Goal 4: Resiliency
Plan for greater resiliency by reducing impacts to current and future housing stock through diverse and localized adaptation and building strategies designed to reduce risks from flooding, major storms, and other natural hazards.
- Through coordinated, geographically-based data analysis and mapping, understand housing stock vulnerability across the county (1-3 years):
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- Repetitive loss areas
- Building age and condition
- Conformity with resilient building codes / Housing in Special Flood Hazard Areas
- Impacts of sea level rise
- Protect the existing housing stock through the pursuit of programs, such as:
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- the creation of rehabilitation grant programs targeted at hardening existing affordable housing against climate change impacts and for accessible additions
- the provision of grants or low-interest loans to property owners to bring structures up to code, focusing on areas of special flood hazard
- the provision of grants or low-interest loans to property owners to upgrade homes with accessible design features (e.g., chair lifts, roll-in showers, lower countertops and light fixtures, etc.) (1-3 years)
- Create a guide for homeowners containing building strategies that can be utilized to reinforce the resiliency of their homes. (1-3 years)