FLOOD03286

• County: Adams
• Community: Wheat Ridge, Arvada
• Stream Name: Lower Clear Creek
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Major Drainageway Planning
• Date: 10/1/1981
• Prepared For: Adams County
• Prepared By: UDFCD
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

COMMENTARY

Stat.ion 480+00 to Station 540+00
1800-feet. downstream of West 44th Avenue
to 950-feet downstreaM of Kipling Street
Portion of Reach III A

COST ESTIrlATE

Station 480+00 to St.ation 540+00

The fl oodpl ai n manag811ent strat."gy for thi s sE'gment is Fl oodpl ai n Preserva-
tion.

CONSTRUCTION

The residential and commercial structures currently located within the 100-
year floodpl ain will remain in the regul atory floodpl ain. These include 7
residences on Independence Court, I on Iris Street, 23 on Garrison Street,
the City of Wheat Ridge Field Park recreation facilities, commercial
structures on West 44th Avenue, 3 apartment buildings on Everp.tt Drive, and
73 residences adjacent to West 45th Pl ace. These structures which will
r811ain vulnerable to the regulatory flood, should be identified, notified of
their situation, and encouraged to purchase flood insurance. If any of
these structures are totally destroyed or sustai n sub stant i al diJ11age they
should not be rebuilt nor repaired, but acquired, and the land dedicated to
the City of Wheat Ridge for expansion of their Clear Creek Greenbelt Trail
Sys tem .

Channel Improvement Costs

Channel-Crossing Costs

Util ity Relocation Costs

Thp. City of Wheat Ridge should consider acqui sition or recreation easement
of that strip of vacant 1 and on the south side of the creek, between the
channel and the p.scarrrnent, for park and open space purposes thus combining
flOOdplain management and recreation.

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS

ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCIES (3001, of Construction Costs)

FISCAL, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (10% of Above Total)

The Ci ty of Wheat Ridge is proposing construction of a footbridge across
Clear Creek connecting Independence Court and Iris Street. Because of the
1 ack of avail able 1 and on the north side of the creek between Iris and Kip-
ling, it is recommended that the existing trail system cross Clear Creek at
the Independence/Iri s foot bridge, and connect to the Lena Gul ch/Kipl ing
improvements t.rail system thereby avoiding Kipl ing St.reet traffic. Thp.
existtng 8-foot asphalt hiker/biker trail, located on the north side of the
creek may al so serve as maintenance access for Cl ear Creek.

PROPERTY ACQUISITION COSTS

MAl NTENM1CE

TOTAL IMPROVEMENT COSTS

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$ 23,000