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<br />002873 <br /> <br />counted in these three counties. Local planners rely heavily on hazard maps <br />and detailed technical information about the threat to assess and provide for <br />the public health and safety needs of a jurisdiction. The technical studies <br />and assistance provided by CGS have helped to guide local planning and <br />mitigation decision-making in each of these counties. In each case, hazard <br />maps have been used in applying zoning, subdivision controls, condemnation <br />notices, non-conforming use restrictions, or some other land use technique to <br />reduce the vulnerability of some part of the population to landslides. <br /> <br />Garfield County: Landslides and debris flows occur regularly throughout <br />Garfield County, but the focus of emergency management activities remains at <br />Glenwood Springs, the center of population, tourism, commerce and government <br />for the county. Hundreds of homes, as well as utilities, businesses, offices, <br />churches, a hospital, nursing home, and college campus are potentially at risk <br />due to the periodic debris flows that originate from the 20 or more drainage <br />basins surrounding the city. As at Dowd's Junction, recommended structural <br />measures to protect existing development are prohibitively expensive for local <br />(and likely state) government, even though studies indicate they would yield a <br />substantial degree of protection. The City of Glenwood Springs, however, has <br />attacked the threat on a number of fronts, given the resources at hand, <br />including: <br /> <br />1. Formation of a debris flow committee which reviews, prioritizes, and <br />schedules available mitigation opportunities; <br /> <br />2. Adoption of .a Geologic Hazards Ordinance that restricts development in <br />identified hazard zones; <br /> <br />3. Enforcement of City 81ue Line restrictions, which limit the extension of <br /> <br />City utilities; <br /> <br />4. Purchase of easements and right-of-way to both restrict growth in, and <br />permit passage of debris flows through, suspect areas; <br /> <br />5. Construction of enlarged, concrete culverts capable of passing debris <br />flows; <br /> <br />- 88 - <br />