SECTION 5: CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
Several jurisdictions have local standards in support of hazard mitigation that exceed state requirements. For example, in Garner and Wendell, not development is allowed in the 100-year floodplain. In Wake Forest, no development is allowed within the 500-year floodplain. Both Wake Forest and Morrisville have higher freeboard requirements for construction in the floodplain. Additionally, Morrisville requires stormwater detention for the 1-, 2-, and 10-year storm events despite the state only requiring detention for the 1-year event. These regulations are indicative of local political capability to implement mitigation measures. Four jurisdictions responded in the Local Capability Self-Assessment that they do not have local standards for mitigation exceeding state requirements, which may suggest increased barriers to implementation of mitigation regulations in this jurisdictions. 5.3.7 LOCAL SELF-ASSESSMENT RATING In addition to the inventory and analysis of specific local capabilities, the Local Capability Self- Assessment asked counties and local jurisdictions within the Wake County planning area to assign a rating of their perceived capability across each of the capability categories and overall as either “limited,” “moderate,” or “high.” Table 5.7 summarizes the results of the self-assessment ratings for each community in the Wake County planning area. Table 5.7 – Self-Assessment of Capability
Jurisdiction Wake County Town of Apex Town of Cary
High
Moderate Moderate Limited
Unrated
Unrated Moderate
Moderate
High High
High High
Limited
High High
High High
High High
High
High
Town of Fuquay- Varina Town of Garner
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
Moderate Moderate
High High
Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
Town of Holly Springs Town of Knightdale Town of Morrisville
High High
High
Moderate Moderate
High
High
Moderate Limited
Limited
Limited Moderate Moderate
Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
City of Raleigh
High High High High
High High High
High
High
High
High
High
Town of Rolesville Town of Wake Forest
Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
High
Moderate Limited
High
High
Town of Wendell Town of Zebulon
Moderate Limited
Limited
Limited
Limited
Limited
Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Limited Moderate Moderate
Source: Local Capability Assessment Survey
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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