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For all proposed developments that alter a watercourse within a SFHA, the following standards apply:

(1) Channelization and flow diversion projects shall appropriately consider issues of sediment transport, erosion, deposition, and channel migration and properly mitigate potential problems through the project as well as upstream and downstream of any improvement activity. A detailed analysis of sediment transport and overall channel stability should be considered, when appropriate, to assist in determining the most appropriate design.

(2) Channelization and flow diversion projects shall evaluate the residual 100-year floodplain.

(3) Any channelization or other stream alteration activity proposed by a project proponent must be evaluated for its impact on the regulatory floodplain and be in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local floodplain rules, regulations and ordinances.

(4) Any stream alteration activity shall be designed and sealed by a licensed Colorado Professional Engineer.

(5) All activities within the regulatory floodplain shall meet all applicable federal, state and city floodplain requirements and regulations.

(6) Within the regulatory floodway, stream alteration activities shall not be constructed unless the project proponent demonstrates through a floodway analysis and report, sealed by a licensed Colorado Professional Engineer, that there is not more than a zero-foot rise in the proposed conditions compared to existing conditions floodway resulting from the project, otherwise known as a no-rise certification, unless the city first applies for a CLOMR and floodway revision in accordance with section 70-33 of this Code.

(7) Maintenance shall be required for any altered or relocated portions of watercourses so the flood-carrying capacity is not diminished.