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Derby resident raises flooding concerns near North Woodlawn rezoning; staff pledges follow-up
Summary
A resident whose property borders Dry Creek warned council that proposed development and rezoning north of her home could increase flooding; city staff said planned street upgrades and detention will reduce flood risks and promised to follow up.
Audrey Goff of 3201 North Woodlawn Boulevard told the Derby City Council on July 22 that her property, near Dry Creek south of 55th Street, experiences "major flooding" during flash events and she is concerned rezoning and proposed multifamily development nearby could increase flood risk.
"Right now, the flooding fills up when we have flash floods, it fills up Dry Creek in our land and it really comes up," Goff said, adding the water "comes up right to, like, almost up to the hill for our house." She said she planned to attend a rezoning meeting on Aug. 7 and asked staff to follow up.
City staff agreed to meet with Goff and described two separate efforts that staff said will reduce localized flooding: redevelopment standards requiring net-neutral stormwater for new development, and a planned upgrade of North Woodlawn from an older county-style road with open ditches to a curb-and-gutter street with underground detention. A staff speaker told the council that detention in the street redesign will carry stormwater away from the current open ditches and that some land near Woodlawn shown as floodplain cannot be developed.
Staff said they would provide engineering staff contact information to Goff and follow up after the meeting. Council members encouraged Goff to participate in the rezoning meeting and noted some mitigation work is scheduled next year for North Woodlawn.
