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<br />Colorado Natural Hazard Area Reguldtions <br />In1974,tneColoradoGeneralAS5emblypassedHouseBi111041,abil1 <br />"concerning land use. and provi:Hng for identification, designation, and <br />administration of areas and activities of State interest,..." (H,B.1041, <br />., 551 C'S d'" Areas of State interest include <br />Ti t Ie 24, Art1c e .. ~. as amen . <br />natural hazard areas, or those areas that are "so adverse to past, <br />current. or foreseeable construction or land use as to constitute a <br /> <br />Flood <br /> <br />sIgnificant hazard to public health and safety or to property," <br />plains Me natural Milzard areas. <br />With reference to the administration of natural hazard areas, section <br /> <br />24.65.1.202(2)(a) of the Act provid€s: Floodphinsshall be administered <br />soastominimizesignificanthazardtOPuolichealtl1andsafetyort0 <br /> <br />property; open space <br /> <br />activities shall oeencouraged; structures shall oe <br />use and hazards: disposal sites and systems shall be <br /> <br />designed in terms of <br /> <br />t . f . t by "o~~'d't~r", 'nd act ivities shall be <br />protec eu rom inunya ion VU~Y ~ ~ ~ <br />discouraged ~hich, in time of flooding, ~ould create significant hazards <br />to public health and safety or to property, <br />The Act further provides that after promulgation of guidelines for <br />in natural hazard areas..., the natural hazardueas shall be <br /> <br />1anduse <br /> <br />administered by local govHnment in a manner ~hich is consistent with the <br />guidelines for land use in each of the natural hazard areas. <br />ColoradO ~ater Conservation Board Designation <br />Concerning the designation of th~ flOOd plain, the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board is charged with the primary responsibility for: <br />1. Makin9 recommendations to local governments and the Colorado Land <br /> <br />1JseCO'nmissi(ln. <br /> <br />2, Providlng teChnical assi stance to 10ca 1 gov~rnl"e"ts. <br /> <br />.17. <br /> <br />The Board's power and duty is '" <br />..,"to devise and formulate methods, means and plans for bringing <br />about the greater utilization of the waters of the state and <br />prevention of flood damages therefrom, and to designate and approve <br />storm or floodwater runoff Channels or basins, and to make such <br />designations available to legislative bodies of cities and <br />incorporated towns, to county planning commissions, and to boards of <br />adjustment of cities, incorporated towns, and counties of this <br />state"... <br /> <br />as stated in Section 37-60-106 (1) (cl of the Colorado Re~i sed Statutes <br /> <br />Upon review and approval of this report, the ColoradO Water <br />Conservation Board will designate and approve as flOOd plain areas those <br />areas inundated by the lOO-year flood as described by the floodwater <br />surface ele~ations and profiles in this report. The use of the designated <br />flood plain areas may then be regulated by the local government. <br /> <br />Model Regulations <br />Model floodplain regulations have been promulgated by the Colorado <br />Water Conservation 80ard. with the purpose to promote public health, <br />safety, and general welfare, andmin1m1ze flOOd hazards d'ld losses. The <br />model includes provisions designed to: <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Promote sound planning and land use. and permit only such uses <br />within flOOdplains that wil1 not endanger life, health. and public <br />safety or property in times of flooding. <br />Protect thepub11c frornavoidable financial expenditures for flood <br />control projects, floodreliefnleasures, and the repair and <br />restoration of damaged public fac11ities. <br />Prevent avoidable interruption of business and commerce: <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />Minimize victimization of unwHY hOmE'and land purchasers; and <br /> <br />-18- <br />