This district classification is intended for properties located within designated floodway areas as established by the California Reclamation Board, or to other such properties which constitute floodways, are subject to inundation, and upon which regulations are found necessary to permit the free flow of flood waters and to protect persons and property from flood hazards.

The following specific regulations and the provisions of Article 32 shall apply in all F-W districts and in addition be subject to the regulations as set forth in the City of Colusa Floodplain Management Ordinance No. 401.

(a)

Principal Permitted Uses:

1.

Subject to state or federal regulations for designated floodways: grazing, crop and tree farming, and,

2.

Construction of levees and similar works for the protection or improvement of flowage and safety features.

(b)

Conditional Uses Requiring Use Permits (Major):

1.

Subject to state or federal regulations for designated floodways: Farm storage and animal and equipment shelter buildings other than residences, temporary or flood-proof recreational structures and facilities, parks, picnic areas, and uses which the planning commission finds are similar to the foregoing.