This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encourage and incentivize the use of pervious landscaped surfaces in new and existing development. Pervious, or permeable, surfaces help manage stormwater on-site and absorb less heat than impervious | DroughtExtreme HeatFlooding – General | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyProperty | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Require and incentivize pervious materials in new construction/maintenance to ensure aquifers are restored during rain events, as opposed to generating runoff due to hard stormwater infrastructure. | Drought | Property | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 210 (pdf p. 222)) |
| Set a limit on the percent of impervious surface — area covered by impenetrable materials such as asphalt, concrete and rooftops — allowed on new construction and redevelopment on residential, commercial | Extreme HeatFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyProperty | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 116) |
| Encourage the use of vegetation and pervious surfaces in urban landscaping requirements. | Flooding – General | Multiple or All Assets | Northeast | City of Baltimore Disaster Preparedness and Planning Project (p. 155) |
| Establish policies for building rehabilitation programs that limit the percentage of impervious surface — areas covered by impenetrable materials such as asphalt, concrete and rooftops — within developed | Flooding – General | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 15) |
| Provide incentives (density bonuses, permitting fees, faster review process, etc.) to developers to reduce impervious surfaces beyond riparian buffer rules and leave riparian areas in place. | Flooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | PropertyWater Infrastructure – Stormwater | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 207 (pdf p. 219)) |
| Limit/control amount of impervious surfaces Max. infiltration (look at zoning regulation if can't add to stormwater ordinance) | Flooding – Rainfall-induced | Water Infrastructure – Stormwater | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 115) |
| Zoning regulations become more restrictive (impervious areas) | Flooding – Rainfall-induced | Property | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 116) |
| Create metrics for all new development that emphasize resilience through open and green space. | Multiple or All Hazards | Natural Areas and WildlifeProperty | Midwest | Cleveland Climate Action Plan |
