FLOOD09598

• County: Huerfano
• Community: Huerfano County
• Stream Name: Arkansas River and Tributaries
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Huerfano County Regulations for Areas and Activities of State Interest
• Date: 6/1/1976
• Prepared For: Huerfano County
• Prepared By: Andrew Nigrini
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Miscellaneous

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the ground and the presence of either slash or ladder
fuels, or a slope factor.

(13) "No Hazard" means a lack of timber density and vegetation
or fuels such as open water, bare rock.

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(14) "Nonconforming Use" means any structure, development or
land use in existence on the effective date of these regu-
lations and not permitted under the terms and provisions
of these regulations.

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(15) "Severe Brush Hazard" means a timber density of less than
30% conifer crown coverage with nearly continuous coverage
of high brush or conifer saplings. The fuel is dense to
moderately dense flammable vegetation over 2-feet high
including Gambel oak (in fall), big sagebrush, conifer
reproduction, abundant litter and/or herbaceous fuels and
the possible presence of scattered conifer stands.

(16) "Severe Tree Hazard" means anyone of the following:

(a) Timber density of greater than 55% conifer crown
coverage.

(b) Timber density of 50-55% with a slope factor of 30%
or greater including but not limited to fuels of
dense conifer stands with any surface fuels.

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(c) Timber density of 35-55% conifer crown coverage,
including but not limited to fuels of medium density
of conifer reproduction and deadwood with a slope
factor of less than 30%,in the presence of slash or
ladder fuels.

(d) Timber density of 35-55% conifer crown coverage, in-
cluding but not limited to fuels of medium density of
conifer reproduction and deadwood with a slope factor
of greater than 30% when slash or ladder fuels are
not present.

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(e) Areas of severe slash with or without crown cover,
regardless of slope.

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(17) "Slash" means vegetative debris left after cutting or
clearing operations in forest or brush areas, which re-
quired treatment to reduce wildfire hazard.

(18) "Slope" means the gradient of the ground surface measured
in percent.

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(19) "Slope Factor" means a topographic condition that necessi-
tates increasing the wildfire hazard rating of an area

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