Agenda Date: 01/14/2020
Subject:
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Code Update: Revising Title 10, Chapter 6: Floodplain Regulations and associated references in 2-9-1 and 10-1-2, 10-1-7, 10-2-26, and 10-3-1, and creating a Floodplain Overlay District
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Prepared By:
Carolyn Roan, Water Resource Manager
PURPOSE:
To review revisions to the Floodplain Regulations (Title 10, Chapter 6), and associated references in 2-9-1 and 10-1-2, 10-1-7, 10-2-26, and 10-3-1
PRESENTATIONS:
Staff Presenter(s): Carolyn Roan, Water Resource Manager
Alternate Presenter(s): N/A
SUMMARY:
The City of Littleton has been a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) since 1971. To participate in the NFIP, the city was required to adopt and administer floodplain regulations. Since that time, the floodplain regulations have required periodic updates to remain in compliance with new regulatory language, clarify building restrictions, or provide clarity on permitting process. The purpose of this proposed code update is to address all three of the above. There were certain elements of the required regulatory update in 2013 that were omitted, there are some unclear descriptions of building restrictions in the current code, and there is need for a more efficient and less burdensome floodplain permit process in Littleton.
Development trends in the city have led to the proposed development of several vacant properties that are encumbered by floodplain. In addition, the city is seeing proposals to redevelop existing properties and structures that were built prior to floodplain regulations being implemented, or floodplains being delineated in the city. Many property owners are not aware of the building restrictions on redevelopment in a floodplain. Currently, the code requires that if a project requires a building permit, and the parcel is within the floodplain, the applicant would need to apply for a Use by Special Exception through the planning commission, requiring a public h...
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