WSP01829

• File Number: 8030
• Description: Section D General Compact Issues - US Water Resources Council
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 8/1/1971
• Author: US Water Resources C
• Title: Regulation of Flood Hazard Areas to Reduce Flood Losses - Draft - Volume II Part V - With Appendices
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CHAPTER IV

DRAFT SUBDIVISION CONTROL ORDINN~CE

FOR FLOOD HAZARD' AREAS

410. INTRODUCTION

A. Use of the" Dl"a"ft. Ordih'anCes

This draft subdivision ,ordinance can be used in two

ways. First, it c~n be used as a separat:e flood hazard sub-

divi.sion ccntrol ordinance for a community which, does not have

a comprehensive subdivision ordinance but has a serious river-

ine or coastal flood problem. Second, the objectives, use

restrictions and special procedures unique to flood hazard

regulations may be extracted from this ordinance for insert:ion

into a comprehensive subdivision co~trol ordinanoe. The latter

approach is desirable "CO promote integrated land use cont:r.olB

to serve broad con~unity goals.

The draft ordinanoe is designed for use in combination
with zoning ordinances or maps delineating flood hazard areas.

These include either (1) detailed maps delineating riverine

floodway and floodway fringe areas or coastal high hazard and
low hazard areas, or (2) less specific maps defining areas

subject to flooding but not distinguishing riverine floodway

or coastal high hazard areas. If only generalized flood data
is available, slight modifications in the draft ordinance will
be necessary as suggested by Section 6 of the draft ordinance
and accompanying commentary. If used in conjunction \>li th a
single district riverine or coastal flood plain zoning ordi-

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nance'or similar less specific data; determination of protectior.