Hazard Mitigation Plan

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2022 Chittenden County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazards Mitigation Plan Approved by Vermont Emergency Management
In June 2021, Chittenden County municipalities initiated a collaborative planning effort to develop the 2022 update of the Chittenden County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazards Mitigation Plan (AHMP). On September 13, Vermont Emergency Management issued notice that the draft, as well as numerous municipal AHMPs annexed to it, met the requirements of 44 CFR 201.6 pending adoption. The Plan recommends several hazard mitigation actions (projects) that will provide mitigation for specific natural hazards that impact the municipalities in the County with the effect of protecting people and property from loss associated with those hazards and significantly improve community resilience and sustainability. The updated 2022 Plan was approved by Vermont Emergency Management and by the CCRPC in September 2022.

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2022 CHITTENDEN COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ALL-HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN »
2017 MUNICIPAL ALL-HAZARDS MITIGATION PLANS »
2017 CHITTENDEN COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ALL-HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN »
2015-2017 PLAN UPDATE COMMITTEE »
CONTACT »
RESOURCES »
BACKGROUND »


2021 chittenden county All-Hazards Mitigation Plan UPDATE Committee

In June 2021, Chittenden County municipalities initiated a collaborative planning effort to develop the 2022 update of the Chittenden County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Members of the Committee were appointed by their respective municipalities.

Below are the materials for the All-Hazards Mitigation Plan Update Committee.


2022 chittenden county All-Hazards Mitigation Plan

In June 2021, Chittenden County municipalities initiated a collaborative planning effort to develop the 2022 update of the Chittenden County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazards Mitigation Plan. On September 13, 2022, Vermont Emergency Management issued notice that the draft, as well as numerous municipal AHMPs annexed to it, met the requirements of 44 CFR 201.6 pending adoption. The Plan recommends several hazard mitigation actions (projects) that will provide mitigation for specific natural hazards that impact the municipalities in the County with the effect of protecting people and property from loss associated with those hazards and significantly improve community resilience and sustainability. | View the 2022 Chittenden County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan »


2017 MUNICIPAL ALL-HAZARDS MITIGATION PLANS

Annex # to 2017 Municipal All-Hazards Mitigation Plans (AHMP)AHMP Figures
1Bolton (Town)Bolton, AHMP Figures
2Buels Gore (Gore)Buels Gore, AHMP Figures
3Burlington (City)Burlington, AHMP Figures
4Charlotte (Town)Charlotte, AHMP Figures
5Colchester (Town)Colchester, AHMP Figures
6Essex (Town) / Essex Junction (Village)Essex / Essex Junction, AHMP Figures
7Hinesburg (Town)Hinesburg, AHMP Figures
8Huntington (Town)Huntington, AHMP Figures
9Jericho (Town)Jericho, AHMP Figures
10Milton (Town) Milton, AHMP Figures
11Richmond (Town)Richmond, AHMP Figures
12St. George (Town)St. George, AHMP Figures
13Shelburne (Town)Shelburne, AHMP Figures
14South Burlington (City)South Burlington, AHMP Figures
15Underhill (Town)Underhill, AHMP Figures
16Westford (Town)Westford, AHMP Figures
17Williston (Town)Williston, AHMP Figures
18Winooski (City)Winooski, AHMP Figures

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2017 Chittenden County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazards Mitigation Plan

At its February 15, 2017 meeting, the CCRPC Board unanimously adopted the 2017 Chittenden County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazards Mitigation Plan. Prior to adoption by the Board, the Plan was reviewed and “approved for adoption” by staff of the Vermont Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Significant hazards addressed in the plan include Severe Rainstorms, Flooding, Fluvial Erosion and Water Pollution and their associated vulnerabilities such as damage to public infrastructure; temporary road and bridge closures; temporary isolation of vulnerable individuals and budgetary impacts.

To address these significant hazards and vulnerabilities, the Plan establishes the following six Regional Mitigation strategies to be carried out by the Chittenden County RPC in partnership with its member municipalities and others. These include:

  • #1: assist municipalities with development of plans, policies and land development regulations;
  • #2: promote municipal participation in development and implementation of Tactical Basin Plans;
  • #3: assist municipalities to develop and improve infrastructure;
  • #4: assist municipalities in protecting people, building and facilities where development already exists;
  • #5: assist municipalities in promoting growth in appropriate locations and in transportation infrastructure planning, and
  • #6: assist municipalities in meeting standards to minimize required municipal share towards FEMA Public Assistance project costs.

PLAN DOCUMENTS:

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2017 chittenden county All-Hazards Mitigation Plan Committee

Starting in March 2015, the CCRPC again started the process of working with its municipalities, with various CCRPC subcommittees and with Local Emergency Planning Committee #1 to update the plans to reflect current hazard threats and appropriate mitigation strategies. An update committee was appointed, which includes a representative from each municipality. Below are the meeting materials for the committee.

Meeting # 7 – January 30, 2018, 9:00am-10:30am, CCRPC office

Meeting # 6 – January 9, 2017, 11:00am-12:30pm, CCRPC office

Meeting # 5 – June 8, 2016, 2:30-4:30pm, CCRPC office

Meeting # 4 – February 10, 2016, 2:30-4:30pm, CCRPC office

Meeting # 3 – November 5, 2015, 2:30-4:30pm, CCRPC office

Meeting # 2 – September 9, 2015, 3:30-5:00pm, CCRPC office

Meeting # 1 – May 13, 2015, 2:30-4:30pm, CCRPC office

Public Meeting 1: Review and Hear Comments on the Draft Plan

June 29, 2016, 6:00-7:30pm, CCRPC Office (110 West Canal Street, Winooski)

The CCRPC received various comments on the June 22nd draft of the Multi-Jurisdictional Plan. Please view the Responsiveness Summary to see how these comments were addressed in the December 2016 draft to be discussed at the All-Hazards Plan Update Committee meeting on January 9, 2017 (see below for agenda and link to December draft).

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Contact

For more information, please contact Dan Albrecht, CCRPC Senior Planner, at (802) 846-4490 x *29.

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Resources

  • Community Resilience Building Workshop Guide » | The Community Resilience Building Workshop is a unique, “anywhere at any scale,” community-driven process where participants identify top hazards, current challenges, strengths, and priority actions to improve community resilience to all natural and climate-related hazards today, and in the future.

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Background

Working with municipalities and other entities, the Chittenden County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazards Mitigation Plan was first drafted and approved in 2005 and then updated and re-approved in 2011. These updates comply with federal rules and guidance for hazard mitigation planning. The CCRPC submitted draft plans for the region and most municipalities to Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for their review and approval. Once these agencies approved the plans, the CCRPC asked each municipality to adopt the county-wide plan and the relevant municipal annex. The current Multi-Jurisdictional Plan and the individual Municipal All-Hazards Mitigation Plans are in effect through August 8, 2016 but must be updated and resubmitted prior to that date to maintain the eligibility of Chittenden County’s municipalities for FEMA grants and for minimizing the municipal share associated with repairs to municipal infrastructure in the event of a FEMA-declared disaster.

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