This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adopt building codes that restrict inappropriate redevelopment in areas damaged by inundation, erosion and flooding to prevent future losses. | Erosion and Shoreline Recession | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 11) |
| Minimize low-income housing in the floodplain. Provide financial assistance for low-income families to move out of the floodplain. | Flooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Property | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 116) |
| Limit development in the floodplain in proximity to critical infrastructure. | Flooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Critical FacilitiesProperty | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 116) |
| Implement a no new development restriction in the floodplain for industrial, commercial and residential properties. | Flooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Property | Southeast | |
| Prevent building new roads in flood-prone areas. | Flooding – General | Transportation and Mobility | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 201 (pdf p. 213)) |
| Remove all habitable structures and prevent new development of habitable structures in the floodway. | Flooding – General | Critical FacilitiesProperty | Southern Great Plains | Resilient Houston (p. 96 (pdf p. 98)) |
| Discourage new public projects in hazard-prone areas such as floodplains. | Flooding – General | Multiple or All AssetsProperty | Northeast | City of Baltimore Disaster Preparedness and Planning Project (p. 157) |
| Discourage residential development within the flood zone. | Flooding – General | Property | Southeast | City of Alexandria, Virginia Energy & Climate Change Action Plan |
| Encourage development in urban areas where public facilities and services exist or can be provided in an efficient manner. All development investment should be located outside of current and future flood | Flooding – General | Critical FacilitiesProperty | Northwest | Washington Coast Resilience Action Demonstration Project |
| Discourage new construction in flood-prone areas | Flooding – Rainfall-induced | Property | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 117) |
| Consider prohibiting or limiting development or economic development activities in high-risk areas, such as along steep river bluffs that may erode with heavy precipitation or flooding. | LandslidesWildfireErosion and Shoreline RecessionFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | Natural Areas and WildlifeProperty | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 27) |
| Restrict and regulate new development in high wildfire hazard areas. | Wildfire | Property | Northwest | Missoula, MT Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 43 (pdf p. 59)) |
| Consider program requirements to integrate actions for addressing wildfire risk and limit construction in the wildlandurban interface. | Wildfire | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 19) |
