Option from Plan

Update the zoning ordinance to promote Low Impact Development and more resilient development in low lying areas.

Hazards
Flooding – General
Assets
Property
Focus of action
Low Impact Development (LID)

Plans That List This Option

charleston plan cover

  • Clockwise from top left: Clint McKoy (2019), Adam Kring (2019), Alex Durham (2019), Wes Hicks (2018)

    • Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment
    Browse Case Studies

    Case studies with the same hazard/asset combination

    Related Case Studies

    View of downtown Portland, ME
    Coastal Community Resilience in Maine

  • Charles Powell, public domain.

    • Mandeville, Louisiana: A City that Stays Afloat by Promoting Elevations
    City of Fayetteville’s Watershed Master Plan

  • Credit: Town of Walton

    • A Community Works Together to Reduce Damages from Flooding
    Grid view

    Action plans with the same hazard/asset combination

    Related Action Plans

    Tybee-Island-plan-cover
    Tybee Island Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan
    charlotte flood risk assessment plan cover
    Charlotte, NC Flood Risk Assessment and Reduction Community Guidebook
    USFWS National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy

  • Cover credits: Children in woods, Steve Hillebrand. Horse-eye jacks, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Painted Hills, Jane Pellicciotto. Pelican, George Andrejko/ Arizona Game and Fish Department

    • USFWS National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
    Vermont-plan-cover
    Vermont Climate Action Plan
    Grid view
    Browse All Options