FLOOD08910

• County: Elbert
• Community: Elbert County
• Stream Name: Kiowa Creek
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Floodplain Information Report
• Date: 1/1/1976
• Prepared For: Elbert County
• Prepared By: United Western Engineers
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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plain lands while safeguarding the safety, health, and welfare of

the total community. Designated floodways may be reserved by es-

tablishing encroachment linos that clearly define the floodway zone,

The utilization of flood plain lands adjacent to the floodway is

limited only by the degree of flood risk deemed allowable (a deter-

mination of local government) and the requirements of the city's

normal zoning criteria for the area.

By general definition, a floodway is that section of

the flood plain area provided to convey a design frequency flood

so that remaining sections of the area can be used more economically.

The "design flood" often selected in connection with floodway deter-

minations is the loo-year frequency Intermediate Regional flood.

In terms of maintaining a reasonable balance between the advantages

of reducing potential flood losses and the disadvantages of overly

restricting land use, this flood's heights and areal limits are con-

sidered most practical for use in gaining the goals sought through

selective.zoning. To maximize the area available for economic devel-

opment, a floodway less wide than that required for the unconfined

flood can be designed to convey floodflows with an allowable rise

of not more than 1 foot above the unconfined flood's water surface

elevation. In such event, developments in the fringe area would

need to be raised on fill, or be otherwise protected by floodproofing,

to the design water surface elevation of the floodway.

Cities and counties within the State of Colorado arp

authorized to enact and enforce land use controls. Assistance and

guidance on the enactment of resolutions, ordinances, and regulations

that relate to flood plain management is available from the Colorado

Water Conservation Board.

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Subdivision Requlations

Used by local governments to specify the manner in

which land may be divided, subdivision regulations may prescribe

the width of streets, curb and gutter requirements, lot sizes,

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