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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 38
DATE: September 4, 2001
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM Mike Smith/Jim Hibbard
Bob Smith/Susan Hayes
SUBJECT :
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 121, 2001, Amending Chapter 10 and Chapter 26 of the City
Code to Reflect the Adoption of a New Master Drainage Plan for the Canal Importation Basin
and Clarifying the Application of the Provisions of Chapter 10 to Floodplains in the City.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Ordinance No. 121, 2001, which was adopted 6-1 on First Reading on August 21, 2001,
eliminates the requirement that the General Manager of the Utilities shall administer or enforce
the floodplain regulations before adoption of the applicable floodplain regulations by City
Council. This change to the Code allows for the enforcement of the floodplain regulations on
significant new development that would be subject to flood hazards and allows for a
comprehensive review of the applicable floodplain regulations resulting in and then the adoption
of the final floodplain regulations for that floodplain.
In regard to the Canal Importation Basin, other changes to the Code resulting from the adoption
of the Ordinance, limits the enforcement of the floodplain regulations in the Basin to new
development, critical facilities, and hazardous materials. After Second Reading, staff will
initiate a public process to perform a comprehensive review of the floodplain regulations that
would involve public outreach to determine the appropriate floodplain regulations for the Canal
Importation basin and would make recommendations to City Council.