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FLOOD INSURANCE MAPPING APPING The City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP makes federally backed flood insurance available for all buildings, whether they are in a designated floodplain or not. Flood insurance covers direct losses caused by surface flooding, due to either a creek over- flowing its banks or a local drainage event. Areas within the City of Louisville which would be subject to surface flooding during a 100 - year -storm event are de- picted on a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The area of flooding is defined as a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). The FIRM is printed periodically by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and made available to the local map repository for distribution to the public. For Louisville there are a series of FIRM maps and the Planning Depart- ment is the local repository for these mapping resources. If you would like to review a map to evaluate the location of any flood area in relation to a specific property, please visit the Planning Department in City Hall (749 Main Street). You may also contact the Planning Department by phone (303.335.4592) or email (Planning@LouisvilleCO.gov) if you would like staff to make a determination as to the flood zone in which a property is located. Any construction within the SFHA requires the completion of a FEMA elevation certifi- cate, which is also available through the Planning Depart- ment. Additional resources are also available through the Build- ing and Engineering Divisions to assist in the administration of the City's floodplain regulations. OLD TOWN BUILDING SURVEY UNDERWAY In the next few weeks the City will begin a Recon- naissance Survey of the buildings in the Old Town District. This area, which is roughly bounded by Highway 42 (east), McKinley Avenue (west), Griffith Street (north) and Rex Street (south) has approximately 600 structures. The purpose of the Reconnaissance Survey is to catalog the historic resources which currently exist and use this informa- tion as a basis for the upcoming Preservation Master Plan. Identifying the architectural form, style, and features of each building will allow us to create character areas which can later be used to determine historic districts if a neighbor- hood desires to do so. The City hired Barlow Preservation Services, LLC to complete the survey. Mr. Barlow brings a combination of preservation and technology to this project, allowing for a seamless data collection process from field work to the data- base. You may see him walking the area examining the build- ings; please feel free to ask him any questions you may have. We are looking for citizen volunteers to assist in this process. If you are interested in participating in this fun preserva- tion project, please contact Scott Robinson (303.335.4596 or ScottR @LouisvilleCO.gov). Keep an eye out for public meetings discussing the project and its findings in the future. The survey is partially funded through a grant from the State of Colorado's Certified Local Government program. HAVE You RENEWED YOUR SALES /USE TAX LICENSE? G013 Louisville Sales /Use Tax License renewals were mailed in early November! Louisville requires every person engaged in any trade, profession, business, or occupation within the City, whether direct or indirect, and regardless of whether or not goods and services are sold, is required to obtain a Louisville Sales /Use Tax License. You are not required to get a separate business license. The licensing requirement includes home -based businesses operating within the City boundaries and any business that is engaged in business in the City by performing or providing services or selling, leasing, renting, delivering, or installing tangible personal property for storage, use, or consumption within the City. The Louisville Tax Division administers all City sales /use tax licensing. Application forms may be obtained at City Hall or from the City web site (wwwLouisvilleCO.gov) on the Sales Tax and Licensing Division page. Applications must be fully com- pleted and submitted with the annual license fee of $25. Licenses are subject to renewal on an annual calendar year basis and all business changes should be reported at that time. There is no proration of the license fee for partial years. Licenses cannot be transferred. All special event vendors must obtain the same Sales /Use Tax License and remit the same $25 fee however, they should complete the Special Events Sales /Use Tax License application so they may designate the months they will be making sales in the City. This avoids the necessity for the vendor to remit zero tax returns for inactive months. The City of Louisville restricts the actions of mobile vendors, door -to -door solicitors and peddlers. For more information you may contact the Sales Tax and Licensing Division at 303.335.4514 or visit the City web site at www.LouisvilleCO.gov. Winter 2012 - 2013 6