Allegany County, MD
Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
WHAT ARE MITIGATION ACTION ITEMS?
Mitigation action items are the answer to the "so what?" question in hazard mitigation. The purpose of hazard mitigation action items is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards and their effects. They provide local governments clear steps to achieve their mitigation goals.
Strategies, or action items, to mitigate or reduce specific hazard risks are developed during the hazard mitigation plan update process and may vary from very simple to complex. Typically, hazard mitigation strategies are classified into four broad categories. Below are the four (4) categories used for hazard prevention and adaptation.
LOCAL PLANNING AND REGULATIONS
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Government administrative or regulatory actions or processes that influence the way land and buildings are developed and built. These actions also include public activities to reduce hazard losses. Examples include planning and zoning, building codes, capital improvement programs, open space preservation, and storm water management regulations.
STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
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Actions that involve the construction of structures to reduce the impact of a hazard event. Such structures include dams, levees, floodwalls, seawalls, retaining walls, barrier islands, and safe rooms.
NATURAL SYSTEMS PROTECTION
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Actions that, in addition to minimizing hazard losses also preserve or restore the functions of natural protection systems. These actions include sediment and erosion control, stream corridor restoration, watershed management, forest and vegetation management, and wetland restoration preservation.
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS
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Actions to inform and educate citizens, elected officials, and property owners about potential ways to mitigate for hazards that can occur in the County. Such actions include outreach programs, projects, real estate disclosure, hazard information centers, and school-age and adult education programs.
MITIGATION ACTION STATUS REPORT
The action items included in the 2018 Allegany County Hazard Mitigation Plan were reviewed by stakeholders to determine their status within the last 5-year planning cycle. The result of this review is the Mitigation Action Progress Report. Several action items from the 2018 Report will be carried over to the plan update. New action items will be developed based on conclusions drawn from the hazard mitigation planning process, stakeholder feedback, public input, and various related planning documents. ​
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Please click the cover below to review the Mitigation Action Progress Report.
