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<br />Pe~k AreB Rcgiorld Larld Use Pbn 1990," ~hich the PPACOG foually
<br />3dopted on March 11, 1970.
<br />Existing zanirl9 and subdivision ordinances e"oeted ~y
<br />th~ City of Colorado 8prirl9' ~orltein p.ovieiorl$ ~hich Can b3 the
<br />f~ndatio" cf eff~ctive flood plain manage~ent in the f~ture. Sig-
<br />nificant excorpta fro" these regulatoty me~s~.e8 were rep.udwc~d
<br />in the earlier Corps of E"gin~8ts' report "Flaod Plain lnforrlation,
<br />MOrlu",ent Cr~ak, Colorodo Sp.ings (May 1971l,"
<br />The tOWrI of Fountain's ZOrling Ordinance No, 396 p.ovid~8
<br />fo. th~ control of development in 8pe"ifi~d "flood zone" l,,,,ing
<br />districts within the incorporated ~ommunity arid the unincorpo.ated
<br />3_mile area swrro~nding the to~n, Pertine"t portions of the Fowntain
<br />"Svbdivision Regulations," adopt~d June 7, 1972, follow:
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<br />By ~mend"en~ d~ted Febrw~ry 8, 1973, the ~ownty of (1
<br />Pasq revised their Zoni~g Resolution to in~ludG ,lood Plai~ loncs.
<br />P~rtinent portlDn~ of thA ~~~nrl"d SAr.tlon XXXII_A fDlln~:
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<br />1, p.~rpose.
<br />It is the pwrpose of this Se~tion to pro~nte the
<br />pwblic he~ltli, safety, ~nd geMt"l welf~r", and te>
<br />minimize flood losses by provisions desi9ned to:
<br />A. Restrict or prohibit us~e which are dangerows
<br />to heolth, safety ar property in times of flaod or ~hi~h
<br />Cawse increased fload heights cr velocitiee.
<br />B. Require th"t ~ses vulnerable to flOOds, inclwding
<br />public f"~ilities which serve such uses, be p.avidsd with
<br />flaod pratection at th~ time of initi~l ccnstru~tion,
<br />C. Protect individuals from buying lands which ~re
<br />un.wited for intended purposes because cf flood hazard.
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<br />1_7. Site Consideration~.
<br />(e) Steop larlrl, un~table lands, arid a.saS having
<br />in~daqwate dr~inag~ shall be noted and unl~~s ~~ceptable
<br />provi.ion~ o.e ~~de for eliminsting or controlling
<br />problmn~ ",hi~h m~y ..nd~nger he~lth, life or property,
<br />"wch erea" shall not be platted fo. residential o~cupdncy.
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<br />Definitions:
<br />(2) feet above
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<br />fLorn PROTECTION ELEVATID~, An elev~tion
<br />the flood profilA urld~r e~1"ting cOrldi tions.
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<br />(b) Any l~nrl in a ndtwral d.a:.~.~ge chonn~l ~hall
<br />not be platt~d for o~Cup~ncy unless ade",uata pravi2ions
<br />to eli",in~te or oontrol flood hezanb ~.o mad~ ~nd ap-
<br />p.ovod. Those p.ovi9ion5 "hall ba ",~d~ to p.otect th~
<br />health, ~afety and welfara of the publi~, a~ ~ell as t~
<br />elimirlate ~ny flood hazard rssulting fr~" the development
<br />of the ar~a.
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<br />111. c8ta~lish~~nt of Zonino Cistricto.
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<br />Tho flOOd haza.d ~reas ~ithin tha juris~iction of
<br />th~~~ ~a"olwtione ~rll horab,. divided into th~ foll~~ing
<br />distri~t5' A ,loodway Distri~t (,W) and ~ floodw~y
<br />Fringe Di~trict (H)..... The lntermedi~te Region~l
<br />or Stand~td Project flood prote~tion elev~tiorl fo. the
<br />point irl q.Jestion shall ba th~ governing factor in
<br />locating the di9trict bownd~ry on the land.
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<br />t-15. Oefinitiona.
<br />(f) "Dr~inoge [asllmsnt" A g~"ntin9 ta the To~n
<br />af ths right to canh"l d@velopm~nt of " drain~ge right-
<br />of-~~y or ~n atea $ubj~ct"to pBriodic flooding. Oev~l-
<br />opment on s~ch e~"em~nt ah~ll be r~stricted to usee
<br />~hich wowld not interfo~e with the flow of ~ater or
<br />a~t ~~ a barriar for d~bri~.
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<br />A. Tho rlood~oy Oi~trict (,Wi ,hall inclwde the
<br />channel of ~ate.course ~rld ~dj~c&nt land areaS ~hieh
<br />~re .equired to carry and di.~hargo the flood w3ter or
<br />floodfla~9 af ~"y w~terca"rs8 associ~t.~d ~it.h th~ 1[1-
<br />t~rmediate Rogion~l flced.
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