Fort Collins Utilities Floodplain Forms

• Floodplain Use Permit (PDF 143KB) - Required for any work done in a floodplain
• FEMA Elevation Certificate - (See also Elevation Certificate Guidance Document)
• FEMA Floodproofing Certificate
• No-Rise Certification Form (PDF 14KB) - Required for work in a floodway when documenting "no-rise" in flood elevations.
• Variance Form (PDF 106KB) - For variances to be heard before the Water Board
• Waiver Form (PDF 88KB) for City-Designated Floodplains with a Capital Project Under Construction
• Erosion Buffer Zone Regulation Waiver Form (PDF 106KB)

Development Review Checklists

Provides guidance on what documentation is required as part of the plans and reports for projects going through the City's Development Review process.

• 50% submittal (PDF 36KB)
• 100% submittal (PDF 37KB)

Guidelines and Handouts

• Poudre River Quick Guide (PDF 1.3MB) to City of Fort Collins Floodplain Regulations for the Poudre
• Quick Guide (PDF 5.7MB)to City of Fort Collins Floodplain Regulations for all Basins Other than the Poudre River
• Elevation Certificate Guidelines (PDF 39KB) - Provides additional information on how to complete the FEMA Elevation Certificate for both FEMA and City designated floodplains.
• Floodproofing Guidelines (PDF 50KB)
• Floodplain Modeling Guidelines (PDF 75KB)
• Mobile Home Submittal Requirements (PDF 516KB)
• Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage List (PDF 71KB) - Items to be included and excluded in determining substantial improvement.

FEMA Technical Bulletins (pdfs)

• 1-08—Openings in Foundation Walls (PDF 3.8MB)
  Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the requirement for openings in below-Base Flood Elevation foundation walls (enclosures) for buildings located in Zones A, AE, A1-A30, AR,AO, and AH.
• 2-08—Flood-Resistant Materials Requirements (PDF 1.1MB)
  Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the required use of flood-damage resistant construction materials for building components located below the Base Flood Elevation in Special Flood Hazard Areas (both A and V zones).
• 3-93—Non-Residential Floodproofing -- Requirements and Certification (PDF 151KB)
  Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning watertight construction and the required certification for floodproofed non-residential buildings in Zones A, AE, A1-A30, AR, AO, and AH whose lowest floors are below the Base Flood Elevation.
• 4-93—Elevator Installation (PDF 93KB)
  Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the installation of elevators below the Base Flood Elevation in Special Flood Hazard Areas (both A and V zones).
• 6-93—Below-Grade Parking Requirements (PDF 112KB)
  Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the design of below-grade parking garages beneath buildings located in Zones A, AE, A1-A30, AR, AO, and AH.
• 7-93—Wet Floodproofing Requirements (PDF 159KB)
  Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning wet floodproofing of certain types of structures (garages and accessory structures) located in Zones A, AE, A1-A30, AR, AO, and AH.
• 11-01—Crawlspace Construction for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas (PDF 608KB)
  Provides interim guidance on minimum NFIP requirements as well as best practices for crawlspace construction in the Special Flood Hazard Area.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Letter of Map Revision Forms

• MT-1: Application Forms for Conditional and Final Letters of Map Amendment and Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill
• MT-2: Application Forms for Conditional Letters of Map Revision and Letters of Map Revision
• MT-EZ: Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps

For questions regarding any of these forms or handouts, please contact Fort Collins Utilities at (970) 221-6700.