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and fIoodwaystar.dards are set forth In the "Pikes Peak Area Regio - nal land Us., Plan 1990", which. the PPACOG formally adoptM on ~:arch 11,1970. IV. Flood"''''y Dlstclct (Pi<) .e.. The rlocdway Oistrlcf [F"II) shall Include the channel of "'ateccotJrse and adjacent land an:las whl ch an! rOQ~i ,-"d to carey and dlsdla'-ge the flood I'Iater or floodflcws of any '..ateccourS8 assOC1"t.ed I'll ~h the I ntermedl ate ReJicni>1 Flood. Byarrend1'lOntdatedFebruary8,1973,thecountyofEI Paso revisod t~elr Zoning Resolution to incl~de Flooo Plain Zones. Pertinent !XlrtlOrs of the amended Section XXXII-A folio",: . . . . . . Warni1q and Porecastiro Services The Nati01al Oceanic and A~sph8ric Administration (NOAA) fi"tional 'lIe.!,)ther Sorvlol provides rJO specific flood forecasts Fio.?d I. Purpose [t Is the purpose ot this Section to proMOte the public heelth, safety, and general wel fare, and to ml nlmi ~e f iood losses by provisions designed to: C. suited Protect individuals fcom buyinS for Intended purposes bocause of lands which are un- floochazard. fer trib~tary strea"lS of the Arkansas River in the O:>lorado Sprl ngs area. The techl'lOlogy of accurate river and flood forecasting [s de- pendent upon adequate and tImely rainfall and river stage d~ta, and itisevenrrQreessential thatsuchbaslCdatabeav('l;lab[e,parti- c~ I ar lyra i nfall reports, for areas subject to f I ash flood I ng. Cur- rent funolng restraints prevent WelltherService operatIon ot th e relatlvolydensenetworksrequlred. At present, the prIncIpal service the Weather ServlC€ can provide IS a general alert to the danger ot flash flooding. This is done by means of forecasts of approachIng storm systems or rJdardetedlonof imminent or occurring heavy rain- fall. The area Is within theetfecti'va r::lngeof theWSR-57 radilr Installation at Limon, Colora::lo. ThIs facility, I<IithIofBRR-68 (radar facsimIle) remoted to the Weather Service Otflces at Denver ano P~en 10, p,-ovldes conti.~uous su,-vel I lance and 1 nformation on preci pl- tatlon Intensity, storm location, and Dosslble flaSh flooding. The WBRR-68 is alSO planned tor Colorado Springs. Tt'.e NOAA I\'e<>ther Service Office located at Coloredo Spri ~gs (Peterson Fiel d) soppl ies weather fOrDcasts four ti TIeS d~i Iv forCGlorad,-, Sprlags a"d vicinity. Th",seforecastsclredlsseminated dlrectlytolocal newsme-diJtly limitedaccesstelephorw. Inaoai- tion to the routineforocasts, special forecasts of severe storms or flood warnIngs are issued as requi red. A community flash tlood repo~lng ne~ork of rivec and rainf1l11 stations and a flood warning progrJm oeveioped and op- erated I n connection wi th the 2~-hour Weather Servi ce faci II t ios A. RestrIct or prohibit uses ",hich are dangerous to health, safety or property i~ times of flood or I'Ihich cause lncreasedtloodr..,lghtsorv'eiocltles. B. Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including public facIlities which Serve such uses, be provided wIth 11000 protection at the tl.... of lnitidl construction. . . . I I. DefinItions: t./o(2) feet1lbove tions. FLOOD PROTECTION ELEVATION: Iln elevatiQf' the flcod profile under existing .condi- . , . III. EstabIISh",,)ntofZonlnqDlstricts. Tlie flood hazard areas withIn the jurisdIctIon ot titesecesolutionsareherebydlvidedintothefollowing dlstrl cts: ,~FloodwIlY Distri ct (FW) and a Floodway Fri nge Qlstrict(FPl.... .The Intermediate Regional or Standard Pruj,,<;t Flood pl"Otectlon el"vation for the point in question shall be the governing factor in locati~g the district boun- dary on the land. , . . " "