FLOOD09510

• County: Prowers
• Community: Holly
• Stream Name: Arkansas River, Wild Horse Creek
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Special Flood Hazard Information Report
• Date: 4/1/1975
• Prepared For: Holly
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

Floodway Designation

A designated floodway is the area of the flood plain

provided to convey a design frequency flood. The "design flood"

often selected in connection with floodway determination is the 100-

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,

the Intermediate Regional Flood's heights and areal limits are con-

sidered most practical for use in gaining the goals sought through

selective zoning.

Zoning

Constituting a legal tool that can be used to implement

and enforce the detailed plans resulting from a land-use planning

program. Selective zoning ensures the most beneficial use of flood

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

community. Designated floodways may be reserved by establishing

encroachment lines that clearly define the floodway zone. Designated

floodways should be zoned for the 'purpose of passing floodwaters and

for other limited uses that do not conflict with that primary purpose.

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

zoning criteria for the area.

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Subdivision Regulations

Subdivision regulations are used by local governments to

specify the manner in which land may be divided. They may state the

required width of streets, requirements for curbs and gutters, size

of lot, elevation of land, freedom from flooding, size of floadways

and other points pertinent to the health, safety and welfare of the

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