After assessing vulnerabilities and risks, Delaware communities can develop plans to proactively address flooding. Planning strategies should build upon a local government’s comprehensive plan, which is the foundation for land use planning and serves the blueprint for growth and development. To plan for a flood-ready community, local officials should:
- Engage Stakeholders
- Adopt and Incorporate Recommendations of an All Hazards Mitigation Plan into the Comprehensive Plan
- Incorporate Flood Resiliency, Sea Level Rise, and Climate Change Adaptation into Official Local Government Plans. This includes:
- Revising, Updating, or Amending the Comprehensive Plan; or
- Preparing a Separate or “Stand-Alone” Plan (e.g., a Natural Hazards/Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan) that is adopted as an amendment to the comprehensive plan
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