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    • Community Rating System Primer
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    • No Adverse Impact (NAI)
      • NAI-level activities
      • How NAI Can Help Your Community Avoid Lawsuits
    • Legal Introduction
      • Why You Should Manage Your Floodplains
      • The Four Types of Regulatory Takings
      • Recent Relevant Legal Publications
  • Before the Storm
    • Identifying Hazards
      • Finding and Using Additional Hazard Information
      • Interpreting FIRMs and FIS Reports
      • Making Hazard Information Available and Accessible
      • Sharing Emergency Hazard Information
      • Understanding the Limitations of FIRMs and FIS reports
    • Planning
      • Creating a Local Government Comprehensive Plan
      • Creating a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
      • Creating a Multi-Objective Management Plan
      • Creating Risk Mitigation Strategies
    • Regulations & Standards
      • Conducting Inspections of Lower-Area Enclosures
      • Considering Potential Future Conditions When Siting New Development
      • Creating Permanent No-Build Areas
      • Ensuring Local Regulations Allow Appropriate Development Techniques
      • Incorporating NFIP Requirements into Local Ordinances and Regulations
      • Keeping New Public Infrastructure Out of Hazard-Prone Areas
      • Passing Strict Zoning Ordinances and Regulations
      • Requiring Foundation/Building Certification
      • Using Freeboard to Elevate Structures Above Predicted Floodwaters
    • Mitigation
      • Acquiring Existing Structures
      • Non-Structural Shore Protection
      • ONLY AS A LAST RESORT: Flood and Erosion Control Structures
      • Retrofitting Existing Structures
      • Relocating Existing Structures
    • Infrastructure
      • Improving Construction and Design of Critical Facilities
      • Insuring Public Buildings
      • Maintaining an Inventory of Hazard Risks for All Public Property
      • Protecting Critical Access Routes
      • Siting Critical Facilities Out of Harm’s Way
    • Emergency Services
      • Creating a Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan
      • Creating an Emergency Response Plan
      • Improving Disaster Response Coordination
      • Planning for Outside Help
    • Training & Outreach
      • General Hazard Awareness
      • Sources for Outreach Materials
      • Hazard Training for Local Officials
  • After the Storm
    • Assessing Damage to Buildings
  • Handbook
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NAI-level activities

Following are some NAI-level activities described on the site that your community may want to consider:

  • Creating a multi-objective management plan
  • Passing strict zoning ordinances and regulations
  • Considering potential future conditions when siting new development
  • Keeping public infrastructure outside of hazard-prone areas
  • Creating permanent no-build areas
  • Using freeboard to elevate structures above predicted floodwaters
  • Conducting inspections of lower-area enclosures
  • Using non-structural shore protection
  • Relocating existing structures
  • Acquiring existing structures
  • Protecting critical access routes
  • Keeping roads and utilities out of damage-prone areas
  • Siting critical facilities out of harm’s way
  • Creating a post-disaster recovery plan
  • Assessing damage to buildings
  • Hazard training for local officials