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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fighling, evacuatlull, <Jnd rescuE! activities which may be required
during Q flood UI\\8rgEJIlcy.

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Development Policies

While all regulatory controls are valuable tools in

comprehensive flood damage prevention planning, probably the most

effective tool is in the area of development policies. "Flood

conscious'1 governmental policies that limit the extension of pub-

lic roads, utilities, and other services into flood prone areas can

play an important indirect role in shaping overall development.

Private development often follows the extension of public services.

By locating public facilities away from flood prone areas, a soft-

sell negative influence is projected which encourages the 'occupancy

of higher and safer ground. Other actions that can be taken by

local governmental units include the preseruation of floodways through

urban renewal; providing favorable tax adjustments to lands held for

open space uses; and maintaining necessary actions for the city and

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county to remain in the National Flood Insurance Program. In areas of
finance, lending institutions, both Federal and private, can influence
flood plain development by withholding mortgage guarantees or other
funding from those who contemplate projects, that will intensify known
flood problems.

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Further Study

Continuing study and review of the floodwaysand other

areal designations which may be defined in connection with flood

plain zoning are particularly important in maintaining a long range

land use planning program. Community authorities should periodically

review and adjust the provisions governing the use of flood plain

lands whenever new information indicates a change in their flood

potential.

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