nj future floodplain managers sturm 10 16-13

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

Thank you!

Chris Sturmcsturm@njfuture.org

609-393-0008 ext. 114

http://www.njfuture.org