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<br />ISSUE: <br /> <br />WM-2 Local support for land use planning and floodplain management is <br />locking in many of Colorado's rural communities. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />The concept of land use planning is not universally accepted among Colorado's <br />rural communities. The primary reason is that regulation of land use connotes <br />restriction of property rights. Some rural residents do not want to be restricted <br />from utilizing their land to its maximum potential even if it occurs in hazardous <br />areas. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br /> <br />Work with local governments to: <br /> <br />. Continue progress being made through the SMART Growth Process <br />. Develop a strategic planning process for local governments that <br />develops and implements goo Is and objectives <br />. Use local area examples to build support <br />. Conduct public meetings and surveys to achieve implementation <br /> <br />LEAD AGENCIES: <br /> <br />Colorado DOLA, Colorado Natural Hazards Mitigation Council, CWCB <br /> <br />FUNDING: <br />DOLA, CWCB <br /> <br />SCHEDULE: <br /> <br />Immediate and on-going <br /> <br />ISSUE: <br /> <br />WM-3 Local planning efforts in Colorado are not usually watershed-based. <br />There is a lack of adequate data, funding and coordination to develop multi- <br />jurisdictional comprehensive planning initiatives in many of Colorado's floodprone <br />communities. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />Historically, master/comprehensive planning initiatives in Colorado are locally <br />initiated. However, floods cross jurisdictional boundaries. Typically, jurisdictions <br />do not cooperate to solve drainage problems. Funding priorities in communities <br />are often a reason for this problem. Plans to address local interests often do not <br />have a basinwide perspective. <br />