HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 14-20ORDINANCE NO.1 4-20
AMENDING CHAPTER 18.04 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS
WHEREAS,the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)recently
completed a revision to the countywide Flood Insurance Study (FIS)report and Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)for Larimer County and Incorporated Areas;and
WHEREAS,although Estes Park lies on revised map panel 1325G,the Town is
unaffected by the updated flood hazard information presented in the FIS report and
FIRM;and
WHEREAS,the Board of Trustees makes no change to the substance of the
Municipal Code,but desires to comply with FEMA’s requirement to update the
Town’s floodplain management ordinance to reflect the new FIRM effective date as a
condition of continued eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO,AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1:Section 18.04.040 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended by the
addition of underlined material,to read as follows:
18.04.040 —Basis for establishing the Special Flood Hazard Area.
The Special Flood Hazard Areas are identified by the scientific and
engineering report entitled “Flood Insurance Study for Larimer County an”
Incorporated Areas”(Flood Insurance Study,or FIS)dated January 15,2021,
including its accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)and any
revisions thereto.These Special Flood Hazard Areas identified by the Flood
Insurance Study and attendant mapping are the minimum area of applicability of
this Chapter and will be supplemented by the study entitled “Colorado Hazard
Mapping Program,Hydraulic Analysis —Volume 2,Technical Support Data
Notebook for the Big Thompson Watershed (HUC-8 10190006)”(“Big Thompson
Watershed Technical Support Data Notebook”),dated March 23,2018,including
its Summary Addendum,wherever it is more restrictive than the Flood Insurance
Study.The Big Thompson Watershed Technical Support Data Notebook has
been designated and approved by the Colorado Water Conservation Board at its
September 18-19,2019 meeting in Alamosa,Colorado.These Special Flood
Hazard Areas are the minimum area of applicability of this Chapter and may be
further supplemented by studies designated and approved by the Town Board by
ordinance.The Floodplain Administrator shall keep a copy of the Flood Insurance
Study and a copy of the Big Thompson Watershed Technical Support Data
Notebook,including the Summary Addendum to the Big Thompson Technical
Support Data Notebook,listing the names and corresponding stream mileages of
all of the streams studied in said report,on file and available for public inspection.
Section 2:This amendment to the Estes Park Municipal Code shall take effect
and be enforced thirty (30)days after its adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado this ‘lC’day of ,2020.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO
By:
ATTEST:
-_Tji Clerk
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meeting
of the Board of Trustees on the j’day of 2020 and published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,on the t3day
of o-ap,2020,all as required by the Statutes of the State of Colorado.-TTClerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mayor
Town Attorney