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Post-Sandy Planning Initiatives: What’s New? What’s Next? NJ Association for Floodplain Management Annual Conference October 16, 2013 Chris Sturm New Jersey Future
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Post-Sandy Planning Initiatives: What’s New? What’s Next?
NJ Association for Floodplain ManagementAnnual ConferenceOctober 16, 2013
Chris SturmNew Jersey Future
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Hurricane Sandy
An Old Problem
NJTPA Photo
1944 Atlantic City
1962 Cape May
1992 Hoboken PATH station
With a New Dimension
Rising Sea Levels Mean“Stationarity is dead”
Rutgers Climate Institute:• 2050 best estimate: 18 inches (13 – 28” range)• 2100 best estimate: 42 inches (30 – 71” range)
The Role of Planning
"It is absolutely critical that we take this opportunity to rebuild New Jersey smarter and stronger in the aftermath of Sandy.”Governor Chris Christie
“It is critical that when we build for the future, we do so in a way that makes communities more resilient to emerging challenges such as rising sea levels…” HUD Secretary Sean Donovan
LAND USE PLANNING TOOLS
A Myriad of New Mapping Tools
NJ Floodmapper
Different Strategies for Resilient Floodplains
Graphic courtesy of the Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (ian.umces.edu/symbols/).
Protect
RetreatAccommodate
Tools for Implementation
• Flood-proofing requirements• Elevation requirements• Setbacks• Buffers
• Hard-armoring permits• Soft-armoring requirements
• Rebuilding restrictions• Removal requirements• Conservation easements• Acquisitions• Capital Improvement Plans• Rolling easements• Real estate disclosures
Accommodate
Protect
Retreat
Improved Municipal Planning Tool: Noncontiguous Cluster Development
Two or more non-adjacent parcels are treated as a single site for the purpose of clustering.
Noncontiguous cluster facilitates preservation, compact growth
Puts development where it makes the most sense
Preserves farmland, open spaces or historic sites, at reduced cost to the taxpayer.NJTPA Photo
NJTPA Photo
POST-SANDY PLANNING INITIATIVES
Federal Planning Initiatives
A few examples:– Rebuild by Design
Contest– Army Corps
Comprehensive Plan – NOAA planning grants– FEMA Community
Planning & Capacity Building Teams
State of NJ Planning Initiatives
– Post Sandy Planning Assistance Grants ($5m)– University Consortium on protective systems
($5m)– State Hazard Mitigation Plan Update and grants
for county HMPs
Privately Funded Planning Initiatives
New Jersey Future Local Recovery Managers• Help towns develop recovery
and rebuilding plans • Provide the capacity to
implement those plans
NEW JERSEY RECOVERY FUND
NJF in Sea Bright and Highlands
Providing capacity for long-range planning:
– What future is envisioned for Sea Bright and Highlands in 2050 and 2100?
– How can land use planning facilitate the transition?
NJF in Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor
Helping the towns knit together many related but separate planning efforts:
Town
Stockton State
Other…
Rut-gers
FEMA
NJF in Commercial, Downe and Maurice River Townships
Advancing sustainable development in economically challenged, environmentally sensitive area:• Direct planning assistance• Helping procure funds• Project implementation
Sustainable Jersey Resiliency Network
Moving communities beyond recovery:A central database of
resourcesCircuit riders match municipal
needs to resourcesImproving tools for resiliency
Many Other Planning Resources…
• Urban Land Institute panels• University projects in planning, architecture,
economic development, etc.• Regional Plan Association Mayor’s Institute• NJ American Planning Association workshops,
conference• Environmental organizations planning for green
infrastructure, living shorelines, etc.
Resiliency Planning Initiatives: New York
Resiliency Planning Initiatives: Delaware
Resiliency Planning Initiatives:Maryland
Sea Level Rise Projections for MD“The independent, Scientific report recommends that is it is prudent to plan for sea level to be 2.1 feet higher in 2050 along Maryland’s shorelines
“Vision without execution is hallucination” Thomas Edison
Plan
RegulateSpend
Coordinate:• Vertically
between all levels of government.
• Horizontally, within each level of government.
Opportunities for NJ to be “Smarter than the Storm”
• Statewide guidance on sea level rise & vulnerable areas• Public info on storm impacts – on people, property• Regional Planning – coastal commission? Updated Shore
Protection Master Plan?• Update to NJ State Plan (State Strategic Plan)• More resources for local recovery managers, hazard
mitigation planning, etc.• Update to CAFRA• Next Action Plans
