Floodplain Administration

We are here to serve you Monday-Thursday 7:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Department of Planning and Community Development
124 10th Street, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 (970) 871-8258

The City of Steamboat Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Community Rating System Program.

Requirements for participation in as well as compliance with the program include:
Implementing a Flood Protection Program (flood proofing and public education) and Floodplain Ordinance
This allows our residents, who reside within a Special Flood Hazard Area, to secure Flood Insurance at a lower annual rate. Participation in the program also ensures that when there is a severe flood that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide disaster assistance.

One of the basic premises of the program is to minimize property damage from flood-related events. The City seeks to meet this goal by requiring new residential and non-residential construction comply with the Floodplain Ordinance, which requires either elevating the structures above the Floodplain or Flood Proofing the structures.
In terms of improvements to existing structures, the Floodplain Ordinance applies when a structure is substantially improved, which can mean reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvements of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the “start of construction” for the improvement.

The City has created mapping software that will display Floodplain information over a our existing Street Maps and Arial photography.

To see if your property is in a Special Flood Hazard Area please visit the following link:
http://mapper.sbsgov.net/freeance/Client/PublicAccess1/index.html?appcon... .

At this site you will need to zoom or search for a particular property and then click "mapping" which is located in the upper right hand corner. Then navigate to "layer control" and select "100 year Floodplain" and "Floodway" and then select update map.

For any Floodplain/Floodway related inquiries please contact Bob Keenan at 970-871-8260 or bkeenan@steamboatsprings.net .

Contact the Planning Department by email