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e e e Thus, while I would be interested in hearing about any further statutory authority about which I am now unaware, I must assert the City of Boulder's home rule prerogative to regulate land use using its own maps, as those may be approved by the City from time to time, notwithstanding lack of designation and approval by the Water Conservation Board. This prerogative becomes important in a case such as this, where the lack of designation and approval has nothing to do with the substance of the maps but rather the.funding of your agency. However, you should also kllow that the City of Boulder has initiated a regulatory structure which includes a "high hazard zone" in which all human occupancy structures are prohibited, going well beyond the strictures of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Urban Drainage District. The "high hazard zone" is a function of the Boulder ordinance and does not constitute a "storm or flood-water channel or basin," within the meaning of the above-cited statute. The City of Boulder also requires two feet of freeboard above the base flood elevation. In no case does the City under-regulate any FEMA map- based standard. I look forward to your response to this letter and to working with you to get the advice of the Water Conservation Board on the designation and approval of the floodplain studies which you referred to in your May 5, 1992 letter. I would also like to learn more about the board's expanding involvement in the floodplain information program and related FEMA issues. Thank you for your consideration. Very truly yours// II ~-;A ~~~ ~N. d ai es, III City Attorn y cc: Leslie L. Durgin, Mayor Members of the City Council Stephen T. Honey, City Manager David A. Rhodes, Public Works Director Alan Taylor, City Engineer PW FC YFC 2