
Jefferson County Fairgrounds, the industrial area, and the Pleasant View
development are the major development features of the basin,
The present land use in the Bear Creek basin is predominantly open
space. The breakdown for the study area is: single family residential (37%),
multi-family residential (2%), open space (59%), and miscellaneous uses
including schools, industrial and commercial (2%). The major development
feature is the single family area on the northeast edge of the study area.
E, Future Land Use
The future land use for the study area was evolved from the existing
development, current zoning, and the land use planning as provided by the
City of Lakewood and Jefferson County planning staff, The various land

use categories were grouped according to the effect of the land use on the

hydrologic characteristics of the basin, The resulting hydrologic land

uses were presented to the City of Lakewood and Jefferson County coordinating

staff, and approval was obtained for this hydrological analysis. (rlgure 2)

The generalized results of future development are that McIntyre
Gulch area would contain 26% open space, the Lakewood Gulch area would
contain 6% open space, the Lena Gulch area would contain 36% open space,
and the Bear Creek area would contain 21% open space. Table 2 details
the future land use imperviousness for each of the drainageways in the
study area.

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