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<br />Blcv8t.l"n~ of land to av",-d nODding. si~c of f1o"J~"p, cn<1 othor
<br />I:"quire'"~nts ,.jffactin<j the h<lalth, "Elf".." ~nd e"fety of ths'Ocm"unity,
<br />ThD~G ,"g~btions pI:ovida an cff"div~ m~"n" of contI:olling CGn-
<br />StI:UCtiDf\ and pI:"8eI:vin~ fln",j",~y" if' pr<Joontly undiJ'J"lop~d flODd
<br />pl~in ~r"a'~
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<br />Buildin" ~oJns
<br />In gJdition to the mo.e Gonvc~tional co~ot.uction stan_
<br />daI:ds sat fo~th, building cedes should "pecify pro'JisioC\3 th~t a~_
<br />sure tha structuI:el integrity of b~ildings Juring flood periods.
<br />RequirBment~ t" 'reducn flood dar:1~gBs include elevation ~ontr"l,
<br />~onsidcration~ of str~n9th and deterior~tion suoceptibility involv-
<br />ing ~atBria15, proper anChorage, and floodp.oofing orits.ia,
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<br />floodproofinq
<br />,loodproofing measures Can bo effectively appli~d to
<br />~ott] existing and propo"od structure," in ~.,latively lo~-"isk ha2ard
<br />a.oas. Th"5~ may include land filling and clevation tlf "t~'JctlJre~,
<br />"it" "djL'st"'Bnb, ~"d $tl-'H;;lu~"l dnoign ch""g"~ th~t ~Qd<fcC da~age
<br />vulr\Or~bility.
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<br />H""llthRc'1ulations
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<br />Ti,~."~ l'8yuLjtilJ'-'~ can ~"l'V" to co;on,.ol tne uS" of floo'J
<br />plain~ for ~"de di~PQ9al and the construction of ,"at"r ~nd "''''age
<br />tce'ltMnt fadliti"~ th~t may "r,,~te hB~lth problems duri"g 00005,
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<br />rO~B~~"t1I1Q and [v3<:untion
<br />A<:",,,,,ta, tir.:cl)' fOC<l"""ting of flood5 and cdb""l
<br />stro,,," ,;t"g~n, coupled with tompo~".y ~vaC'-'ation <l"d other "'""~g~ncy
<br />"t;lio"~, Can ofto" ,,~vo Uves in oC;di tion to rBducing p~Opt"'ty
<br />10S58S. Inthedevelopmentoflocalconmunitypla"ning,p.ovisio,",s
<br />"hould lJo 'O',d" for ..l~tting ""',,, L'~siJcnb "nJ coo~din"tin'J opero_
<br />tic"" of c:ity-co"nty putiic service a98ncicc throu,jhout U'c flo","
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<br />fig:,ting, evacuation, D"C: ~~'c'.J.' "~tidti"s '~hidt ""y be .C'q.Ji1'aJ
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<br />during a f<oo~ c~ers~ncy.
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<br />DavoLopn~rlt Pulici""
<br />~'hile dl "ngdato~y oon:~ols ~I:" valuoble ,,,,,Is in
<br />c~~r~~~"n~iv" flood d~~age p,ev<~ti"n planning, p~obably the no~t
<br />~ffecti'"e tool L in the ares ~f ,bveluplt,~nt p"lid9s. "f"l""rj
<br />con"ciou~" gov8".~e"t,,1 po1ir.i~~ tl'et limit the o~te"~ion of pLob-
<br />lie road.., utilitie~, and oths" s~:v~cos into flood p~Of\C a.ea~ oan
<br />play an im?o~lent indi~ot;t role in shaping overall development.
<br />Pdv~t" develop,,,,,,,l often fuEo~5 thB exten~io~. of pulllic s,-,~vicca.
<br />By loc~ting public f~cilitie5 ~w~y f~o~ flood pron~ a.e~$. a 5oft-
<br />~ell negati~e influenc", is p!:oje.:t"d ~hi"h enco<J~age5 th<l occupancy
<br />of highul' and G~fer grG'Jnd. ()tha, <,~ti{)n5 U,at c"n be taksn by
<br />lo~al governmental units include tM~ preservation of floodw~ys th~ough
<br />urban ~ene"al; providin'J fav~I:nb~o hx ~dju5tment5 to land~ Iwld fur
<br />open sp~c" lISB3; and rn~int~i:"in~ n,,~~s~~~y <,ctions for th", city ~nd
<br />COl",ty to r~"'~.in i" thG r.h.lic~d FloDd rn~uran~~ PP{)~l'M~. In a"''''''' of
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<br />finane", ie"din'J ind.\ tution.;, b.,;" r~d~""l ,,;lG p~iv;;tu, <:;;n Influcn::.e
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<br />flord plain rJ~vclop""nt by ~ithho~d~'J rnongCJga glJ",."nhil~ 0" othHr
<br />fundirt<j from th~G" ~'ho Go~t,,,r.ph:] ~I:ojccts th~~ will i"t~_~~ify k"o~n
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<br />floo~ p;a!l<","".
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<br />C""\.J,,ul"~ 5t~dy ,or,;: r~'"i6" of t:,c EOOG""f" ~r"d ~th~t
<br />"r~~j de~iynalion$ ~hid,-, ~~y te defined in c"nn~-:~ion ~ilh flLlod
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<br />1~"ln9 aI''' p~l'.lC"~dI'"y 1" pc:tdn.
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<br />in ~~int~5.ning a long ~~nq~
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<br />l~nJ u~~ plunning I'rog."m. CO"'-""'.ty a".;th,,~iti"$ ~hoCJ1J perimlically
<br />I:BviGW "nd adj,,~t the p~Gvi~ic". :;o'Jarning lh" U$" ot' Hood pi"iM
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<br />lands ",~",,,~v,,,. ""~' ill,,,,!:,TIatioc> ;'n::~~at~s ~ ch,..,n';~ in thoir !'lood
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