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<br />current, or fQrsc~ahlc co~srruction Or land use ". to roo.tltute ~ slp,nifi-
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<br />Potential fl"o~ d"",ap;c. to "dstlng (\evelop",ent and posslhle toss of
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<br />canrhazardtopubl1chealthands.1fetyortoproperty.' FlOooplA!nsare
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<br />lih can"" alleviated or 1e8sr",,<I through ,ever"l ~onstT"ctural .'1.0<1
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<br />Llatunl.l hazlI.rrl arMS.
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<br />.tructural rncthod3.
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<br />With reference to the a~m[nlstration of ~atural hazard areas. .eotion
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<br />Nonstructural methods Include: flood pLain Tcgulatl()ng. r"nd
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<br />2/,-65.1-202(2)(.1) of the Act provides, Flood platM shall be ,'drnlt\1stered
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<br />treat~ent, flood warnln~ and forpca~ting gy.tem5, flood L~surnncc, flood
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<br />SI> all to minimize slj.(nlflca"t ha~"rd to public health anti '''.Eery or to
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<br />p[oofin~, and flood fighrlnp, and ..merKeney evacuations.
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<br />property; open apace activtties shall beencoura!l;ed; structure$ shall be
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<br />Local Re!l;ulationa
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<br />d<:>aigned in terms of uSe and hazards; ~iaposal sites an" ~yate,"s shall ""
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<br />The Med to .,ini..tze prop,,,-ty damage due to floOd in,,; has ""en
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<br />protected from inundatLon by floodwaters; snd activities shall"" dtscour-
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<br />reco~nhed by ph'''''ers. Subdividers and developers are required to aubmlt
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<br />a!l;ed which, in time of flooding, would create $i!l;nificant hazards to public
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<br />propoaedstormdrainage plans to theplannin";co",,,-ission forappr oval. In
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<br />health Ilnd sllfety or to property.
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<br />the past, drainag<:> plans have been prepared slnl';ularly or ona plat -by-plat
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<br />1"heAct further provides that afterpromul!l;attonof,<;uideltnes forlan d
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<br />baaia. Informatton contained tn this roport will he useful in "eveloping a
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<br />use in natural hazard areas ..., the natural h"za~d ~reaa ahall be ..dmintg-
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<br />",aster dt"ainage plan for the study are~, This ~eport p~()vi<les the outline
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<br />t~red by local ~overnment In a ~nner which 1s consi~tcnt with the ~ide-
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<br />"f flOOd ha~ard area$ 00 ln~"e scale maps ~pecIflc..lly for thia DU<pose.
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<br />lines for land use in each of the natut"al hazard areaa.
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<br />Th~ city ~AY provld~ zoni~~ rcp,ulatlon~...
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<br />Colorado Water Con.ervat1on BGard Desiy,natIons
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<br />.....to ~~tnb11~.h, rc,,;ullltc, r<!strl"-t, "",I limit such ".~e" ')fl <It"
<br />~10"1l ~ny stor".. o~ flood.."tcr ruaoff "-hal\a~l Or ""8in, ''is "u<:h
<br />ator.. Or floodwater runoff Channel or basin hM b",en dcsiKnated
<br />and approved by the CGlorado l,l"ter Conservation lIoard, in ordet to
<br />lessen or avoid the hazards to persons and damrrKe to property
<br />re"ulttng fro", the "c""",,,lation of .tGr:n or f1oodwat~rs.-...
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<br />Concer~ing the de$ignat1ons of flood plain, the Colorado Water Cons~r-
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<br />vatlon 80ard is <::har,o;"d with the priOl8ry re~pons1bil1ty for:
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<br />1. MakinI'; r.;'co""",,ndations to local Kove",..enu and th.. Colorado Land U~e
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<br />a~ stntpd in Se<::t1on 10-2R-111 for county !l;overnments and ~o~tlon ~1-l3-2nl
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<br />Cormnlastoo.
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<br />tor 1ll\lnidpal )(overno:",nts of the Calorad<1 Rev18"d Statut"s 197].
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<br />2. ?rov!din~ techni~~l ~8aistance tn local )(ov~rnments.
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<br />(:olor"do ~~"tu.&l l:az<,.J ...,,~.. R.~~ul..tJ."us
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<br />The Roard'spower sod dutv is ...
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<br />In 197~, the Colorado Cencul Asse"hly passed I!nuse 1\111 lOt,]. ~ hill
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<br />... "to <levis.. an<l forrnulAt~ methorl", ",~nn$ ~nd plnns for hrlo~lnv, abollt
<br />th~ !l;reater utilization of the water. of the state and prev~ntion ot
<br />flood ~a",a!l;"a therefrom, and to d"sh:n"te "nd "pp~oVe Hor" ,,~ flood-
<br />water r<lnoff (",hann~h or basins. "nd t<> ..../lke su<::h destv,"-"-tions avail-
<br />ahl~ to lev,isht1"" hodies of dties "od IncQrporated town., to "ountv
<br />pl"on10" co_ls~lons, >lnd to boards (If adjustment of citi,,-~.
<br />1ncnrpor"tP" to>ms, ~~eI ~''''nt ies of this state.....
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<br />""-oncerning land use, /lnel providil\~ fnr Id~nt:lficat1on. eleaignstion, snel
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<br />a<'''''!ni~tr''tton of ~~e3S "nd "ctivtt1e~ af Stat" 1"t~re8t, ..... (i-{.~. 1(\1.1,
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<br />Title 2~, "r~!de 6~.], CRS 1911, M ~",<'ode<l). "r""s of St.ne i"t~Hst
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<br />incluele natur,.t h"~,,rd ar"as. or thr,"~ ar~a8 th'l( "r~ ..~" ,~d"er~~ tn Pilst,
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<br />_'s Hat~<l In ~cti"" 37-60-106 (1) (e) of th~ C()lor"do R€"i~"d 5tatutes
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