Table of Contents

Climate Change

The county’s comprehensive plan contains a Climate Change Element. Different objectives include promoting the use of renewable energy and access to alternative fuels (CC1), protecting and enhancing natural systems and water resources (CC3), and educating the community on the socio-economic and public health impacts of climate change (CC5). It also provides a support document that presents the regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, assesses the County’s vulnerability to sea-level rise, and gives an overview of mitigation and adaptation. The support document presents County programs and initiatives that can support the implementation of the Climate Change Element.

Hazard Mitigation

The county’s comprehensive plan includes a Natural Disaster component and a Climate Change element that promote hazard mitigation. 

The Natural Disaster component contains background on hazard risks in the county and establishes seven objectives: 

• Limit capital improvements in high hazard areas (ND1) 

• Protect human life against the effects of natural disasters (ND2) 

• Support planning techniques to reduce evacuation times (ND3) 

• Ensure residential uses and densities within hurricane evacuation zones do not hinder evacuation processes (ND4) 

• Maintain and update the county’s enhanced local mitigation strategy (ND5) 

• Create a countywide recovery plan (ND6) 

• Ensure integration of climate adaptation into disaster planning (ND7) 

Each of objective has multiple policy recommendations. 

The Climate Change element includes objective and policy recommendations that address resilient infrastructure (CC2), protection and enhancement of natural systems that can mitigate hazards (CC3), and green infrastructure solutions for hazard mitigation and climate adaptation (CC4).

Shared Mobility

The county's comprehensive plan contains a Transportation Element with goals and objectives that address the need to explore innovative mobility and land use solutions within the county. Goals 2 and 3 support the use of shared mobility and micromobility technologies to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, expand affordable and equitable transportation choices for riders, and explore solutions for first and last-mile connections.