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<br />,Fl oodpla; n, shall b~ domi ni ,tered ,0 as to
<br />minimize significant hatards to public health and
<br />safety or to property. ,.Open space ddi~ities
<br />such as agriculture, recreation, and minerdl ex-
<br />traction shall be encouraged in the flooaplains.
<br />;Iny combination of these acti ~ities shall be con-
<br />ducted in a mutually compatible mdnner. Building
<br />of structures ;., the floodplain sMll be designed
<br />in terms of the availability of flood protection
<br />devices, proposed intensity of use, effects on the
<br />dccelefationof floo<.lwaters, potential significant
<br />halJrds to public !lealthand safety or to property,
<br />and ather impactof,uch development on ctownstred'O
<br />con"llunities such as the creation of obstructions
<br />during floods. Act; vi ties shall be di scoura~ed
<br />which, ifl time of floodin~, waul d create si gflifi.
<br />cant hJZdrds to public health and safety or to
<br />property.
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<br />INTRlIDUCTION
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<br />A,!THURIZ,\fION
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<br />Tnis report was authorized lly the Colorado'.aur Conscruation Goar'! ;'lj'Jint
<br />',ponsur,nil' 'ilith Pitki" County. Go1or.Jdo,
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<br />Ihelloard'spowt'randdutyi$.. '
<br />"to devise ,md formulatelnethods, medns arid
<br />1l1ans for I)ringing about the greater utilization
<br />of the waters of the state aod prevention of noon
<br />dan,ages therefrom and to designate a~d approve
<br />storm or floodwaterrunoft channe1sornasins, ilhO
<br />to make such desigflations available to legislative
<br />bodies of cities dnd incorporated towns, to county
<br />plannifl9collll1is,ions, and to boards of a<1justmeflt
<br />of ci ti~s, incorporated towns, afld CO~hties of
<br />this state ,'"
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<br />(*ctiOh 24_(>5.1_202(2)(a) ot the Colorado ~eviseu Statutes 1973).
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<br />fl", <.:ounty >Ii tllin the study ilreJ Shdl1 provide zonl n] re~ul iHion~
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<br />.The local government Shdll develQp guide-
<br />lines for admiflistration of the designated:natters
<br />of ,tate interest. .', A local government may
<br />adopt re9~lations interpreting <lnd applyi 119 it,
<br />arloptedguidelifle, in relation to specificd,"velop-
<br />lI1ents ifl aredS of stdte interest and to s;lecific
<br />iJctivitiesofstateinterest.
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<br />dS stated in Section 37-6U-1Ol>(l )(c) of the ColoradO i{~vised Statutes 1973,
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<br />... tOl'5lablhh, regulate. restrict, ,lmlllloit
<br />su~1l ~se, un ur a 1 ofl~l dflY stonn or t 1 OOdWJ ter rLHI-
<br />ottchanne1 or basin, J, such slorru or fIO\),J"ater
<br />runoff channel or Dasin hdS neen designated dnd
<br />approveooytheColoradow,\terCun5crvation8oard,
<br />in order to 1esseflor auoid the hJzards to per,ons
<br />and (lJTIldge to property re,ul ting frOll1 the ~CClJlIlIJ-
<br />lJtion of storm or flOO'lwaters .
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<br />(~~tion 21.ti~.1-402 of th'-! C01<JrdUO Rr~i<;ed ~tatutes 19131.
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<br />Upon review aqd approval of this report, the Colorddo 'odter Cons,"rvatiofl
<br />Ilo<lr<1 wi11 nesigndte and a~proH> as flo<Jdpldifl areas thusI' drea, inundat<:d by
<br />the ]W-year flood ( 1) as de5cri bed by the fl oo<!water surfdce ,,1 ev~ t ions
<br />and ~rofil~~ in thi, r..,~ort. Th~ U50 of th0 designated flaodplJin areas (My
<br />thL'nberegulJtedbythelO{d1 governml'nt.
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<br />,IS ,Lltl'd in Section 3U-{',J-111 for (;()uroty go~ernll\ents or tn~ Lolo~d,io Ih-,o",,:u
<br />SLdLUL~' ;)73.
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<br />J" JUdit,o".Hous<'JlillliJ41,C"lo,."d"'sLandl!suiv_t,il11",,';d1'l,",II'jllO"'."-
<br />II,,'''t tu Iwsigndtr certo'" ndturdl halJrQ aredS "j stelt'" '~t,~ce~t, ,11)"'1-
<br />pl,l;r';~ .Ire ",]turJI h"l,lnls "innl indY t,t' rlw;i9'"<ltf"1 ,w,',]'; ,,1' H~t~ iqt~c",st..
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<br />(11 The tenns "jfltermediate Region<ll f'loo(!," "liJU-yedr fl nod." ~nd "()roc ptr-
<br />cent flood" C~n be ~5ed interchaqgeably <IS tney are all (j~fi,,~d ilJ Lh~
<br />S<llll~ ty~e of f\ ood event (see (;1 05sary 1. However, for brev i ty ~nd c 1 ~r_
<br />ity, the term "lLlO-year flood" w; 11 DC used exc\u<;lve1y thr()ughQ~t thi s
<br />report.
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