{"id":27119,"date":"2025-09-22T21:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=27119"},"modified":"2025-09-22T21:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:48:59","slug":"january-new-floodplain-development-permit-available-for-public-comment-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=27119","title":{"rendered":"January: New Floodplain Development Permit Available for Public Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>January: New Floodplain Development Permit Available for Public Comment<\/h2>\n<p>The Boulder County Community Planning &#038; 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>A community information session will be held at the Lyons library on Sunday, May 17 at 7:00 PM. Translation services in Spanish and Nepali will be available. The session will also be livestreamed on the Boulder County YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the 2025 Boulder County Community Survey shows that 39% of respondents rated this service as &#8220;important&#8221; or &#8220;very important.&#8221; The survey, conducted every two years, received 3,884 responses from residents across the county.<\/p>\n<h3>Next Steps<\/h3>\n<p>Environmental review of the project area near South Boulder Road found 10 sensitive species and 4 wetland areas requiring mitigation. The Housing &#038; Human Services worked with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop a habitat conservation plan.<\/p>\n<p>For questions about this program, contact David Thompson at Housing &#038; Human Services: (303) 441-7827 or email Housing &#038; Human Services@bouldercounty.gov. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Walk-in services are available at the Lyons office without an appointment.<\/p>\n<h3>Community Impact<\/h3>\n<p>Residents in the Lyons area should note that service boundaries may differ from city limits. For properties in unincorporated Boulder County, contact Housing &#038; Human Services at (303) 441-7827 to verify eligibility and requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boulder County Community Planning &#038; 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":2,"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-27119","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\/27119","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"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27119\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}