Property

Proactively create, protect and restore native vegetation communities and species habitat to provide ecosystem services on local government properties Evaluate and understand how projects impact economic activity, development opportunities and environmental factors such as air quality, water quality and overall quality of life. Use debris-flow measures that may reduce damage in sloping areas, such as stabilization, efforts to spread or dissipate the force and flow control measures. Adopt regulations and launch programs to address the home ignition zone — areas on or near homes where embers can land and easily ignite. Examples of actions that reduce the spread of fire in home ignition Purchase other properties vulnerable to future flooding (not repetitive loss parcels) and prioritize which ones to repurpose. Build retaining walls to protect against mass wasting — the movement of rock and soil down a slope — from mudslides. Develop an ongoing buyouts program that would re-purpose properties at high-risk of sea level rise impacts. Use the land to support water management, drainage and absorption. Improve soil stability by increasing root mass with more vegetation and limiting grading activities. Require accounting of sea level rise in all new development applications in shoreline areas. Update local government maintenance protocols to prepare for climate vulnerabilities. Facilitate affordable housing options outside high-risk areas for all residents. Require transportation access plan agreements for all large developments. Engage in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) process. Advocate regionally for long-term affordability and sustainability of flood insurance coverage and options within the NFIP. Encourage private Update the flood ordinance to include freeboard. Communities in North Carolina can choose to set their freeboard at any level. Launch an outreach campaign to help the public identify and clear fuel loads — large areas of dry, flammable material — and how to prune dead vegetation, Encourage local utilities to collaborate with adjacent landowners to reduce flammable vegetation and wildland fire risk along transmission lines and near critical infrastructure. Include efforts to increase Provide information to homeowners about statutory vegetation management requirements and promote fuel breaks to slow fire spread in forested and WUI areas Ensure land use maps include local assets and identify areas that are projected to be vulnerable to sea level rise and wildfire hazards. Towns, cities and counties can collaborate to identify incentives Develop programs directed toward homeowners that would provide funding or assistance to reduce possible impact from hazards. Implement a no new development restriction in the floodplain for industrial, commercial and residential properties. Browse all strategies