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Option
Hazards
Assets
Action Type
Sub-Action Type
Address flood-prone roads by installing green stormwater practices.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Adopt low-impact development (LID) standards, add incentives and remove regulatory barriers (e.g., in the zoning ordinance) to encourage green infrastructure, especially in low lying areas. Green infrastructure and LID can lessen stress on natural and built stormwater systems by promoting on-site water retention and infiltration. These strategies also slow stormwater runoff rates. LID strategies are site-level solutions that control stormwater and strive to replicate the pre-development hydrology of the site.
Water Quality
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Low Impact Development (LID)
Adopt stream buffers on any perennial stream using widths that have been established or tested as best practice within the region.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Aggressively participate in FEMA funding programs to protect private Property.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Funding & Finance
Funding
Assess culvert structures for structural integrity on flood-prone streets in neighborhoods that could become isolated if a culvert were to fail.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Capacity Building
Monitoring, Inspection and Maintenance
Build adaptive capacity into any new asset put into the RAD and Biltmore Village, and other vulnerable commercial areas
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Adaptive Capacity of Buildings
Build partnerships with local nonprofits to increase opportunities for implementing green infrastructure. Green infrastructure helps manage stormwater on site, can improve water quality, can help protect coastal areas and offers cooling benefits when it is hot outside.
Water Quality
Extreme Heat
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Partnerships & Collaboration
Partnerships
Collaborate with rail lines and airports to identify and address critical flooding areas (i.e., capital projects for stormwater infrastructure adjacent to rails, culvert improvements, etc.).
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Partnerships & Collaboration
Partnerships
Complete Streets projects (a project in West Palm Beach) should consider tiered and adaptive LID elements that provide strong aesthetic and treatment benefits. The 50-year hydrologic performance of all treatment train elements should be considered and demonstrated as part of the drainage elements for these projects.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Increase Hydraulic Capacity of Drainage Systems - Culverts
Conduct habitat, stream and floodplain restoration on properties purchased through floodplain buyouts.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Managed Retreat, Relocation, & Buyout
Buyouts
Consider opportunities to add multi-modal transportation options (e.g., walking, biking, transit, rail) to areas isolated by threats. Consider how multi-modal transportation options can serve as an additional route in or out in emergency situations.
High Winds
Landslides
Severe Winter Weather
Wildfire
Erosion and Shoreline Recession
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Preparedness & Response
Emergency Management
Consider using highwater alert technology to prevent injuries and loss of life.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
People
Preparedness & Response
Early warning
Counter lag times in FEMA buyout programs by creating a local voluntary buyout program. Such a program could be funded with stormwater fees based on a property's amount of impervious surface.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Managed Retreat, Relocation, & Buyout
Buyouts
Create a green infrastructure and fee credit program for water retention. Consider expanding the program to include water treatment incentives.
Water Quality
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Create a map of detours and alternate bus routes that factors in areas with recurrent flooding. Create a communications plan for altered or reduced service.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Public Education & Outreach
Communications
Create a map of detours and educate the public on alternative access points and the evacuation plan. Ensure drafted communications include instructions on preparing to be temporarily stranded.
High Winds
Landslides
Severe Winter Weather
Wildfire
Erosion and Shoreline Recession
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Public Education & Outreach
Communications
Create a targeted public education program about watersheds and shared responsibility.
Water Quality
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Public Education & Outreach
Education
Create a template presentation about water quality to share among partners. The presentation could focus on golf courses and other commercial properties.
Water Quality
Critical Facilities
Property
Public Education & Outreach
Community Engagement
Create agreements with AirBnB and other home share platforms to educate guests on hazards and emergency exit strategies.
Air Quality
High Winds
Landslides
Severe Winter Weather
Wildfire
Extreme Heat
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
People
Partnerships & Collaboration
Partnerships
Create and implement a localized flood management master plan. The plan could identify detailed mitigation options such as storage areas, stream restoration needs and buyout priorities.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Planning & Management
Planning
Create design guidelines for retrofitting and elevating historic buildings to protect them from flooding.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Adaptive Capacity of Buildings
Create green infrastructure incentives or requirements for new development.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Create incentives for developers to maintain riparian corridors.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Design policies and incentives for private landowners, businesses and landlords to plant native species and reduce the use of fossil fuel derived fertilizers and pesticides.
Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems
Water Quality
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Develop a flood early warning system that uses gauges in strategic locations to monitor water levels. The system would provide alerts when roads may be flooding. Use the system to let people know when to evacuate. The system could show real time data for residents and decision makers.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Preparedness & Response
Early warning
Develop a formal parking plan when there is a chance of flooding. Include appropriate signage on streets.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Planning & Management
Planning
Develop a free rain garden program using fees and grants that provides materials and training.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Funding & Finance
Financing & Incentives
Develop a local funding mechanism (e.g., gas tax or tax increment financing) to provide dollars towards non-capacity transportation projects.
Air Quality
High Winds
Landslides
Severe Winter Weather
Extreme Heat
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Funding & Finance
Funding
Develop a program to buy out repetitive loss and high-risk properties.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Managed Retreat, Relocation, & Buyout
Buyouts
Develop a watershed plan to guide infrastructure and improvement projects. Watershed plans can influence zoning and prompt infrastructure evaluations and stream restoration.
Water Quality
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Planning & Management
Planning
Develop agreements with Uber and other ride share platform drivers to provide emergency egress and evacuation services to residents and community visitors vulnerable to road access issues.
High Winds
Landslides
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Partnerships & Collaboration
Partnerships
Develop an education campaign to keep plastic out of waterways and lagoons.
Water Quality
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Public Education & Outreach
Education
Develop and implement a jurisdiction-wide green infrastructure plan that supports vegetation-based stormwater management best practices and strategies for managing urban heat.
Water Quality
Extreme Heat
Flooding – General
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Planning & Management
Planning
Develop flood risk mapping system (assessment) or process that is tailored to specific needs and is frequently updated. This can be used to point citizens to the most accurate elevation data for their parcels or a process for understanding their parcels' true elevation. This system would then lead to more informed management decisions and greater citizen outreach and education opportunities as well as the possibility of lower flood insurance premiums.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Discourage new construction in flood-prone areas
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Planning & Management
Planning
Education of community and Property owners about access issues in case of flood (use Google, Waze)
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Public Education & Outreach
Communications
Encourage and promote the use of vegetative buffers around streams, channels and water sources to absorb and manage runoff.
Water Quality
Flooding – General
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Encourage daylighting streams — restoring above-ground water flow to a stream that is diverted below ground — to reduce polluted runoff and address flash flooding.
Water Quality
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Public Education & Outreach
Education
Encourage federal authorities to consider issues of critical access when establishing standards of rail design.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Standards
Encourage local government departments and local employers to offer remote work during extreme weather events to make economic activity and critical services less vulnerable to disruption.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Economy
Capacity Building
Adaptive Capacity of Workforce, Staffing, Training
Encourage nonprofits to hold land conservation easements. Encourage them to use those easements in ways that help manage climate change impacts.
Air Quality
Landslides
Multiple or All Hazards
Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems
Water Quality
Erosion and Shoreline Recession
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Land Use Practice
Enhance data collection by identifying locations of recurring nuisance flooding.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Multiple or All Assets
Property
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Ensure there are alternate routes identified for emergency service vehicles during floods and landslides.
Landslides
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Planning & Management
Redundancy of routes, adaptive capacity
Establish and nurture partnerships throughout the tri-county region to coordinate on land use and stormwater policy.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Partnerships & Collaboration
Partnerships
Evaluate public housing units in flood-prone areas for opportunities to mitigate flooding.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Evaluate the flooding potential of creeks in the jurisdiction. Monitor water flow to improve natural creek conditions and to improve floodwater flow, reduce erosion, improve habitat and protect adjacent neighborhoods and commercial areas.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Capacity Building
Modeling
Evaulate greenways located in flood prone areas
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Explore more environmentally friendly options for ice abatement on local streets.
Severe Winter Weather
Water Quality
Transportation and Mobility
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Planning & Management
Planning
Explore possible locations for the creation of bioswales to absorb storm runoff.
Water Quality
Drought
Flooding – General
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Flood-proof existing structures.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Adaptive Capacity of Buildings
Focus on restoration and maintenance after flood
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Planning & Management
Planning
Identify and implement ordinance updates for areas outside of the special flood hazard area. Use detailed floodplain maps to identify areas in need of buffers.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Identify and implement strategies to fund wetland restoration.
Multiple or All Hazards
Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems
Water Quality
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Funding & Finance
Funding
Identify open space that could function as water storage areas.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Implement a no new development restriction in the floodplain for industrial, commercial and residential properties.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Land Use Practice
Implement a stream monitoring system that alerts staff and emergency management about rising water levels. Such a system would prompt regular checks and calls for evacuation, when needed.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Property
Capacity Building
Monitoring, Inspection and Maintenance
Implement green infrastructure projects on public housing properties that have been damaged by past floods.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
People
Property
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Implement green infrastructure strategies on properties owned by the local government. Green infrastructure helps manage stormwater on site and it offers cooling benefits during hot weather.
Water Quality
Extreme Heat
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Critical Facilities
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Implement green infrastructure strategies recommended for City owned roads.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
In coastal communities, identify areas of the community in need of flood protection or absorption. Identify potential solutions for each area.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Multiple or All Assets
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Incentivize measures for flood mitigation in construction areas in the floodplain. One example is offering a structure elevation grant.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Funding & Finance
Financing & Incentives
Incentivize private property owners to implement green infrastructure (GI) and stormwater best practices through a reduced stormwater fee incentive program, zoning or other mechanisms. Encourage GI installations such as wetlands, supply canals and lakes, green roofs, rain barrels and trees. GI helps manage stormwater on site, can improve water quality, can help protect coastal areas and offers cooling benefits when it is hot outside.
Water Quality
Extreme Heat
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Funding & Finance
Financing & Incentives
Incentivize the use of low-impact development — site-level solutions that control stormwater and strive to replicate the pre-development hydrology of the site.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Low Impact Development (LID)
Include rail lines and airports in the communication strategy when flood waters are rising rapidly.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Public Education & Outreach
Communications
Incorporate green infrastructure in urban landscape change and capital improvements.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Incorporate information on bridge and road vulnerability to erosion, flooding and landslides into capital improvement planning processes.
Landslides
Erosion and Shoreline Recession
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Incorporate the impact of anticipated development in flood modeling and flood maps. Local regulations may refer to these maps, even if they do not align with Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Increase and improve stream buffers with cross-community collaboration and watershed plans.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Increase drainage and storage design standards for private development.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Increase floodplain and channel roughness to help dissipate the anticipated increase in runoff. Install bioengineered surfaces (e.g., vegetation incorporated with wood and rock to harden channels) along streams adjacent to main travel ways.
Water Quality
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Increase the use of bridges and multi-culvert installations (instead of single culverts) when possible to increase flow rate and enhance riparian areas.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Increase Hydraulic Capacity of Drainage Systems - Culverts
Increase urban green space to reduce runoff, promote groundwater recharge and reduce drought impacts. Examples might include using permeable streets and increasing greenery and water retention basins in parking lots.
Water Quality
Drought
Flooding – General
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Multiple or All Assets
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Increase/require use of Low Impact Developments.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Low Impact Development (LID)
Inventory the use of herbicides and pesticides in parks and other public properties. Develop a strategy and establish targets to reduce use.
Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems
Water Quality
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Launch a “Green Alleys” program. The program could offer garden materials and help coordinate volunteer labor to residents wanting to convert neighborhood alleyways to green space or green infrastructure. The program would increase on-site management of stormwater, help cool the area through evapotranspiration and minimize pollution runoff into nearby streams.
Air Quality
Water Quality
Extreme Heat
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Partnerships & Collaboration
Partnerships
Launch a program that encourages vegetative urban landscaping, pervious surfaces and down spout disconnection to help manage stormwater onsite.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Property
Public Education & Outreach
Education
Limit development in the floodplain in proximity to critical infrastructure.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Critical Facilities
Property
Planning & Management
Planning
Maximize the planning and implementation of green infrastructure at the watershed scale and site-specific locations. Green infrastructure helps manage stormwater on site, can improve water quality, can help protect coastal areas and offers cooling benefits when it is hot outside.
Water Quality
Extreme Heat
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Minimize low-income housing in the floodplain. Provide financial assistance for low-income families to move out of the floodplain.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Funding & Finance
Financing & Incentives
Minimize the impact to natural floodplains from future development by controlling the alteration of natural floodplains and stream channels.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Land Use Practice
Monitor and track current water conditions and create a baseline report. Compile an expert panel to analyze and identify key stressors on lakes and how to address them to improve the quality.
Water Quality
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
NORA is transforming vacant lots into rain gardens that draw runoff from the street store it temporarily, and capture many of the pollutants it carries.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Offer more frequent transit options to routes with grocery stores and farmers markets.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Health, Wellness, & Security
Food Security
Overlay social vulnerability maps with residential flood maps to identify areas and households most at risk.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Partner with golf courses to plant native vegetation in the buffer around water bodies and waterways. This practice lessons their need for chemical treatment.
Water Quality
Property
Partnerships & Collaboration
Partnerships
Pilot approaches to bring landowners and key agencies together to plan and implement runoff management, erosion management and riparian restoration activities. Identify models and best practices for joint planning processes that enable effective implementation.
Water Quality
Erosion and Shoreline Recession
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Agriculture and Food Supply
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Planning & Management
Planning
Plan for and build capacity for local government-owned facilities to stage resources when floods are expected.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Critical Facilities
Property
Planning & Management
Planning
Plan for and communicate alternate routes/info source if closed due to flooding
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Public Education & Outreach
Communications
Plant dense vegetation along riparian corridors to create a buffer from intensely flowing waters during flood events.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Plant native vegetation in the buffer around lakes to help maintain their ecological health and water quality.
Water Quality
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Preservation of open space in flood prone areas
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Land Use Practice
Promote green infrastructure (GI) for residential, commercial and golf course properties. Encourage GI installations such as wetlands, supply canals and lakes, green roofs, rain barrels and trees. GI helps manage stormwater on site, can improve water quality, can help protect coastal areas and offers cooling benefits when it is hot outside.
Water Quality
Property
Public Education & Outreach
Community Engagement
Provide incentives (density bonuses, permitting fees, faster review process, etc.) to developers to reduce impervious surfaces beyond riparian buffer rules and leave riparian areas in place.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Funding & Finance
Financing & Incentives
Purchase other properties vulnerable to future flooding (not repetitive loss parcels) and prioritize which ones to repurpose.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Managed Retreat, Relocation, & Buyout
Relocation
Reduce flood insurance premiums by improving CRS rating.
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Funding & Finance
Economic Development
Reduce non-point source pollution at local government facilities by ensuring the staff and operations are meeting National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements.
Water Quality
Water Infrastructure – Drinking Water
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Property
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Replace asphalt and concrete with bricks (i.e., permeable pavers) on roads and walkways to allow water to pass through.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Enhance Pavement
Replace older bridges and elevate them, if needed. If elevation isn't possible, explore other design solutions.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Enhance Bridges & structures
Require access-limited communities to have a right-of-way access point that can used during an emergency (e.g., a greenway with bollards that lower for driving when flood occurs).
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Planning & Management
Redundancy of routes, adaptive capacity
Require floodproofing as a condition of a certificate of occupancy for structures in the floodplain, for example, when renovation costs are 25% of the value of building.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Adaptive Capacity of Buildings
Require hydrologic matching before and after new developments for commercial properties.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Require increased buffers and stream flooding capacity for stream restoration projects.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Require that new development develop a transportation access plan to ensure that are multiple ingresses and egresses.
Landslides
Wildfire
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Planning & Management
Redundancy of routes, adaptive capacity
Require the use of Open Space Residential Design or Conservation Subdivision regulations for any residential subdivision.
Extreme Heat
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Property
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Restore existing wetlands to provide resilient habitats, improve water quality and slow floodwaters.
Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems
Water Quality
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Restore natural flow and decrease flooding and recreational risks by removing antiquated low-head dams.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Multiple or All Assets
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Review existing legal, regulatory and policy frameworks that govern floodplain mapping, flood insurance and flood mitigation. Identify opportunities to improve their usefulness to reduce risks and increase adaptation of natural resources and communities in a changing climate.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Multiple or All Assets
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Policies
Revise and update land acquisition priorities in a regional setting to protect, preserve and enhance water storage.
Water Quality
Drought
Flooding – General
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Water Infrastructure
Revise flood ordinance to add other metrics for new building (use suggestions from CRS)
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Set a goal to become stormwater neutral by increasing the ability of the jurisdiction to capture, infiltrate, retain or evapotranspirate the first inch of rainwater. This achievement would benefit local ecosystems by reducing the transport of runoff pollutants and would help control flooding and erosion.
Water Quality
Erosion and Shoreline Recession
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Water Infrastructure – Wastewater
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Stormwater Infrastructure
Set a limit on the percent of impervious surface — area covered by impenetrable materials such as asphalt, concrete and rooftops — allowed on new construction and redevelopment on residential, commercial and industrial sites.
Extreme Heat
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Property
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Building Codes
Support coral reef protection, restoration and sustainable-use initiatives to help sensitive reefs adapt to the changing climate and ocean acidification.
Water Quality
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capacity Building
Community Resources, Transformative Strategies, Resilience Hubs
To help manage floodwaters, integrate natural buffer requirements, such as wetlands and soft shorelines, into new development or redevelopment for all properties. Ideally, design would go beyond open space parks and include proactive elements, above state regulations.
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Policies
Update ordinance to require access roads elevated 2' above BFE in the floodplain (floodway, 100yr, 500 yr)
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Policy, Codes, & Standards
Standards
Use green infrastructure in public spaces and streets to reduce stormwater runoff in historically underserved neighborhoods.
Water Quality
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
People
Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Use local climate projection data to understand the risk of failing culverts in future years. Weigh the economic, societal and environmental costs against the benefits of installing new culverts.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Transportation and Mobility
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Use overlay zones to promote watershed-based development ordinances.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
When developing a long-term watershed management plan, include the results of ecological assessments.
Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems
Water Quality
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Aquatic and Marine Resources
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Capacity Building
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Work with villages and property owners to relocate septic systems and public and private drinking water wells that are at risk due to floods.
Flooding – General
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Water Infrastructure – Drinking Water
Water Infrastructure – General
Property
Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Water Infrastructure
Zoning regulations become more restrictive (impervious areas)
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Property
Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Land Use Practice
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