Options Database

72 hour resilience for all city infrastructure: generator, supplies and storage, points of relocation for ops and loc center, training for all city departments about our response.

Accelerate adoption of distributed renewable energy systems, electrification and microgrids.

Account for projected changes in precipitation and sea level rise in water and water infrastructure planning.

Acquire appropriate flood response assets for public safety.

Across municipal operations, track water use and analyze trends at the building level. Reducing water use can prevent or alleviate drought impacts. Consider creating a dashboard to educate staff on water use and encourage water conservation.

Add capacity to water supply Reservoir and determine viability and cost effectiveness

Add continuous deflection separation units where necessary to the sewer system across the jurisdiction to prevent major debris from contaminating water systems.

Add or increase local freeboard requirements in the flood ordinance so that all housing, household utilities and public facilities are built or rehabilitated to at least four feet above the base flood elevation (BFE) for a 100-year storm in coastal counties and two feet above the BFE for a 100-year storm in the remaining counties.

Add or update a list of nuisance vegetation and invasive species in the municipal code.

Address flood-prone roads by installing green stormwater practices.

Address the resilience of the regional flood control system. Coordinate with the Water Management District and local public officials to request a comprehensive assessment by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Adopt building codes that restrict inappropriate redevelopment in areas damaged by inundation, erosion and flooding to prevent future losses.

Adopt design standards that reduce heat absorption by building roofs and sides. For example, incentivize white or green roofs.

Adopt emergency land-use provisions to address displacement and redevelopment in advance of a major or catastrophic event.

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.

Adopt planning and land-use policies that support clean air, clean drinking water and pollution-free waterways.

Adopt practices that comply with the National Flood Insurance Program floodplain management requirements, such as proper issuance of development permits in a floodplain.

Adopt regulations and launch programs to address the home ignition zone — areas on or near homes where embers can land and easily ignite. Examples of actions that reduce the spread of fire in home ignition zones include removing dead leafs from roofs and gutters, replacing or repairing loose or missing shingles and removing anything stored underneath decks and porches.

Adopt stream buffers on any perennial stream using widths that have been established or tested as best practice within the region.

Adopt or update sediment and erosion-control regulations or practices. Ensure guidelines accommodate changes that may occur due to the anticipated increased, heavier precipitation events.