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Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2018 <br /> <br />Page | 104 <br /> <br />Table 29. Mitigation Strategies and Action Types <br />Mitigation <br />Strategy Description Example Mitigation Actions <br />Local Plans and <br />Regulations <br />These actions include government authorities, <br />policies, or codes, that influence the way land <br />and buildings are developed and built. <br />• Comprehensive plans <br />• Land use ordinances <br />• Planning and Zoning <br />• Building Codes and Enforcement <br />• Floodplain ordinance <br />• NFIP Community Rating System <br />• Capital improvement programs <br />• Open space preservation <br />• Shoreline codes <br />• Stormwater management <br />regulations and master plans <br />Structure and <br />Infrastructure <br />Projects <br />These actions involve modifying existing <br />structures and infrastructure to protect them <br />from a hazard or remove them from a hazard <br />area. This could apply to public or private <br />structures as well as critical facilities and <br />infrastructure. <br />This type of action also involves projects to <br />construct manmade structures to reduce the <br />impact of hazards. <br />Many of these types of actions are projects <br />eligible for funding through the FEMA Hazard <br />Mitigation Assistance program. <br />• Acquisitions and elevations of <br />structures in flood prone areas <br />• Utility undergrounding <br />• Structural retrofits <br />• Floodwalls and retaining walls <br />• Detention and retention <br />structures <br />• Culverts <br />• Safe rooms <br />Natural <br />Systems <br />Protection <br />These are actions that minimize damage and <br />losses and preserve or restore the functions <br />of natural systems. <br />• Sediment and erosion control <br />• Stream corridor restoration <br />• Forest management <br />• Conservation easements <br />• Wetland restoration and <br />preservation <br />Education and <br />Awareness <br />Programs <br />These are actions to inform and educate <br />citizens, elected officials, and property owners <br />about hazards and potential ways to mitigate <br />them. These actions may also include <br />participation in national programs, such as <br />StormReady or Firewise Communities. <br />Although this type of mitigation reduces risk <br />less directly than structural projects or <br />regulation, it is an important foundation. A <br />greater understanding and awareness of <br />hazards and risk among local officials, <br />stakeholders, and the public is more likely to <br />lead to direct actions. <br />• Radio or television spots <br />• Websites with maps and <br />information <br />• Real estate disclosure <br />• Presentations to school groups or <br />neighborhood organizations <br />• Mailings to residents in hazard- <br />prone areas. <br />• StormReady <br />• Firewise Communities