Hazard Mitigation Planning V

1
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Tasks in Step Six Formulate Mitigation Policies
Task 6.1 Prioritize the Geographic Planning
Areas Task 6.2 Match mitigation strategies to
Geographic Planning Areas Task 6.3 Formulate
selection criteria Task 6.4 Formulate mitigation
policies to carry out selected strategies 6.4
(a) Formulate policies for each Geographic
Planning Area (Worksheet 5)
6.4 (b) Prepare a policy summary for the entire
community
(Worksheet 5A) Task 6.5 Organize Policies
according to function
Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.1
2
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Task 6.1 Prioritize the Geographic Planning
Areas

• Create a list of the Geographic Planning Areas in
  order of their urgency
• Number of people at risk
• Local property tax base
• Critical facilities
• Hazard type, probability and estimated
  magnitude

Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.2
3
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Mitigation Strategy 1 Prevention

• Planning
• Zoning/subdivision
• Open space preservation
• Floodplain regulations
• Stormwater management
• Drainage system maintenance
• Capital improvement programs
• Shoreline setbacks

Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.3
4
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Mitigation Strategy 2 Property
Protection

• Relocation
• Acquisition
• Building elevation
• Critical facilities protection
• Windproofing
• Floodproofing
• Sewer Backup protection
• Insurance
• Seismic retrofit

Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.4
5
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Mitigation Strategy 3 Natural Resource
Protection

• Floodplain protection
• Beach and dune preservation
• Riparian buffers
• Fire resistant landscaping
• Fuel breaks
• Erosion/sediment control
• Wetland preservation/restoration
• Habitat preservation
• Slope stabilization

Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.5
6
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Mitigation Strategy 4 Structural
Projects

• Reservoirs/retention pools
• Levees/floodwalls
• Seawalls/groins/jetties
• Bulkheads
• Revetments
• Berms
• Diversions/channel modification
• Beach nourishment
• Storm sewers

Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.6
7
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Mitigation Strategy 5 Public Information

• Outreach projects
• Media events
• Hazard map information
• Real estate disclosure
• Warnings systems
• Library
• Technical assistance
• School children education

Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.7
8
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Task 6.3 Formulate Selection
Criteria Does the proposed policy

• solve the problem?
• meet community mitigation goals?
• comply with federal, state, and local
  regulations?
• have a beneficial or neutral impact on the
  environment?
• benefits outweigh the costs?
• funding available or potentially available?
• management capability for implementation and
  administration?
• cost effective, environmentally sound, and
  technically feasible?

Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.8
9
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Worksheet 5 Geographic Planning Area
Policies


Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.9
10
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Map12 Policy Map for the Riverine Hazards
Planning Area


Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.10
11
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Map 13 Policy Map for the Coastal Hazards
Planning Area


Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.11
12
Hazard Mitigation Planning V
Worksheet 5A Community Mitigation Action Plan


Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.12
13
Hazard Mitigation Planning V






Session Name Hazard Mitigation Planning
V Coastal Hazards Management Course
Slide 41.13