This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create overlay districts with that require specific erosion control measures. | Erosion and Shoreline Recession | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 27) |
| Require the use of Open Space Residential Design or Conservation Subdivision regulations for any residential subdivision. | Extreme HeatFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyProperty | Northwest | Washington Coast Resilience Action Demonstration Project |
| Implement an overlay zone for coastal resilience. The zone could accommodate marsh migration, include coastal setbacks and protect against future storm surge on private property. | Flooding – Coastal | Multiple or All AssetsProperty | Southeast | Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 185) |
| Use overlay zones to promote watershed-based development ordinances. | Flooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Property | Southeast | Miami Forever Climate Ready Strategy |
| Use overlay zones in your land use regulations to encourage or require safer development in the areas most at risk from climate change impacts. | High WindsLandslidesMultiple or All HazardsWildfireErosion and Shoreline RecessionExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | Multiple or All Assets | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Regulate new development and substantial rehabilitation in the Wildfire Lands Overlay part of the urban growth boundary | Wildfire | Property | Northwest | Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan (p. 67) |
| Regulate new development and mitigate old construction in wildfire hazard areas, especially in the urban growth boundary. | Wildfire | Property | NorthwestNational | Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 67) |
| Consider zoning changes or special wildfire overlay districts to designate areas at high risk of wildfire. | Wildfire | Multiple or All Assets | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 19) |
