{"id":13555,"date":"2025-10-18T02:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T02:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=13555"},"modified":"2025-10-18T02:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T02:23:17","slug":"update-new-floodplain-development-permit-available-for-public-comment-2026-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=13555","title":{"rendered":"Update: New Floodplain Development Permit Available for Public Comment (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Update: New Floodplain Development Permit Available for Public Comment (2026)<\/h2>\n<p>The Boulder County Community Planning &amp; Permitting Department has proposed updates to the General Floodplain Development Permit process. Changes include streamlined review timelines, updated fee structures, and new requirements for climate-adjusted flood risk assessments. Comments are due by April 30.<\/p>\n<p>According to Maria Gonzalez, director of Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience, this program served 90% more residents in 2024 compared to the previous year. &#8220;We&#8217;re seeing unprecedented demand from communities across Boulder County, particularly in Gunbarrel and the surrounding area,&#8221; Maria Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n<p>For questions about this program, contact Maria Gonzalez at Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience: (303) 441-6989 or email Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience@bouldercounty.gov. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Walk-in services are available at the Gunbarrel office without an appointment.<\/p>\n<h3>Next Steps<\/h3>\n<p>Environmental review of the project area near CO-72 Peak-to-Peak Highway found 5 sensitive species and 2 wetland areas requiring mitigation. The Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience worked with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop a habitat conservation plan.<\/p>\n<p>The project includes improvements along CO-72 Peak-to-Peak Highway between Gunbarrel and the intersection with 75th Street. Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2026 with completion expected within 10 months.<\/p>\n<h3>Timeline<\/h3>\n<p>Public comment on this matter can be submitted through the Boulder County online portal, by email to Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience, or in person at the next Board of County Commissioners meeting. Written comments received by 5:00 PM the day before the hearing will be included in the public record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boulder County Community Planning &amp; Permitting Department has proposed updates to the General Floodplain Development Permit process. Changes include streamlined review timelines, updated fee structures, and new requirements for climate-adjusted flood risk assessments. Comments are due by April 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-13555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-land","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}