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Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VIII Denver Federal Center, Building 710 Denver, CO 80225 September 12, 1983 Mr. George H. Fellows City Manager City of Colorado Springs Box 1575 Colorado Springs, Colorado B0901 mi:Io1~~ i~1" "'/11: 1)[;3 ~ -.. (,""}/'--.... C:~iO~~l)g!V4ft};;t....::) . '. "lid 1:)0-' , ,]D') Dear Mr. Fellows: This is to fOllow-up on meetings held on May 24th and July 28th with Mr. Gary Haynes to evaluate the effectiveness of the City's floodplain management program for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) eligibility. We appreciated the time and effort Mr. Gary Haynes accorded to Mr. Fred Metzler of my staff, to provide a comprehensive briefing on the City's efforts to promote wise use of the floodplains. The City's Ordinance #74-94 relating to floodplain controls and the overlay zoning requirements for floodplains does not meet regulatory requirements. To insure minimum compliance it must include: 1. All subdivision proposals and other proposed new developments greater than 50 lots or 5 acres, are to include base flood elevation data. 2. The city must obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a Federal, State, or other source until such other data has been provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. a. Such criteria shall be used for requiring that (i) All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the base flood level, and (ii) All new construction and substantial improvements of nonresidential structures have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated or floodproofed to or above the base flood level.