Property

Work with fire mitigation professionals to develop program incentives to create buffers around all structures through the removal or reduction of flammable vegetation, including the vertical clearance 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. Incentivize the use of low-impact development — site-level solutions that control stormwater and strive to replicate the pre-development hydrology of the site. Work with villages and property owners to relocate septic systems and public and private drinking water wells that are at risk due to floods. Develop a fire risk assessment for all new development within fire hazard severity zones or the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Work with the water utility to monitor water loss in water supply systems through leak detection programs and sensors. Make improvements based on monitoring data. For example, improvements might minimize Work with neighboring elected officials to establish wildfire mitigation requirements for large-scale areas. Educate potential buyers on how to assess properties that may be located in high-risk landslide areas. Collaborate with erosion and landslide professionals to conduct workshops, develop brochures or launch Expand existing SRP program that subsidizes cost of irrigation controllers for residential use. Implement building codes that support construction and retrofits more resilient to SLR. Identify locations of controlled (prescribed) burns and track them in a database. Strengthen water conservation requirements in new and existing development. Increasing water use efficiency can prevent or alleviate drought impacts. Require that all publicly funded properties be energy efficient. 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. Explore creation of a public outreach campaign with material to help the public conduct effective fuels management through pruning and clearing dead vegetation, performing selective logging, and cutting 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 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 Minimize the impact to natural floodplains from future development by controlling the alteration of natural floodplains and stream channels. Ensure support and stability requirements in the local version of the building code achieve appropriate wind loading standards. Require the planting of vegetation with strong root systems following a wildfire as a condition for program financing.