HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2008-1423INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BERRY
Council Bill No. 21-2008
Ordinance No. 1423
Series of 2008
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-803 OF
THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS PERTAINING
TO 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;
WHEREAS, amendment of the description of the Flood Regulatory District is
needed to reflect current information;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO THAT:
Section 1. Subsection G of Section 26-803 of the Wheat Ridge Code of
Laws is amended to read as follows:
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 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. Lena Gulch: Flood Hazard Area Delineation Lena Gulch (Lower) by George K
Cotton Consulting for the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, October, 2007.
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 2. Safety Clause. The City of Wheat Ridge hereby finds, determines,
and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City
of Wheat Ridge, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public
and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the
protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that
the ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be
attained.
Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this
Zoning code or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any
reason be adjusted by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not
affect application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 4. Supersession Clause. If any provision, requirements or standard
established by this Ordinance is found to conflict with similar provisions, requirements or
standards found elsewhere in the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, which are in
existence as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance, the provisions, requirements and
standards here shall supersede and prevail.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after final
publication.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on this
10th day of November, 2008, 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 Monday, November 24, 2008, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council
Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
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READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a
vote of 8 to 0 , this 24th day of November '2008.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 24th day of November '2008.
ATTEST:
Michael Snow, City Irk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY
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GERAL DAHL, CITY AT ORNEY
1sT publication: November 10, 2008
2ndpublication: December 4, 2008
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: December 19, 2008