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Peril of Flood

City of Dunedin

What is Peril of Flood?

GOAL I:

MANAGE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY OF
DUNEDIN’S COASTAL AREAS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND AESTHETIC VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY
FROM FLOOD RISK, FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE POPULATIONS.

OBJECTIVE I-CCM1:
The City of Dunedin will protect wetlands, marine habitats, estuaries, surface and groundwater,
watersheds, and open spaces to the extent fiscal resources allow while utilizing traditional and
green infrastructure to naturally mitigate flood risk in coastal high hazard areas.

POLICIES:
1. The City of Dunedin shall prohibit the reduction in size of existing hydrological
features to protect and maintain green infrastructure related to the natural flow of
surface water into tributaries leading to major water outflows; most notably major
hydrologic landmarks include: Lake Sperry, Lake Suemar, Hammock Park, Cedar
Creek, Spring Branch, and Curlew Creek.


Lake Sperry Hammock Park

2. The City of Dunedin shall establish a Flood Risk fund allowing for the
implementation and improvement of the following tools to protect
environmentally-sensitive areas and natural resources:

• Public infrastructure planning, siting,
construction, replacement, operation and
maintenance

• Stormwater Management
• Green Streets
• Rain Gardens/Bioswales
• Vernacular Streetscapes and Plant Placement

(Water-Dependent Species)
• Grass Pavers (Driveways; Main Streets;

Ponding Areas)
• Ecological Asset Preservation (Dunes, Natural Areas, Mangroves, Plants,

Animals)
• New Building Code Standards/Form-Based Codes
• Land Development Regulations
• Comprehensive Planning 


3. The City of Dunedin shall identify sites or projects, in conjunction with the Flood
Risk Fund, which are in cooperation with future land use designations.

OBJECTIVE I-CCM2: 2. The City may fund
infrastructure capacity
The City of Dunedin will manage the expansion in flood prone areas
expansion of public infrastructure to prevent to achieve: 1) adopted level-
the subsidization of development and of-service standards for
redevelopment activities in flood prone areas. facilities which serve current
POLICIES: and projected populations; 2)
recreational and natural
1. The City shall not fund the resource enhancement; 3) the
expansion of public provision of mass transit
infrastructure capacity if such facilities and services; 4) in
funding would directly support of redevelopment
subsidize private development areas established in accordance
in flood prone areas except as with state statute.
provided in the following
policy. 3. The City of Dunedin will limit
residential density increases
within flood prone coastal high
hazard areas to the extent to
which it is fiscally feasible.

OBJECTIVE I-CCM3: 2. The City shall review its
zoning policies and land use
The City of Dunedin will limit residential maps at least once every four
density increases within flood prone coastal years to develop potential
high hazard areas to the extent to which it is ways to direct new
fiscally feasible. development and
redevelopment away from the
POLICIES: Coastal High Hazard Area.

1. The City shall approve no land
use plan or map amendments
that cumulatively increase
residential densities within
flood prone or coastal high
hazard areas. Additionally, the
City shall continue to evaluate
ways to further modify the
Land Use Map to reduce
densities and intensities in
these areas.

GOAL II:

THE CITY SHALL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO
MINIMIZING LOSSES TO PRIVATE/PUBLIC PROPERTY DUE TO FLOODING
EVENTS AND SEA LEVEL RISE, INCLUDING ALL POTENTIAL NEW
DEVELOPMENT, REDEVELOPMENT, AND INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC FACILITIES,
UTILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE SLATED TO BE SITED/EXPANDED ON
PROPERTIES LOCATED IN FEMA FLOOD ZONES AND AREAS VULNERABLE TO
SEA LEVEL RISE ACCORDING TO NOAA’S MOST RECENT SLR PROJECTIONS.

OBJECTIVE II-CCM1:

The city shall identify existing public facilities, utilities, and infrastructure in the city that are
located in flood zones according the FEMA flood maps and are vulnerable to sea level rise
according to NOAA sea level rise projections.

POLICIES:

1. Utilize tools (such as the Sea Level Rise Sketch Tool sls.geoplan.ufl.edu) to
identify infrastructure that is vulnerable to sea level rise on an annual basis.

2. A vulnerability assessment report shall be written documenting the location and
the level of vulnerability City of Dunedin properties identified as vulnerable to
flood events and sea level rise.

OBJECTIVE II-CCM2:

As part of the process for approval of construction and reconstruction of public facilities,
utilities, or infrastructure, evaluations shall be completed to assess the development’s
vulnerability to flooding and sea level rise.

POLICIES:

1. Annually evaluate and implement measures where feasible to flood-proof coastal
utilities and infrastructure in vulnerable areas.

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Example of floodproofing
www.fema.gov/floodproofing

2. Promote the use of a mechanism for inventorying and evaluating the life cycle
cost of public facilities.

OBJECTIVE II-CCM3: redevelopment that should instead be the
focus of development and resources following
In order to direct development and public a disaster (e.g., business and residents receive
resources away from FEMA flood zone areas priority in these designated less vulnerable
and into less vulnerable areas, the City shall areas).
identify target areas for development, or

POLICIES: establish an orderly process for
reviewing private and public
1. Policy: Implement incentive development proposals during
programs for developers for redevelopment.
development to occur in less
vulnerable and target areas. 3. Policy: Develop a plan for the
retrofitting and/or relocation of
2. Policy: Participate in the public facilities in vulnerable
preparation and adoption of a areas.
city-wide post disaster
redevelopment plan that will

OBJECTIVE II-CCM4:
Investigate federal grant programs (i.e., HMGP, FMA grants, or CDBGs) in order to support the
acquisition and management of properties that FEMA has identified as repetitive loss properties.
POLICIES:

1. The City shall create a list of potential funding sources for property acquisition,
and management costs related to hazard mitigation planning, such as FMA (Flood
Mitigation Assistance) and HMGP (Hazard Mitigation Grant Program).

2. The City shall develop a prioritization process for how these funds will be
committed to various management costs and as permitted by the funding bodies.

3. The City shall apply to obtain one or more grants on the list
OBJECTIVE II-CCM5:

Flood damage-reducing construction techniques shall be implemented for all future development
and redevelopment projects.
POLICIES:

1. The flood-resistant construction requirements in the Florida Building Code and
applicable floodplain management regulations set forth in 44 C.F.R. part 60, or 4
Ordinance No. 9048-17 more stringent controls, shall continue to be applied to
development and redevelopment in the coastal storm area.

2. The City shall produce a study exploring the feasibility of requiring the use of
Low Impact Development site design methods for all new development,
redevelopment, additions and retrofits, and modifications to properties in the
coastal storm area.

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Low Impact Development
3. Land Development Regulations shall be amended to remove vulnerable designs.
4. Review and implement zoning regulation changes to ensure consistency with
revisions to LDRs.
5. During post-disaster redevelopment, 50% of repetitive loss structures, as
designated by FEMA, shall be required to rebuild landward of their present
location out of the FEMA flood zone or be structurally modified to meet revised
LDRs.

OBJECTIVE II-CCM6:
The City shall engage in outreach and educational programs directed at current/future residents
and businesses about the social, economic, and environmental risks associated with owning or
leasing property in a FEMA flood zone.
POLICIES:

1. Develop informational materials explaining the importance of climate change
adaptation and mitigation, with special attention to the rising costs of flood
insurance, and distribute them on an annual basis to renters, property owners, and
business owners in FEMA flood zones.

2. Host annual community workshops for those living in FEMA flood zones to
showcase climate change science data and efficient flood mitigation practices.

3. Create a guidebook and online resource center for the community to begin
looking into and implementing new flood damage-reducing designs.

OBJECTIVE II-CCM7:
The City shall reduce the need for additional public investment in facilities, utilities and
infrastructure in vulnerable areas unless appropriate protective actions have been implemented.

POLICIES:
1. Reduce the approval of density increases by 50% made in flood zone areas as to
minimize one impetus for additional public investment.

2. The city will not adopt any increases in level of service (LOS) for public facilities
and infrastructure in flood zone areas unless for development/facilities that have
adopted flood damage-reducing techniques.

GOAL III:

TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE BY EXPLORING MODERN AND INNOVATIVE SITE
DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE THE DAMAGE FROM SEA LEVEL
RISE AND FLOODING ALONG THE COAST. THE CITY SHALL FOCUS ON THE
MOST VULNERABLE AREAS. THROUGH POLICY AND CREATIVE TECHNIQUE,
THE CITY WILL MITIGATE FLOOD DAMAGE AND FLOOD RELATED
INSURANCE CLAIMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERIL OF FLOOD ACT.

OBJECTIVE III-CCM1:

The City shall create policies which regulate and protect all new construction, redevelopment
and resale of properties within hazardous flood areas along the coast.

POLICIES:

1. Development, redevelopment and resale of properties within the hazardous flood
areas along the coast line shall be reviewed for compliance with the goals,
objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Dunedin.
Preliminary designs and proposed improvements that comply with City guidelines
shall be submitted for approval prior to permitting.

2. The City shall encourage low impact development designs, which shall include
site design, engineering, and surge water management best practices with retrofits
that reduce runoff, mitigate flood impacts, and provide strategies for absorption,
capture, and reuse of water.

3. The City shall encourage the increased use of green storm-water management
treatments and promote sustainable drainage using permeable pavement,
sidewalks and garden landscape material. 50% of impervious surfaces shall be
replaced with permeable materials.

4. The City shall establish structural defense measures to mitigate the impacts on
infrastructure along the coast line by implementing natural protection strategies
such as sand dunes, wetlands or beach nourishment to protect existing and future
infrastructure.

5. The City’s public amenities,
infrastructure, and utilities along the
coast line shall be improved and be
consistent with the level of service
necessary to be in compliance with
required flood proof designs

OBJECTIVE III-CCM2:

The City shall modify land development regulations to require all development and infrastructure
to increase permeability to adapt to heavy rain and flood in high frequency flood areas.

POLICIES:

1. The city shall require all new development or redevelopment to meet specific
permeability guidelines.

2. All parking lots over 0.5 acre in size must be composed of semi-permeable
material.

3. All low-density roads including all future residential and driveway road work
must be composed of permeable pavement with 1 foot gravel beneath to allow
water infiltration.

4. The city shall require a percentage of all new development to have green space in
order to increase infiltration capacity of the area.

5. The city reserves the right to withhold permitting if the above policies are not
followed for development and redevelopment purposes.

Permeable Pavement Porous Pavement

OBJECTIVE III-CCM3:

The City shall limit public expenditures that subsidize development in the Coastal High-Hazard
Area (CHHA), except to preserve natural barriers and vegetation buffers, to eliminate the
exposure of human life and private and public property losses.

POLICIES:

1. The City shall examine the inventory of existing infrastructure facilities located in
the Coastal High-Hazard Area to consider which facilities could be relocated or
which should be replaced should funding sources become available for such
activities. The City shall give priority to relocation of built facilities when
feasible, except for restoration or enhancement of natural resources.

2. The City shall limit public expenditures that subsidize development permitted
within the Coastal High-Hazard Area.

3. The City shall discourage construction of new infrastructure facilities within the
Coastal High-Hazard Area, unless such infrastructure is necessary to serve
existing and/or projected population and is for public access, resource restoration
or public health and safety.

4. The City shall limit thoroughfare or other infrastructure improvements such as
water and sewer system expansions in coastal high hazard or floodplain areas to
those deemed necessary to correct existing infrastructure deficiencies or as part of
the maintenance and repair of existing infrastructure.

5. The City shall discourage public expenditures that subsidize the reconstruction or
repair of existing developments destroyed by a natural disaster in the coastal high
hazard and floodplain area, if it results in increased densities and intensities above
what previously existed on the site.

6. The City may, through land use designation and development review, regulate and
limit the type of land uses in the designated coastal high hazard area.

7. The City shall devote a percentage of public infrastructure expenditures to
restoration or enhancement of natural barriers to flooding and storm surge.

OBJECTIVE III-CCM4:
The City shall encourage coastal foundation techniques to improve the soil moisture capacity of
all future development sites. It shall identify the construction requirements of the Special Flood
Hazard Area (SFHA).
POLICIES:

1. The city shall provide building foundations such as pile foundations and micropile
foundations as per local building codes, to pass waves and storm surge more
easily under elevated homes.

2. The city shall apply geosynthetic membranes in coastal defense structures to
increase the stability of soil and also to intensify shoreline protection.

3. The city shall provide to homeowners and developers mandatory base flood
elevation (BFE) including wave height.

4. The City’s design guidelines shall follow maps produced by FEMA that highlight
risk premium and flood hazard zones, and shall provide them to developers
operating within the city limits in order to encourage best design practices.

5. The city shall identify and provide to homeowners and developers soil
investigation technique in order to determine the required type of building
foundation in the SFHA.

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GOAL IV:

DUNEDIN WILL ENSURE THAT ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
REDUCE OR PREVENT DAMAGE FROM FLOODING AND SEA-LEVEL RISE.
DUNEDIN WILL MAINTAIN ORDERLY AND REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT IN
FUTURE LAND USE. DUNEDIN SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED TO
PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE LAND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

OBJECTIVE IV-CCM1: 3. Any and all developments
within a floodplain, or
Dunedin land developments must satisfy, or developments vulnerable to
be more rigorous than, flood resistant flood, that create additional
construction requirements and floodplain structures or which require
management regulations outlined by Florida variances must adhere to
Building Code and 44 C.F.R. part 60. floodplain management/
construction regulations.
POLICIES:
OBJECTIVE IV-CCM2:
1. The City shall establish a
working group to compare Reorganize, simplify and prioritize land
current land development development regulations to place greater
standards against the pertinent emphasis on flood-resistant construction and
Florida Building Codes. The floodplain management for all new
group should review the developments, redevelopments, and future
policies within a six-month review processes.
timeframe. The working group
shall submit the results of POLICIES:
review to the relevant local
governments and attach this to 1. The City will develop and
the certificate of final publish a form for developers
completion. that are developing (or
planning to develop)
2. Roads previously affected by properties, detailing how each
floods, and those predicted to property is abiding by Florida
be affected by floods, will be Building Code 44 C.F.R. part
monitored on a biannual basis 60, before beginning
by a Dunedin appointed agent construction. And the city of
with a background in Dunedin should respond in
infrastructure, construction, writing to the developer of the
and flood mitigation. results of review.

2. The City of Dunedin shall requiring the notarized
create a standard form that
notifies prospective signatures of the seller and
homeowners that their
property is in a floodplain, buyer acknowledging the
property’s status.


OBJECTIVE IV-CCM3:

Develop community engagement strategies to ensure that residents are knowledgeable of flood
resistant construction requirements of the Florida Building Code and 44 C.F.R.

POLICIES:

1. Dunedin shall illustrate the importance of meeting Florida Building Code
requirements related to flood protection with easy-to-understand graphics, and
publish them on its website in the “Planning for Flood” section, as well as on
social media.

2. Dunedin shall publish a letter of guidance about flood resistant construction
requirements on its city webpages, and send it annually to residents and owners
of flood-imperiled properties with their property tax notifications.

3. Dunedin shall hold annual meetings with residents and property owners to obtain
any concerns or recommendations for improvement to flood resistant
construction requirements of the Florida Building Code and 44 C.F.R.

GOAL V:

THE CITY OF DUNEDIN WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE FDEP TO PROTECT
THE BEACHES AND DUNES OF CALADESI ISLAND
STATE PARK AND HONEYMOON ISLAND AND
RESTORE ANY ALTERED OR DEGRADED BEACHES
AND DUNES.
THE CITY SHALL PROTECT HUMAN LIFE AS WELL
AS THE EXISTING NATURAL RESOURCES,
CONSISTING OF BEACHES AND COASTAL
BARRIERS DUNES, BY ELIMINATING UNSAFE AND
UNMAINTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION SEAWARD OF
THE COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL LINE
(CCCL).

Caladesi Island State Park Honeymoon Island

OBJECTIVE V-CCM1:
The City of Dunedin shall coordinate with the FDEP to establish beach management, funding,
repair, and continued maintenance strategies which will conform to the guidelines in s. 161.053
and be consistent with chapter 161.

POLICIES:

1. In order to provide protection to adjacent upland properties, recreational areas,
and habitat for wildlife, the City of Dunedin shall continue to protect Caladesi
Island Beach and Honeymoon Island Beach by use of the State Coastal
Construction Control Line (CCCL) as a setback line for coastal construction
regulations. The established CCCL is intended to define that portion of the beach
and dune system which is subject to severe fluctuations caused by a 100-year
storm surge, waves, wind, or water level change.

2. Any development on the city’s protected barrier islands shall be limited to beach
restoration, re-nourishment and public access enhancement projects.

3. Beach re-nourishment or restoration projects along Caladesi and Honeymoon
barrier islands shall be consistent with the existing Strategic Beach Management
Plan adopted by the FDEP for managing the State’s critically eroded shoreline
coastal systems.

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OBJECTIVE V-CCM2: service to the beaches on
The quality and preservation of the existing Caladesi and Honeymoon
coastal flora and fauna will be maintained or Islands to reduce vehicle
improved by shore protection construction traffic into the CCCL zone.
activities occurring seaward of the CCCL.
3. The City of Dunedin shall try
POLICIES: to decrease vehicle access to
1. Waterways shall not be the Public Beaches by
impounded or altered to prohibiting semi-trucks and
restrict or interfere with the large commercial vehicles, and
natural tidal flow and marine by encouraging the use of
life. public transportation to limit
access by private vehicles, and
2. The City of Dunedin will thereby decrease the use and
maintain and enforce zoning maintenance of Dunedin
and land development Causeway Bridge, making
regulations to ensure all access more sustainable.
passive recreation, wildlife
preservation and conservation 4. The City of Dunedin shall
areas, green space, and fishing continue to encourage ferry
piers and other water services from Honeymoon
dependent uses, including boat
ramps and marinas, shall not Island to Caledesi Island.
adversely impact existing
marine habitats and resources 5. The City of Dunedin shall
or cause a net loss of marine continue to make an effort to
habitat or native shoreline retain all existing public
vegetation. access areas on Honeymoon
Island and Caladesi Island. No
OBJECTIVE V-CCM3: current or future public access
Public access to the beaches shall be ways shall be vacated, unless
maintained during all beach restoration the access is claimed to be
projects, when feasible and safe. unsafe or harmful for the
public.
POLICIES:
1. The City of Dunedin shall
continue to enhance access to
the public beaches by
incorporating multi-modal
transportation options and
transit.

2. The City of Dunedin shall
establish parking lots on the
mainland and provide shuttle

OBJECTIVE V- CCM4: ecological environment, water
All new construction and redevelopment shall & air quality, and waste
comply with Chapter 161, F.S. and the City’s control to prove that the
Land Development Code 105-42.20.1.2 construction work complies
within 2 years. with Chapter 161.

POLICIES: 2. The City shall require the use
of Best Management Practices
1. The City of Dunedin shall only (BMPs) including silt fences,
allow new construction and turbidity barriers, grass swales
redevelopment after being and other techniques during
provided an acceptable construction to prevent soil
Environmental Impact erosion and sedimentation of
Statement in conjunction with area waterways or impact to
a permit application. Data seagrass beds.

may include soil condition,

Floating Turbidity Curtain Silt Fence

3. The City of Dunedin will continue to cooperate and coordinate with local,
regional, state, and federal regulations to preserve and improve all coastal
resources.

OBJECTIVE V- CCM5:
Construct armoring in the coastal areas, which is higher than the wave height and withstands the
static and hydrodynamic forces of the design storm event, to protect the safety of residences,
wildlife, and the integrity of habitats.

POLICIES:
1. Over the next two years, the City of Dunedin will continue to develop programs
to encourage and approve coastal armoring to protect both residential and
commercial buildings, as well as programs to protect local vegetation and
wildlife, including marine turtles, in vulnerable natural areas.
2. To obtain a building permit, the applicants proposing construction close to the
CCCL shall provide a detailed Environmental Assessment Report of their impacts
to meet the requirement of s. 161.053 (4). Scientific and engineering evidence
will be provided to prove the protective and bearing capacity for the long term,
according to s. 161.053 (2) b 2.

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GOAL VI:

REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FLOODING ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC STRUCTURES
BY ENCOURAGING PROPERTY OWNERS, RENTERS, AND BUSINESSES TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AND TO
ADOPT AND ENFORCE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.

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ground and reducing runoff
OBJECTIVE VI-CCM1: which could overwhelm
drainage systems during a
Implement a range of hazard mitigation hazard event.
actions to protect existing and new
community infrastructure. 3. Implement flood protection
and water diversion measures
POLICIES: for water, stormwater or sewer
facilities. Introduce bioswales
1. Increase hazard resistance to help absorb more water
when repairing, resurfacing or from hazard events. Introduce
replacing aging green roofs to absorb rain
transportation infrastructure water, slowing and preventing
such as roads and bridges. This the introduction of rainwater
can be done by raising the into City drainage systems.
non-compliant roads to exceed
existing FEMA Floodplain 4. Reduce flooding in
standards (Base Flood neighborhoods by replacing
Elevation +1) and replacing obsolete pipes and structures
outdated bridges to exceed with higher capacity
those standards. stormwater infrastructure as
part of the life cycle
2. Improve conditions (i.e. replacement.
pavement quality, accessibility,
safety) by introducing new
permeable materials during
construction and resurfacing of
sidewalks and existing roads.
This could help extend the life
of the existing roads (such as
Skinner Corridor) and trails
(Pinellas trail loop) by

OBJECTIVE VI-CCM2: already available through the
CRS.
Reduce the socio-economic impact of
disasters by promoting the purchase and 2. Apply flood resistant
retention of flood insurance and meeting the construction requirements of
requirements of the National Flood Insurance the Florida Building Code
Program for community participation as set
forth in the Title 44 Code of Federal to all development that is
Regulations, Section 59.22. totally or partially within any
flood hazard area.
POLICIES:
3. Provide density bonuses to
1. Encourage property owners, developers of flood hazard
renters and businesses to adopt areas for exceeding
and enforce
the FEMA Base Flood
floodplain management Elevation or Design Flood
regulations according to Elevation design standards.
NFIP’s Community Rating BFE or DFE +2 can allow for
System (CRS) through a an extra dwelling per acre, and
public education campaign to BFE or DFE +3 can allow for
help citizens realize the 2 extra dwellings per acre.

potential tax saving incentives

OBJECTIVE VI-CCM3:

Use federal, state, or municipal grant opportunities to fund reconstructions of public and private
facilities to meet the requirements of FEMA standards and Florida Building Code.

POLICIES:

1. Encourage residents to participate in The Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to get up to $33,000 for
housing assistance (including Temporary Housing, Repair, Replacement, and
Semi-Permanent or Permanent Housing Construction). This can be done through
an educational push to achieve more knowledge about the incentives already
implemented in the current NFIP program.

2. Proliferate awareness of federal government disaster assistance, provided in the
form of grants or loans, and administrated by the Small Business Administration:
https://www.disasterassistance.gov.

3. Apply for the “Penny for Pinellas”
county’s funding source for
reconstruction and rebuilding of
public infrastructure.

OBJECTIVE VI-CCM4:
Promote measures that minimize future loss of life due to flooding and help build disaster
resistant communities in flood hazard areas.

POLICIES:
1. Provide communities with emergency lighting system and emergency
communication radio towers in case of natural disaster.
2. Enhance the protection (or even relocation, if needed) of hospitals, fire
stations, emergency operations centers, and other critical facilities through
structural retrofits.
3. Finance enhancements to public safety facilities, vehicles and equipment to
maintain fast emergency response times.
4. Establish a Category 5 Hurricane-Hardened Emergency Operations Center.
5. Increase capacity of the Emergency Shelters, including redesign or
hardening of existing buildings, to house residents, visitors and disabled people.
6. The capacity of Animal Shelter Facilities shall be upgraded to ensure health
and safety of our pets.
7. Establish clear guidelines for evacuation and provide communities with shelters
maps, emergency services contacts (911 Center) and other recommendations. This
is done annually in partnership with local TV and radio stations, along with
printed materials available at many local grocery stores, local shops, and libraries.

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