Hazard Mitigation & Brownfields
Fluvial Erosion Hazard Area Zoning
purpose of adopting fluvial erosion hazard (FEH) zoning is to limit
development in fluvial erosion hazard areas for the purpose of
protecting public and private property, and public safety and welfare.
This model fluvial erosion hazard ordinance recommends implementation of
development requirements and standards that recognize a stream's
natural evolution and range of stable conditions.
Flood Hazard Area Zoning
This chapter provides planning boards with some basic background information on protecting residents and their property from floods through the prevention of adverse impacts caused by development in the floodplain, a model ordinance that can be adopted by communities or used to amend existing floodplain ordinances.
Chapter 3 of the
Implementation Manual. The statewide remediation of these brownfields sites is a critical step to remove environmental hazards and to encourage viable projects that will strengthen villages and downtowns by providing housing, job opportunities, and/or recreational space. Municipalities with brownfields sites can now access a number of programs to turn these sites from community liabilities to community development assets.
Implementation Manual. In Vermont, natural hazards that endanger people and property include floods, winter storms, windstorms, and landslides. Of these, flooding and the associated catastrophic stream and river channel relocation or adjustment (known as fluvial erosion) is the most frequent, damaging, and costly and is thus the most important hazard to mitigate.