SECTION 2: PLANNING PROCESS
2 PLANNING PROCESS
Requirement §201.6(b): An open public involvement process is essential to the development of an effective plan. To develop a more comprehensive approach to reducing the effects of natural disasters, the planning process shall include: 1) An opportunity for the public to comment on the plan during the drafting stage and prior to plan approval; 2) An opportunity for neighboring communities, local and regional agencies involved in hazard mitigation activities, and agencies that have the authority to regulate development, as well as businesses, academia, and other private and nonprofit interests to be involved in the planning process; and 3) Review and incorporation, if appropriate, of existing plans, studies, reports, and technical information. Requirement §201.6(c)(1): The plan shall include the following: 1) Documentation of the planning process used to develop the plan, including how it was prepared, who was involved in the process, and how the public was involved.
This section provides a review of the planning process followed for the development of the Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. It consists of the following sub-sections:
2.1 Purpose and Vision
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2.2 What’s Changed in the Plan
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2.3 Preparing the Plan
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• 2.4 Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee • 2.5 Meetings and Workshops • 2.6 Involving the Public • 2.7 Outreach Efforts • 2.8 Involving the Stakeholders • 2.9 Documentation of Plan Progress
2.1 PURPOSE AND VISION As defined by FEMA, “hazard mitigation” means any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to life and property from a hazard event. Hazard mitigation planning is the process through which hazards are identified, likely impacts determined, mitigation goals set, and appropriate mitigation strategies determined, prioritized, and implemented. The purpose of the Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is to identify, assess, and mitigate hazard risk to better protect the people and property within Wake County from the effects of natural and human-caused hazards. This plan documents progress on existing hazard mitigation planning efforts, updates the previous plan to reflect current conditions in the County including relevant hazards and vulnerabilities, increases public education and awareness about the plan and planning process, maintains grant eligibility for participating jurisdictions, maintains compliance with state and federal requirements for local hazard mitigation plans, and identifies and outlines strategies the County and participating jurisdictions will use to decrease vulnerability and increase resiliency. During the previous plan update cycle in 2019, the Wake County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC) met in working groups to discuss their vision for Wake County in terms of hazard mitigation planning. The committee was asked to consider what the successful implementation of the plan would achieve, what outcomes the plan would generate, and what Wake County could look like in the following five years to brainstorm a vision statement for the plan. The previous HMPC developed and discussed a list of ideas that were consolidated into the following statement and set of key principles that they agreed
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
WSP June 2024 Page 5
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