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    Amending Land Use Codes for Natural Infrastructure Planning

    Learn how a Sea Grant agent is working with one community to audit and amend its existing land use codes and ordinances to be more inclusive of green infrastructure projects.

    Year
    2023

    Details

    Hazards
    Flooding – Coastal
    Flooding – Rainfall-induced
    Assets
    Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
    Sources
    1000 Friends of Wisconsin City of Port Washington, Wisconsin Orion Planning + Design
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    Additional Resources

    Tackling Barriers to Green Infrastructure: An Audit of Municipal Codes and Ordi…

    Organizations

    1000 Friends of Wisconsin
    City of Port Washington, Wisconsin
    Orion Planning + Design

    Relevant Options

    Incentivize private property owners to implement green infrastructure (GI) and stormwater best practices through a reduced stormwater fee incentive program, zoning or other mechanisms. Encourage GI installations Identify the locations of water distribution, water treatment and stormwater infrastructure. Monitor their conditions (i.e., age, material integrity). Note that subsidence can negatively affect water Pilot approaches to bring landowners and key agencies together to plan and implement runoff management, erosion management and riparian restoration activities. Identify models and best practices for joint

    Steps to Resilience

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    Understand Exposure
    Assess Vulnerability & Risk
    Investigate Options
    Prioritize & Plan
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