{"id":4657,"date":"2026-01-15T22:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=4657"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:12:52","slug":"update-new-floodplain-development-permit-available-for-public-comment-2024-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=4657","title":{"rendered":"Update: New Floodplain Development Permit Available for Public Comment (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Update: New Floodplain Development Permit Available for Public Comment (2024)<\/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>Data from the 2026 Boulder County Community Survey shows that 31% of respondents rated this service as &#8220;important&#8221; or &#8220;very important.&#8221; The survey, conducted every two years, received 6,636 responses from residents across the county.<\/p>\n<p>The Housing &#038; Human Services processed over 11,273 applications last year, with an average processing time of 19 business days. Staff are available at the Gunbarrel office Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.<\/p>\n<h3>Community Impact<\/h3>\n<p>Safety data from the Gunbarrel area shows 35 reported incidents in the past 12 months, a 28% change from the previous year. The Sheriff&#8217;s Office has increased patrols along 63rd Street and added community outreach programs in response to resident feedback.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental review of the project area near 63rd Street found 5 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","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":1,"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-4657","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\/4657","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4657\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}