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<br />3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The f100dway is provided to your community as a tool to regulate floodplain <br />development. Therefore, the f100dway modifications described in this letter, <br />while acceptable to FEMA, must also be acceptable to your community and <br />adopted by appropriate community action, as specified in Paragraph 60.3(d) of <br />the NFIP regulations. <br /> <br />This response to Mr. Giroux's request is based on minimum floodplain <br />management criteria established under the NFIP. Your community is <br />responsible for approving all proposed floodplain developments, including <br />this request, and, for ensuring that necessary permits required by Federal or <br />State law have been received. With knowledge of local conditions and in the <br />interest' of safety, State and community officials may set higher standards <br />for construction, or may limit development in floodplain areas. If the State <br />of Colorado or the Town of Castle Rock has adopted more restrictive or <br />comprehensive floodplain management criteria, these criteria take precedence. <br /> <br />The basis of this LOMR is, in whole or in part, a channel-modification <br />project. NFIP regulations, as cited in Paragraph 60.3(b)(7), require that <br />communities assure that the flOOd-carrying capacity within the altered or <br />relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained. This provision is <br />incorporated into your community's existing floodplain management <br />regulations. Consequently, the ultimate responsibility for maintenance of <br />the channel modification rests with your community. <br /> <br />The map panel as listed above and as revised by this letter will be used for <br />all flood insurance policies and renewals issued for your community. <br /> <br />This determination has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood <br />Disaster Protection Act of 1973 {Public Law 93-234) and is in accordance with <br />the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII of the <br />Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C. <br />4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. Pursuant to Section 1361 of the National <br />Flood Insurance Act of 196B, as amended, communities participating in the <br />NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations that <br />meet or exceed NFIP criteria. These criteria are the minimum requirements <br />and do not supersede any State or local requirements of a more stringent <br />nature. This includes adoption of the effective FIRM and FIS report to which <br />the regulations apply and the modifications made by this LOMR. <br />