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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS Council Bill No. 01 Ordinance No. -=,=1 4<f7.,>-S _ Series of 2011 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REVISING CHAPTER 26-803 OF THE
WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS, CONCERNING FLOODPLAIN CONTROL WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has previously adopted Article VIII of Chapter 26 of the Code of Laws pertaining to floodplain
control; and WHEREAS, amendment of the description of the Flood Regulatory District is needed to reflect current information. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Subsection G of Section 26-803 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws is amended to read as fo1l9WS: G. Official maps and engineering reports. The
location and boundaries of the Flood Regulatory District shall be as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in "The Flood Insurance Study for Jefferson County, Colorado",
dated June 17, 2003, and any amendments or revisions thereto are hereby adopted by reference and declared declared to be a part of this Article. The location and boundaries of the Floodway
and Flood Storage Districts shall be as shown in the following engineering reports and accompanying maps: 1. Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) panels dated June 17, 2003 for portions of
the City of Wheat Ridge 2. Clear Creek: Flood Hazard Area Delineation of Clear Creek by Icon Engineering for the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, April, 2007 3. Clear Creek:
Clear Creek Floodplain Revisions at Mcintyre Overflow -letter; Report by Icon Engineering dated October 27, 2008 4. Clear Creek: Clear Creek Floodplain Revisions at Jefferson County
Wetlands Area by Icon Engineering dated August, 2010 5. Lena Gulch: Flood Hazard Area Delineation Lena Gulch (lower) by George K Cotton Consulting for the Urban Drainage and Flood Control
District, October, 2007 WRPW011.1
The flood insurance rate map and the above-mentioned engineering reports constitute the current flood insurance study for the City of Wheat Ridge and are hereby adopted by the above
reference and declared to be part of these regulations. The flood insurance rate map and the above-mentioned engineering reports, which constitute the flood insurance study are on file
at the Wheat Ridge Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Section 1. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after final publication,
as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to 0 on this 10th day of January, 2011, ordered published in full in a newspaper
of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for January 24, 2011, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500
West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of 8 to 0 , this 24th day of January ,2011. SIGNED by the Mayor on
this 24th First Publication: January 13, 2011 Second Publication: January 27, 2011 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date: February 11, 2011 WRPW013 2 ----,f-"r-----' 2011.
Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney