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<br />slgnlfl~ant h,,"ard to puhll~ health and safety or to property,
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<br />plalM and geol"gl~ h~~ardsl are Mtural ha~ard a~eas.
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<br />?rovldlngtechnicalasalstanceto localgovern"",nts.
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<br />Wlth reference to the "dmln1strlltlon of n"t<Iral h".ard areas, se~tIon
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<br />Colorado Developmental PolIcIes
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<br />24-65.1-202(2)(.1) of the Act provIdes: ~lood plaIns shsll l><' admlnIstor"d
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<br />[n the mode 1 flood platn regulations, adopted by tllo Color"do ""te ~
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<br />so as to minllllhe significant h"',Hd" to pubLic health and safety or to
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<br />Conservation Bo"~d, the "t,lte1:le<lt of purpose Is to pro",ote tho publl~
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<br />property; open spllce actIvities shall he encouraged; strUdUr.,8 811.111 be
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<br />he"lth,aafetyandgeneralwelfarebyprovistonsdestgn.,dto:
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<br />designed l"ter"", 01 use and hazards; dlsposal sItes and syste"'" sh all be
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<br />protected frollllnundation by floodwaters; andactivities.hallbe discour-
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<br />Per"lt only such uSe' "ithin the designated floool'lalnsaswlll
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<br />..gedwhich, Inticoooffloodtng,wouldcreatesigntflcanthazard. to public
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<br />not endanger 11fe,he.,lth,public"afety or property In ti"",,, of
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<br />hoalth and safety or to property.
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<br />flood,
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<br />In geologic ha"ard area. all developments sMll he engineered and ad",inis-
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<br />prohlbtt the p13ce~n~ of flll, ",aterlals and s~ructurcs whlch
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<br />tered in 3 Ill3nner that wUI mInimize signific"nt hazards to publlc health
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<br />would.lgn!ficantlyobstruCt floodflools to thepotentt..l d<Hnnge of
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<br />..nd safety or to proporty due to a geologic hazard.
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<br />others or ~a\lSC pote"Ually damap;i"B debris to be c"rried do'1ll-
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<br />strellm.
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<br />The aU further provide" that dter prornulgatlon of guldel1nes for land use
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<br />in natur..l hazard areas1..., the Mtur,~l Im~,\[d areas slmll he lI.d"i"i~-
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<br />Prot~ct the rublLc fr",. thc hurdcn of avoIdable t1nallcbl c~l'cnd:l-
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<br />teredby localgovern""'''t ina 1l.aO<Iar which is cons19tent",tth the guide -
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<br />tur". for flood control p(<.>jectB and flood r"lid ,"ea.ure".
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<br />lin""forlandu"c Ineaehof eheMturalha."rd1l.reaa.
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<br />4, Pre.~nt avoldablc wstne.a and co,""",rc~ Intortupclon,..
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<br />Co",:erning the dedgMtlons of flood plaIn..., the Colorado W~tcr Co~serv.ulon
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<br />aoard L$ ch;lrged IoIlth the prlMry re$ponslbllity for:
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<br />,'1lnl",h~ dannges to publle utllUI..", streets and brldges.
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<br />M3king reco"'T1lend,HlO:l~ to l<}cal govern"ent" and the Colorado L1nd
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<br />I1tnlrnl>.e v1<:tlrnhatloo of uaw~ry homc .,nd land purch,..ers.
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<br />U"cCo",,'l$.lon.
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<br />'1hl",lzc the pnll"tlon of "'.Her by prol11hlllng tbe Jhp',"al of
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<br />'Geologic hn>.ards l:Idllde debrh flows (","dfl"".).
<br />2eolorad,' "'Iter COll$crv,~tlon 30",d's "~odol flood Pl!!ln Re;:uLulon", and
<br />tho Colorado Ge01o~i",,1 Survey's "~odel <;':'oLoglc fhzard ,"'ren Control
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<br />garbage "nd other solld ~\Lst" ""'t~ddls in (1,)od ;,1"1"",
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