Incorporate climate change and coastal hazard considerations into building codes by increasing freeboard requirements to two feet (three feet for critical projects) above the current 100-yr flood plain as buildings are redeveloped, developed, or renovated.
Tribe: North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation and Development Council
View Source Document: Climate Change Preparedness Plan for the North Olympic Peninsula
Year: 2015
Topic:
Update planning documents for sea level rise and flooding where needed
(view all topics in the plan)
Region: Northwest
Timeframe: Near-term (0-3 years)
