This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establish design standards for buildings located in areas susceptible to sea level rise, coastal inundation, flooding and erosion. One example is to include open or deep foundation systems (e.g., piles | Erosion and Shoreline RecessionFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | Energy and UtilitiesProperty | Southeast | Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 12) |
| Require floodproofing as a condition of a certificate of occupancy for structures in the floodplain, for example, when renovation costs are 25% of the value of building. | Flooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Property | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 195 (pdf p. 207)) |
| Buildings can be built today with high ceilings on the ground floor so that the floor can be filled in as sea levels rise over time. | Flooding – Coastal | Multiple or All AssetsProperty | Northeast | Climate Ready Boston - Resilience Initiatives (p. 79 (pdf p. 3)) |
| Update building design standards in the floodplain ordinance to support construction and retrofits that are more resilient to sea level rise. | Flooding – Coastal | Multiple or All Assets | Southeast | Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 180) |
| Implement building codes that support construction and retrofits more resilient to SLR. | Flooding – Coastal | Property | Southeast | Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 180) |
| 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. | Flooding – CoastalFlooding – General | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 16) |
| Consult additional flood-resistant building codes. | Flooding – General | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 16) |
| Revise flood ordinance to add other metrics for new building (use suggestions from CRS) | Flooding – Rainfall-induced | Property | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 116) |
| Update ordinance to require access roads elevated 2' above BFE in the floodplain (floodway, 100yr, 500 yr) | Flooding – Rainfall-induced | Transportation and Mobility | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 117) |
| Ensure support and stability requirements in the local version of the building code achieve appropriate wind loading standards. | High Winds | Energy and UtilitiesProperty | InternationalNational | AR5 Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (p. Table 10-2 on p. 669) |
| Require that public facilities have open or deep foundations to avoid erosion and scour and to resist higher wind speeds. | High WindsErosion and Shoreline Recession | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 12) |
