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6. Add a new Objective 9 and policies 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9D as follows:
<br /> Objective 9
<br /> Eliminate unsafe and inappropriate development, and mitigate the flood risk to existing
<br /> and planned development, in coastal areas that are of high risk of flooding due to storm
<br /> surge, high tide events, flash flood, stormwater runoff, and sea level rise.
<br /> 'Policy 9A. The City shall require that new development and redevelopment in areas that
<br /> are of high risk of flooding due to storm surge, high tide events, flash flood, stormwater
<br /> runoff, and sea level rise incorporate building design specifications, engineering solutions,
<br /> site development techniques, and management practices (i.e. requiring higher minimum
<br /> floor elevations, retrofitting buildings for increased flood risk, designing infrastructure that
<br /> can withstand higher water levels such as raising seawalls and installing tidal valves,
<br /> implementing natural drainage features such as bioswales...) that reduce risk and losses
<br /> due to flooding.
<br /> Policy 9B: The City shall require that new development and redevelopment in areas with
<br /> a high risk of flooding due to storm surge, high tide events, flash flood, stormwater runoff,
<br /> and sea level rise meets or exceed the flood-resistant construction requirements of the
<br /> Florida Building Code (i.e. requiring higher minimum floor elevations, retrofitting build_ings
<br /> for increased flood risk, requiring the use of flood damage-resistant materials,...).
<br /> Policy 9C: The City shall require that construction activities seaward of the Coastal
<br /> Construction Control Line established pursuant to S, 161.053, F.S., be consistent with
<br /> Chapter 161, F.S.
<br /> Policy 9D: The City shall continue to participate in the National Flood Insurance
<br /> Program Community Rating System in order to achieve premium discounts for City
<br /> residents, and encourage other municipalities to participate in the program as well.
<br /> Policy 9E. The City's Coastal High Hazard Area, defined as the areas below the
<br /> elevation of the category 1 storm surge line as established by the Sea, Lake and
<br /> Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) computerized storm surge model, is
<br /> depicted on the "Coastal High Hazard Area and Storm Surge Zones Map" in the Future
<br /> Land Use Map Series. In addition, by 2017 the City shall identify: adaptation action
<br /> areas which might include, but not be limited to, the Coastal High Hazard Area, areas
<br /> subject to inundation in the event of a one-foot sea level rise, and other areas expected
<br /> to experience the greatest extent of flooding, and; policies to reduce risks to residents,
<br /> public infrastructure and services, private property, and the environment in these areas
<br /> from the high risk of flooding due to storm surge, high tide events, flash flood,
<br /> stormwater runoff, and sea level rise.
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