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Broward CountyEmergency ManagementENHANCED LOCALMITIGATION STRATEGY (ELMS)forBroward Countyand itsMunicipalities and Private Sector PartnersOctober 2012

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Broward County Emergency ManagementEnhanced Local Mitigation StrategyOctober 2012Table of ContentsPREFACE . 11CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . 17LMS Working Group . 18LMS Committees . 18CHAPTER 2: BROWARD COUNTY PROFILE . 19Geography. 19Demographics . 19Economy . 24CHAPTER 3: PLANNING PROCESS. 28COMMITTEES . 34Executive Committee . 34Planning Committee . 34Education Committee . 34Private Sector Subcommittee . 35Flood/CRS and MAT Subcommittee . 36General Body . 36EVALUATION & ENHANCEMENT . 36Municipal . 36County . 37Regional . 37State . 37Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group . 38CHAPTER 4: RISK ASSESSMENT. 39INTRODUCTION . 39RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS . 42Hazus-MH. 43Statistical Risk Assessment Methodology. 44ALR Annualized Losses / Total Exposure . 46National Climatic Data Center Storm Event Database. 46ASSET INVENTORY . 46Critical Facilities . 49Population and Development Trends . 49Hazard Vulnerability Profile for Existing and Future Land Use . 53October 2012Page 3

Broward County Emergency ManagementEnhanced Local Mitigation StrategyOctober 2012INITIAL HAZARD IDENTIFICATION . 58Major Disaster Declarations . 59Hazards of Concern for Broward County . 60Atmospheric Hazards . 65Hydrologic Hazards . 105Other Natural Hazards . 148HUMAN CAUSED HAZARDS . 153Biological Hazards . 153Societal Hazards . 156Technological Hazards . 161CONCLUSIONS ON HAZARD RISK . 168CHAPTER 5 – ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY . 171Background . 172Existing Economic Climate . 173Major Employers and Economic Areas . 174Future Economic Development . 178Economic Vulnerability Methodology . 179Data Sources, Assumptions, and Limiting Factors . 183Preliminary Results – Countywide Hazards Analysis and Commercial Businesses . 184Preliminary Results Analysis and Economic Hot Spot Profiles. 189CHAPTER 6 – MITIGATION INITIATIVES . 269EXISTING MITIGATION INITIATIVES . 269BUILDING PERMITTING ACTIVITIES. 270CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT . 270FUTURE MITIGATION INITIATIVES . 277GOALS AND OBJECTIVES . 278PRIORITIZATION OF MITIGATION PROJECTS . 281County Initiatives . 282Funding Sources . 284PENDING WIND MITIGATION ACTIONS . 287COMPLETED FLOOD MITIGATION ACTIONS AND NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP) BY JURISDICTION . 287Broward County, Unincorporated – (CRS Community) . 287Coconut Creek, City of– (CRS Community) . 288Cooper City, City of– (CRS Community) . 288Coral Springs, City of– (CRS Community) . 290Dania Beach, City of– (CRS Community) . 290Davie, Town of– (CRS Community) . 291Deerfield Beach, City of– (CRS Community) . 292Fort Lauderdale, City of– (CRS Community) . 292October 2012Page 4

Broward County Emergency ManagementEnhanced Local Mitigation StrategyOctober 2012Hallandale Beach, City of– (CRS Community) . 293Hillsboro Beach, Town of– (CRS Community) . 294Hollywood, City of– (CRS Community). 294Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Town of– (CRS Community) . 295Lauderdale Lakes, City of . 295Lauderhill, City of– (CRS Community) . 296Lazy Lake, Village of . 296Lighthouse Point, City of – (CRS Community) . 296Margate, City of– (CRS Community) . 297Miramar, City of– (CRS Community) . 298North Lauderdale, City of– (CRS Community) . 299Oakland Park, City of– (CRS Community) . 300Parkland, City of . 301Other Information. 301Pembroke Park, Town of. 301Pembroke Pines, City of . 302Plantation, City of– (CRS Community) . 302Pompano Beach, City of– (CRS Community). 303Sea Ranch Lakes, Village of . 305Southwest Ranches, Town of . 305Sunrise, City of– (CRS Community) . 305Tamarac, City of – (CRS Community) . 306West Park, City of. 307Weston, City of . 307Wilton Manors, City of . 308Continued Compliance. 308Countywide Flood Loss Reduction Strategy . 309CHAPTER 7 – PLAN MAINTENANCE. 311INTRODUCTION . 311Plan Maintenance Approach . 311FEMA Requirements . 311IMPLEMENTATION . 312MONITORING . 312EVALUATION. 313UPDATE/ENHANCEMENT . 3145 Year Plan Review . 314RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONTINUALLY ENHANCE THE 5-YEAR PLAN REVIEW PROCESS . 315INCORPORATION INTO EXISTING PLANNING MECHANISMS . 315Broward County Comprehensive Plan . 316PLAN INTEGRATION EFFORTS . 316October 2012Page 5

Broward County Emergency ManagementEnhanced Local Mitigation StrategyOctober 2012CONTINUED PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT . 323APPENDICES (ALL FOLLOW IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER). 325APPENDIX A – PROJECT PRIORITIZATION MATRIXAPPENDIX B – PROPOSED MITIGATION PROJECT FORMAPPENDIX C – MITIGATION PROJECT LISTAPPENDIX D – LMS MEMBERSHIP LISTAPPENDIX E – PLANNING PROCESS SUPPORT DOCUMENTSAPPENDIX F – RESOLUTIONSAPPENDIX G – CRS/NFIP SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATIONAPPENDIX H – LOCAL ENHANCED PLAN AND MITIGATION INTEGRATION SUMMARYAPPENDIX I – CRITICAL FACILITIESAPPENDIX J – HOUSING VULNERABILITYAPPENDIX K – EMAP CROSSWALK AND REFERENCEAPPENDIX L – LET / LASAPPENDIX M – GRANT FUNDING SOURCES TABLEAPPENDIX N – HSEEP WORKSHOP RESULTSAPPENDIX O – MAT TOOLList of TablesTABLE 2.1: MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS . 21TABLE 2.2: CURRENT MUNICIPAL POPULATIONS AND PERCENT CHANGES FROM 2000 AND 2010 . 22TABLE 2.3: OTHER KEY DEMOGRAPHIC DATA PER MUNICIPALITY . 23TABLE 2.4: KEY ECONOMIC FACTORS BY COMMUNITY (2011) . 26TABLE 2.5: KEY ECONOMIC FACTORS BY COMMUNITY (2011) . 27TABLE 4.1: TOTAL BUILDING VALUES FOR BROWARD COUNTY, BY TYPE (AS OF SEPTEMBER 2011) . 46TABLE 4.2: TOTAL # OF BUILDINGS FOR BROWARD COUNTY, BY TYPE (THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011) . 48TABLE 4.3: TOTAL COUNTY ACRES IN HAZARD AREAS BY EXISTING LAND USE CATEGORY . 55TABLE 4.4: TOTAL AND UNDEVELOPED ACRES IN HAZARD AREAS BY FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY . 57TABLE 4.5: INITIALLY IDENTIFIED HAZARDS FOR BROWARD COUNTY . 59TABLE 4.6: PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATIONS FOR BROWARD COUNTY (1965 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2011) . 60TABLE 4.7: MOST SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS OF CONCERN FOR BROWARD COUNTY . 61TABLE 4.8: HAZARDS EXCLUDED FROM FURTHER ANALYSIS . 62TABLE 4.9: HISTORICAL LIGHTNING IMPACT BY JURISDICTION . 68TABLE 4.10: POTENTIAL ANNUALIZED LOSSES BY JURISDICTION (LIGHTNING) . 70TABLE 4.11: HISTORICAL HAIL IMPACTS BY JURISDICTION . 73TABLE 4.12: POTENTIAL ANNUALIZED LOSSES BY JURISDICTION (HAIL) . 76October 2012Page 6

Broward County Emergency ManagementEnhanced Local Mitigation StrategyOctober 2012TABLE 4.13: POTENTIAL ANNUALIZED LOSSES BY JURISDICTION (THUNDERSTORM WIND) . 77TABLE 4.14: ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE FOR TORNADOES. 79TABLE 4.15: OVERALL HISTORICAL TORNADO IMPACT IN BROWARD COUNTY BY JURISDICTION. 81TABLE 4.16: POTENTIAL ANNUALIZED LOSSES BY JURISDICTION (TORNADO) . 83TABLE 4.17: SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE . 86TABLE 4.18: HURRICANE DAMAGE CLASSIFICATIONS . 87TABLE 4.19: HISTORICAL STORM TRACKS WITHIN 75 MILES OF BROWARD COUNTY (1850–SEPT 2011) . 91TABLE 4.20: AVERAGE EXPECTED HURRICANE WIND SPEEDS (PEAK GUST) BY JURISDICTION . 99TABLE 4.21: POTENTIAL ANNUALIZED LOSSES BY JURISDICTION (HURRICANE WIND). 101TABLE 4.22: TOTAL BUILDING VALUE OF AT-RISK PROPERTIES BY JURISDICTION (MAX CAT 3 STORM SURGE). 103TABLE 4.23: ANNUALIZED EXPECTED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKET VALUE EXPOSED TO DROUGHT. 113TABLE 4.24: NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM LOSS STATISTICS BY JURISDICTION (AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2011). 118TABLE 4.25: POTENTIAL BUILDING LOSSES BY JURISDICTION (10- AND 50-YEAR RIVERINE FLOOD EVENTS). 120TABLE 4.26: POTENTIAL BUILDING LOSSES BY JURISDICTION (100- AND 500-YEAR RIVERINE FLOOD EVENTS). 121TABLE 4.27 TOTAL BUILDING VALUE OF AT-RISK PROPERTIES BY JURISDICTION (RIVERINE / COASTAL FLOOD EVENTS) . 123TABLE 4.27A: TOTAL BUILDING VALUE OF AT-RISK PROPERTIES BY JURISDICTION AND TYPE (RIVERINE / COASTAL FLOODEVENTS) SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 . 124TABLE 4.27B: TOTAL # OF BUILDINGS AT-RISK PROPERTIES BY JURISDICTION AND TYPE (RIVERINE / COASTAL FLOODEVENTS) SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 . 125TABLE 4.28: POTENTIALLY AT-RISK CRITICAL FACILITIES . 121TABLE 4.29A: NFIP REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTIES BY JURISDICTION (AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2011) . 127TABLE 4.29B: NFIP SRL PROPERTIES BY JURISDICTION (AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2011) . 128TABLE 4.30: BREAKDOWN OF NFIP RL PROPERTIES, SRL PROPERTIES AND TOTAL NFIP PAYMENTS BY JURISDICTION (AS OFSEPTEMBER 30, 2011) . 129TABLE 4.31: RIP CURRENTS/HEAVY SURF – REPORTED OCCURRENCES SINCE 1994. 133TABLE 4.32: LOSS ESTIMATION OF BROWARD COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR 3 SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIOS . 144TABLE 4.33: IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAND USE AT 1 FOOT SCENARIO . 144TABLE 4.34: IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAND USE AT 2 FOOT SCENARIO . 145TABLE 4.35: IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAND USE AT 3 FOOT SCENARIO . 145TABLE 4.36: RECORDED SINKHOLE OCCURRENCES IN BROWARD COUNTY . 146TABLE 4.37: SIGNIFICANT BROWARD COUNTY WILDFIRES SINCE 1981 . 151TABLE 4.38: ESTIMATED NUMBER OF STRUCTURES AT RISK FROM WILDFIRE . 152TABLE 4.39: BROWARD COUNTY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CASES, JANUARY 2000 – SEPTEMBER 2011 . 154TABLE 4.40: ESTIMATED EXPOSURE OF PEOPLE AND BUILDINGS BY JURISDICTION (FIXED SITE TOXIC RELEASE) . 166TABLE 4.41: ESTIMATED EXPOSURE OF PEOPLE AND BUILDINGS BY JURISDICTION (MOBILE SITE TOXIC RELEASE) . 167TABLE 4.42: PRI CATEGORY . 169TABLE 4.43: HAZARDS . 170TABLE 4.44: CONCLUSIONS ON HAZARD RISK FOR BROWARD COUNTY . 171TABLE 5.1: OVERALL LARGEST EMPLOYMENT SECTORS IN BROWARD COUNTY . 174TABLE 5.2: LARGEST BROWARD COUNTY COMPANIES RANKED BY REVENUE . 174TABLE 5.3: LARGEST BROWARD COUNTY COMPANIES RANKED BY NUMBER OF SOUTH FLORIDA EMPLOYEES . 176October 2012Page 7