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.fleod O~~~a~ Preventien ~easur€s . ARTICLE IV ~esig~ Stand~rds 1":4 EaS€m~nts c. Draindge Eas~~~~ts - ~~€r€ a subdivi~ion is ~raversed by a ~a~er co~rse, drainag~~~y, Ch3nnel, Or stre~~, t~er~ sh31l l.,e provided a storm w"t"r ~as'.'m"r.t or drain~ge dg~_t- of-way of s~ch width as t~ be ~deq~ate !or both water flo~ arrd rnainten~nce oper"tion. Tlle need tor and means of preservir.g floodway lands are receiving consideration in the coorci~ated la~d use planning tha~ presently Lnvol"e" the Pi"es Pe~k /lrea Council of Govern::"ents (P?ACOGI and its participatin9 local government en~iti~s in El paso arrd Teller co~nties. Overall r~gio~al policie~, planning goals, ~"d proposed i"'ple"'ent"~::.or. (incl'~C::bg regulGltion by local laws to n\ilir.tain crainaga "nd flood,,'''y standards) are se~ forth in n.e "Pike~ Pe"k Are.. !\eqional Lar.d Use FI",., :9ge," which t.h" PPACOG formally "dopted on ~arch 11, 197G. txisting ~oning and subdivision ordinances enacted by Colorado Springs contain prOvisions ~hich can be the fou"dation of effective flooct plain man.,gement in the future. Significant.e"cerpts from these regulatory measures were reproduced in the Corps of Engineers' report "Flood Plain Infor"....tion, MonurnentCreek,Color ado Springs (It.ay1971)." ~nitou Springs enacted Subdivision Regulations on June 25, 1973 that could be the foundation of effect.iv~ flood plain mar.agement i,., the future. Pertineet portion~ of these regulations ~ollow, . . . AR":'ICLF: V Required Improveme"t5 V,3 (5) Drainage - storm drainag~ <;hall be provided for the development by the subdivider based on plan" ,.'ubni""ed by him to tl~ City Engineer and approved by tte City ~ngineer. A storm of a lOO-year return frequency of si~ hours duration shall be used a~ the desi9n and installation of any storm drainage improver.tent. The developer shall ir.stall all ~tor'" drainage improvements. Lo" Orainage - ~he developer shall ens~re that all lots drain "way from "he proposed site of residential Or other struc"~res, and that such drainage no" interfere with other struct.ur~s in adjoining or other lots in the subdivision. . . . . . . . . . Flood warninq arrd Fnrec~stinq Servicas The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ^dministration (NOAA) Weather S.ervice provides no specific flood for<ocasts for tributary streams of the Arkansds River in "he Colorado Springs area. The technoloqy ot accurate river and flood forecasting is dcpe"dent ~pon adequat.e and ~imoly ralrrfall and river stage da~a, ~nd it is even more essential that such basic d~t~ be available, particularly rainfall r~ports, for areas subject to flash flooding. Current fu"ding restraints prevent Weather S~rvice op€ration of the relatively dense networks required. At present, the prinCipal serv- ice "he weather s~rvico Car. pr"ov;,d" j~ a g~neral alert to the danger ,\?TTC1,]': I General Provisions I:3 !'.~rpo..e - The F"rpc~e .of t;,ese r"yulati"ns i~ to pro- rnotethe;'edltil,tidfety, <:onvellienceand 9c,-,cral welfare of t.he citi~ens of ~anitou Springs by: 3. PrOducing sound living environments with the necessary open spaces for people, trafffc, utilities, public pro- tection, ligh", air, recreation and other public protection, light, air, recreation &nd other c~unity !acilitics, . . . '" "