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<br /> <br />Kinston's Urban Growth !'Ian: Unk- <br />in~ Redevelopment and Miti~ation <br /> <br />Hurricane Floyd cle-Jrly demonstrated that <br />acquisition and relocation (or demolition) of <br />flood-prone properties will reduce damages <br />and losses from future floods. The sa,ings in <br />losses that were avoided in the city of Kinston <br />is conservatively estimated to be approxi- <br />mately $6 million. <br /> <br />Building on the tangible progress from the <br />buyout progJ"JIll, the City of Kinston is <br />entering a new phase of community planning <br />and redevelopment, a process that is guided <br />by the following principles: <br /> <br />. mitigation needs to be fully <br />integrated into the planning and <br />redevelopment process; <br /> <br /> <br />':~. <br />f5.. <br /> <br />Figure 2.8 Kinston Smart Growth Pkm <br /> <br />. disaster resistance and economic re,italization can be achieved through "smart grow1h" and <br />"smart rebuilding" practices <br /> <br />. smart groW1h policies and rebuilding practices should be embodied in an officially adopted <br />urban growth plan <br /> <br />. disaster recovery programs can be an important "implementation vehicle" for the City of <br />Rinslon's Urball Growth Plall. <br /> <br />On October 10, 1999, the Kinston city council officially adopted <br />the Greater Killston Urball Growth Plan, which \\ill guide the <br />land use planning process for the next twenty years. The Plan is <br />comprehensive. It links and integr-Jtes policies and programs <br />that address Housing and Residential Development, Economic <br />Development, Public Facilities and Utilities, Agriculture and <br />Ruml Development, Parks and Open Space, and I\atural <br />Resources and the Emironment. <br /> <br />HURRICANE FLOYD CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED <br /> <br />THAT ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION <br /> <br />(OR DEMOLITION) OF FLOOD-PRONE PROPER. <br /> <br />TIES WILL REDUCE DAMAGES AND LOSSES <br /> <br />FROM FUTURE FLOODS, THE SAVINGS IN <br /> <br />LOSSES THAT WERE AVOIDED IN THE CITY OF <br /> <br /> <br />KINSTON IS CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED TO <br /> <br /> <br />BE APPROXIMATELY $6 MILLION, <br /> <br />One of the central goals of the Plan is to encourage the <br />economic and social relitalization of dO\\ntown Kinston <br />through policies and programs that promote affordable housing <br />and investmenl in downtown businesses. As one key local <br />official notes, <br /> <br />".. ,what we are trying to do is manage growth in a way that u:e acMeve several complementary goal, <br />,. from movingfamllles out ofthejkJodpkJin, , , increasing the livability oftbe downtown area of <br />Kinston". to enhancing the tax base in the City", ", <br /> <br />Robert Clarke, Planning Director, Xovember 10, 1999 <br /> <br />29 <br />