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Newport News Interim Local Resilience Plan
Newport News One City, One Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan
CFPF Resilience Plan Element Document’s Relationship to CFPF Resilience Plan Element
3 Social Equity The plan evaluates citywide demographics, land use, and flood zones.
8 Regional Coordination & The plan addresses the City's goals and initiatives for the next twenty years.
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The Newport News One City, One Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan establishes a clear vision for the City's future and serves as a general guide for development.
This plan includes the City's official policies on important topics such as land use, urban design, the environment, public facilities, and more. The plan includes
strategies for leveraging strengths and opportunities to manage change and guide the City into the future as a city that is thriving both economically and socially.
As part of the comprehensive plan, sections and strategies are dedicated to resiliency against flooding and a changing climate. This includes planning for stream
bank erosion (Figure 20: Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas, Shoreline, and Streambank Erosion Areas Map), sea level rise (Figure 21: Sea Level Rise Map),
and flooding (Figure 22: Flood Zones Map). The comprehensive plan aligns with the Roadmap to Sustainability, and the identified priorities and strategies focus in
part on sustainability and resiliency (Table 5: One City, One Future Priorities & Strategies).
Newport News Severe Weather Plan
CFPF Resilience Plan Element Document’s Relationship to CFPF Resilience Plan Element
3 Social Equity The plan addresses mitigation, preparation, and recovery operations for weather events citywide and identifies socially
vulnerable populations within flood-prone areas.
4 Flooding / Repetitive Loss The plan addresses mitigation, preparation, and recovery operations for flooding events citywide.
8 Regional Coordination & The plan outlines protocols and procedures for communication and coordination between departments and personnel
Schedule during severe weather events.
The Newport News Severe Weather Plan provides a guide for an effective and coordinated response on the part of local government and supporting organizations
in the event of a severe weather emergency, including hurricanes, floods, severe thunderstorms, winter storms, and extreme heat. The plan includes information
about flood insurance policies within the City and a potential loss analysis for a flood event. The Severe Weather Plan is an annex to the City of Newport News
Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and includes more detailed information, decision-making tools, and research information to support decision-making.
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