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Floodplain Documents
County
El Paso
Community
Colorado Springs
Stream Name
Monument Creek
Basin
Arkansas
Title
Floodplain Information Report
Date
5/1/1971
Prepared For
Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments
Prepared By
US Army Corps of Engineers
Contract/PO #
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Floodplain - Doc Type
Floodplain Report/Masterplan
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<br />Flood D~'1'~qe Pr~veCltio" ~e"'n"r"e <br /> <br />tiv<!May <br /> <br />B"ginniClg in <br />193'.: flood, tJ;a <br /> <br />l~te <br />city <br /> <br />1939, as ~Cl aftermath of th~ de~trwc- <br /> <br />SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. Chaeter 13 (effective. mar 24. 1970) <br /> <br />~~ent~~lly ~~ovided 2.6 mile~ <br />MonwmeCltCreekaCldguidelevo<"6_"t <br /> <br />eponsored flood control ~ork th~t <br />of cot\tinuouc improved cha~_Cl,,1 Ort <br /> <br />13_21. Public SDace~ _ <br /> <br />the Te~pletD" Gap Q~tlet. <br /> <br />TM <br /> <br />D. Natur~l Features - Owt~tandi"g "atural ~t\d cul_ <br />twral features such as scenic spo~s, ~ater-~oureeu ~nd <br />historic eit~s, Shall be preserved io~of~r ~s possible. <br /> <br />improved chaClrt&I'. origi"al deeig" ~apo~ity of 50,000 cubic fset <br />H 'k i"theotreo""'s <br />per second h~s bes" redu~Bu u8cauSe 0 c"anges <br />ragimen. It still offord~ " high degree of protection for the <br />e~Cltr"l part of the city, how~ver, and ita upstr~a~ extunsion co~ld <br />be prompted by the flood prote~cion nsed~ of tho_rapidly developing <br />suburbon arsas in the ~pper reach. <br />Existing zo~i~g ~~d aubdivi$ion ordinan~es enacted by <br />th~ city of Colorado Springs contain provisiono which Can be the <br />foundation of effective flood pl~in rnaCl~gemont iCl th~ future. Per- <br />tinent portiono of these re9ul~tion~, and .SigClifi~"nt excerpts from <br />the city'~ "5~bdivi_sion Policy 1I'1~:\'~;l1." follow: <br /> <br />E. Easements Alona Streams _ Whenevar any stream <br />Or important surface wator course is located iCl a subdi- <br />vision, the subdivldar at hi~ expense shall make provi_ <br />sions, according to specifiC8tions ~Cld stand8rds estab_ <br />lished by the City, for straightening or widaCling tho <br />chanClel to carry ths eurface water a"d shall aiso p~ovide <br />~nd dedicate e,"semsots aloClg the strlllt'" i" such width <br />dAt~rminnrl by ths City for the purposes of widening, <br />improving or protecting the stream Dnd for recreational <br />use. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />SUBDIVISION POLICY mANUAL Ceffective. Mar 24. 1970) <br /> <br />ARTICLE C - ImPROVEmENTS REQUIRED <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Se~tion 3c) Reoulation of Subdivision Draina~e Faciliti~s <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1. Purpose _ The Council hereby finde, determines <br />3nd dH~l~res the urgent neceasity of providiCl9 atorm <br />se~ers a"d other facilities for the drainage and control <br />of flood and swrfa~e watsrs within areaS and tarritoriea <br />to be subdivided and developed and the Council further <br />finds end deolares that said facilities a~e ~eqvired for <br />the prope, and orderly development of said areas end tor_ <br />ritories ioorder that storm'and eurfoce watars may be <br />properly drained and controlled and thet the health, <br />property, sefety aCld welfare of the City and it~ ~itizena <br />may be safeguarded and protected. <br /> <br />70~ING (lRnlNA~n. Ch..,nt-M 14 (revised. N3r~h l!HO) <br /> <br />14-49. A,n~s Sub ;~ct to inUCld"tion or Ero~ioCl . C~rtaiCl <br />3rae5 of the city are subj~ct to periodic inundatior\ ~r <br />erosion reCldering them unaafo and unfit fa, human hab~~ <br />hUon. <br /> <br />l;obLJilding, urpartiontherullf,whichiadesigned <br />for living purp~~e" or a place of public aaee~bly may be <br />e,ected. rs~onatructed or st~uGturally altsr~d on lend <br />",hid, i~ ~~ "ecig~"tcd on ~h'i' "~..d,inCl~l dl"trict ZOrliClO <br />map~", refen'ed to iCl ea~tion 14~6 of ~hia code. (COde <br />1950,15-3C) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2. Owner 8Cld DeveloDer to Provide Drainaoe F~cilities <br />The COLJn~il further fiClda, d~t"rmin.." "nd d"cl~r.... that it <br />is Clecessary uClder all the attendant ~ir~umeteClces thet <br />the O~Cler and developer of the subdiVision ahall prcv!de <br />the drai~~g~ f~~ilitiss within his subdivicicn nO~~303ry <br />for the drainage aCld control of swrfa~e wate~ within his <br />subdiviSion aCld also te provide the facilities required <br />to convay such draiClage ~atere t~ su~h outflow or dis~har~e <br />p~int as shall be iCldicated in th~ maste~ drainage plan <br />for the drain~ge baain .and aree within wnich the subdivision <br />is located. <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />" <br />
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