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<br />Non-~tru"tura I .."thods
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<br />in"iud..,
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<br />lo"al flood "Ia;n
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<br />'es"..n or a"old the ha.ards to ",!!rSonS ..nd da..""!,, to prop"rt~
<br />",,'ultin<;l tro", th.. """ulOul...ion of storm Or Ilood,,"'''09.
<br />ilS ~t..t..d in S..ct;o" 30-26-:11 tor cOunt~ 90,,!!rn..ent. and
<br />S..ction9 31-23-301 tor mun;",p,,1 "lO"i'rn",ents ot th..Colorado
<br />R.....is..d StatutI".
<br />eol or..c:j.o_,.N..~uca I Ha.za.rd __t\t'.e'...''.~,~S.uJ,..,t,Lo,'ls
<br />In 1974, the Colcradc G..n..r,,1 Asse..bly "a,,,..d Hous" 8i II
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<br />1041
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<br />FLOOCl PLAIN MANAGEMENT
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<br />Pctent i a I t I ooe:! d"""'3e" to e,.. i st I n'3 d..ve I cpm"nt ..~d "c"..; b Ie
<br />I,,". "t lit.. ".." b.. "11""iatl.,, Or I..ss..ned through non-stru"tural
<br />and 9tr"<:t,,ral flood h..,ard mit;'3..tion m..thods.
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<br />r"'3ulations, land tr..atment,
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<br />tlood ...arnins anol tor..castlns
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<br />..y~tem~, t load i nSuran"", t 1 ccd proof I ng, t lood t i '3ht i n9 and
<br />e....r9..n"y eva<:uaticn,.
<br />L,O".;IL.R,,,9uJ,,,t.L,,,n,'
<br />Th.. n....d tc minimizi'
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<br />bi II n~cn~"rning land u"', and 'Hcvidln'3 tcr id..ntification,
<br />desisnaticn, and administr..tlon cf ar..as and .."tivltie"ot State
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<br />int"r"st,
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<br />(H.B.
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<br />1041,
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<br />Titl.. 24, Arti~l. 6S.1, CRS, as
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<br />proper t~
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<br />da..a9" du"" to
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<br />tlocding has
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<br />a....nded).
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<br />Areas of State
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<br />inter..st in",lud", n..tur..1 h..,ard
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<br />are..s,
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<br />dralnag" pl..n, tc th" plannin9 co..mission tor .",,,roval.
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<br />In the
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<br />Cr tho~e ..re..s that ..r.. "SOl ..dver s.. to past, "ur rent, Or
<br />tcr"se.ab I e constru~t I on or I..nd u..e a.. to "onst i tute a
<br />s i 9n i f i ~ant ha2ard to pub I i c "....I th and ..af..ty or to prOpl.. t~."
<br />Flocd pla,n.. ..re natwr..' ~.....rd areas.
<br />With r"f"r"n"," tc th" ad,.inistr..tlcn ct natural ha,ard
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<br />b""n reC09n i ,ed b~ pi ann"r s ..nd I c~..1 cOmmun i ty at t i ~ i al s.
<br />Subdividers and d..v..lop"r5 ..r.. required to submit proposed storm
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<br />P..st, dra i nag" plans )o,av" be..n prepared ~ I ngw I ar I ~ Or an a
<br />pl..t-by-plat ba..ls. Intor....tlon <:antained in this raport wi I I be
<br />us"ful in dev..lcp;ng a .."ster dra,nag.. plan for the study ar..a.
<br />This r..pcrt pro"ides the outline at flccd ha,..rd ar...... On larg"
<br />..~a I.. ..aI'S spec i f I ".. I I y tor th i s pur pc"" .
<br />The ~ i t,. may "rcv i de ,on i n9 re9U I at ions.
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<br />ar.as, se~t I On 24-65.1-202 (2)(..) 0 t the A"t !,rov; des'
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<br />Flood
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<br />. to ..stab I i "h, r "9U I ate, r estr, "t, and I 1m i t su~h u..... cn or
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<br />p I a i ns sha i I b.. adm i n i ster..d ..0 .... to .. i" i 10 i ,e "i 'In i f i ~ant h.....rd
<br />to pub I i c hea I th and safety or to property I o,,"n sp"~,, a~t i v i ties
<br />""... I I b.. ""ccurag..d; ~tru~ture.. "ha I I be des; '3ned ,n t"r..S of US"
<br />and h.. ,ard" I d i ..pasa I .. I t.." and ",.st....s sh.. I I b.. d i s~OLJra.."d
<br />...h i "h, in t, me ef flood i n9' "'a" I d ~r ..at", S i 9n it i ~"nt ha,ards to
<br />public h....lt;., and ....tety or tc property,
<br />The A"t turth"r previ"..s th..t ..fter promul9",tion ot
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<br />alo"9 .."y star," Or flood..."ter runcff "ha""..1 or basin. a.. ..u~h
<br />stOr," or tloadwater runoft ~hann,,1 or basin has d",signat..d and
<br />approved b~ the Colorado Water Ccnservation Bcard, '" order to
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<br />'luldeli".... for I..nd u.... In natur,,1 ha'''rd ..r.........
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<br />the n..,uriOl
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