A. Reduced number of death and injuries during coastal flooding and storm events
1. Change in public understanding of the risks due to coastal flooding and storms/ change behavior
2. Regulate construction in coastal at-risk areas (including building codes and zoning)
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EXISTING PROGRAMS:
1. Outreach · Citizen Watershed groups · DCR · Community Education · Flood Prevention Protection Fund –DCR· Floodplain Management Program – DCR· Public Beach Board · SEAS · Riparian restoration programs · Floodplain maps · National Flood Insurance Program 2. Regulation ·
Building code ·
Coastal Primary Sand
Dune Permits - VMRC ·
FEMA Programs ·
Local zoning N/A 3. Monitoring ·
4. Planning/coordination ·
Department of
Emergency Services programs ·
HRPDC regional emergency
management 5.
Research ·
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MISSING ELEMENTS: 1. Outreach · Develop shore land management tool 2. Regulation ·
Increase riparian
buffers (full 100' buffer implementation and enforcement) 3. Authority ·
Prevent development in
floodplain from non-dependent use ·
Implement mandatory
storm water management to reduce impacts of no or ineffective management of
runoff 4. Monitoring · Inventory coastal areas at risk due to coastal flooding/storms (database or GIS) 5. Planning/coordination · Establish state leadership for planning and risk reduction ·
Increase/establish
local/state coordination in planning and regulation to reduce risks 6.
Research 7. Definition of management targets ·
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