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FLOOD PLAIN STUDY RESOLUTION
WHEREAS flood control standards should
be practiced to promote orderly development along the Roaring
Fork River and its tributaries, and
WHEREAS new construction along the
Roaring Fork River and its tributaries has occurred to such
an extent that it is essential to designate the limits of
the natural drainage courses to protect the health, safety
and welfare of the residents of the area, and
WHEREAS the City of Aspen has the
authority to adopt regulations for the purpose of avoiding
hazards to persons and property from flooding and the authority
to protect the natural drainage courses of the area;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the
Corps of Engineers is hereby requested to conduct a Flood Plain
Study of the Roaring Fork River and its tributaries to determine
the limits
pressures,
to designate
of natural drainage courses subject to development
and the Colorado Conservation Board is hereby requested
a high priority for conducting said study.
Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission