FLOOD06186

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: North Carolina Mitigation Strategy Report
• Date: 2/1/1997
• Prepared For: North Carolina
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

Mitigation Strategy Report
FEMA-1134-DR-NC

Slate of North Carolina
Division of Emergency Management

Appendix A

Summary of Recommendations

{appearing chronologically in the Mitigation Strategy Report}

. Hazard Mitigation Planning Begins at the Local Level

. Mitigation strategies should be driven by counties and municipalities because they are familiar
with the local hazards.

. Local jurisdictions should engage in hazard identification, risk assessment, and the development
of an overall mitigation plan.

. Mitigation plans should reduce future damages, contribute to public safety and welfare, and preserve
economic vitality.

. Mitigation projects should be compatible with the local jurisdiction's overall planning process and
the State's hazard mitigation plan.

. The formation and implementation of local hazard mitigation plans are highly encouraged.

. A hazard mitigation plan should be compatible with and/or incorporated into a community's
comprehensive plan.

. Education and training of public officials and citizens is essential to the implementation of sound
mitigation strategies and should therefore be encouraged.

. The purchase and dedication of undeveloped flood-prone property or conservation easements as
open space should be encouraged.

. Local governments should work with land conservancies to purchase undeveloped properties or
conservation easements when possible.

. Coastal Areas Require Special Planning Emphasis

. Coastal storm surge modeling should be initiated using new coastal baseline data.

. New coastal surge data should be used in conjunction with revised FIRMs to encourage more
stringent building codes, subdivision ordinances and local planning practices.

. The CAMA land use plans should be strengthened in two ways: (1 )requiring mandatory
implementation of plans by local governments, and (2)requiring that zoning and subdivision ordinances
be consistent with the adopted plans.

. Coastal community officials should provide information to current and potential residents and
business persons regarding the policy implications of CBRA.

. Real estate agents who sell coastal property should inform potential buyers of the hazards associated
with home ownership or the operation of a buSiness on a barrier island.

. As a requirement of maintaining a real estate license, coastal real estate agents should be thoroughly
familiar with existing Cobra Zones and the implications of purchasing property in these areas.

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