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Reference American Society of Civil Engineers’ standard 24-05 Flood Resistant Design and Construction requirements in the design and construction of public facilities in flood hazard areas.

Reference the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code when developing wildifre prevention policies and procedures.

Regularly update flood-prone area maps to incorporate the latest data near creeks, shorelines and other emerging urban flooding areas.

Regularly update the Emergency Operations Center during debris cleanup operations.

Regulate new development and mitigate old construction in wildfire hazard areas, especially in the urban growth boundary.

Regulate new development and substantial rehabilitation in the Wildfire Lands Overlay part of the urban growth boundary

Relocate facilities in the floodplain that provide critical public services.

Relocate fire, emergency, etc. operations to areas more protected from extreme events.

Relocate key food infrastructure, like distribution centers, in the floodplain to a safer location outside of the floodplain.

Remove all habitable structures and prevent new development of habitable structures in the floodway.

Replace asphalt and concrete with bricks (i.e., permeable pavers) on roads and walkways to allow water to pass through.

Replace older bridges and elevate them, if needed. If elevation isn't possible, explore other design solutions.

Replace or rehabilitate water and wastewater pipes to maintain a state of good repair, minimize breaks and ensure structural integrity in the face of climate change hazards such as flooding.

Report any hazardous conditions such as downed power lines, hazardous materials (HAZMAT) spills, and natural gas leaks to the proper authorities, as well as the Debris Clearing Task Force Leader.

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).

Require accounting of sea level rise in all new development applications in shoreline areas.

Require and incentivize pervious materials in new construction/maintenance to ensure aquifers are restored during rain events, as opposed to generating runoff due to hard stormwater infrastructure.

Require and maintain safe access for fire apparatus in areas near wildfire-prone neighborhoods and properties.

Require design that exceeds minimum standards for critical facility construction.

Require fire-safe protective site design (e.g., leave fire-breaks around structures such as as parking lots or lawns).