SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND MULTI-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMMENT FORM
DECEMBER 04, 2003
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1. Please select the hazard(s) to the County your agency addresses through its projects:
 Drought (30%)
 Earthquake (30%)
 Extreme Heat (10%)
 Flood (90%)
 Hurricane (0%)
 Lightning (0%)
 Tornado (0%)
 Wildfire (20%)
 Other: _____________ (0%)
2. Have you worked on flood control or floodplain management projects in the past?
 Yes (70%)
 No (30%)
If “Yes”, what were they and how did they address flood control or floodplain management
(please attach additional documents if necessary)?
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3. Has your agency conducted any studies involving flood control or floodplain management?
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4. What are some steps you think the County should consider to reduce or eliminate the community’s
vulnerability to disasters?
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5. Are there any other issues regarding the reduction of risk and loss associated with hazards or
disasters in the County that you think are important?
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HAZARD REDUCTION ALTERNATIVES
A number of community-wide activities can reduce our risks from hazards. In general, these activities fall into one of the following
six broad categories. Please tell us how important you think each category is for the County to consider pursuing by checking in the
corresponding boxes below.
A. Prevention Administrative or regulatory actions that influence the way land is developed and buildings are built.
Examples include planning and zoning, building codes, open space preservation, and floodplain regulations.
 Very Important (100%)
 Somewhat Important
 Not Important
B. Property Protection Actions that involve the modification of existing buildings to protect them from a hazard or
removal from the hazard area. Examples include acquisition, relocation, elevation, structural retrofits, and storm
shutters.
 Very Important (80%)
 Somewhat Important (20%)
 Not Important
C. Natural Resource Protection Actions that, in addition to minimizing hazard losses, also preserve or restore the
functions of natural systems. Examples include: floodplain protection, habitat preservation, slope stabilization, riparian
buffers, and forest management.
 Very Important (80%)
 Somewhat Important (10%)
 Not Important (10%)
D. Structural Projects Actions intended to lessen the impact of a hazard by modifying the natural progression of
the hazard. Examples include dams, levees, seawalls, detention/retention basins, channel modification, retaining walls
and storm sewers.
 Very Important (80%)
 Somewhat Important (20%)
 Not Important
E. Emergency Service Actions that protect people and property during and immediately after a hazard event.
Examples include warning systems, evacuation planning, emergency response training, and protection of critical
emergency facilities or systems.
 Very Important (60%)
 Somewhat Important (40%)
 Not Important
F. Public Education and Awareness Actions to inform citizens about hazards and the techniques they can use to
protect themselves and their property. Examples include outreach projects, school education programs, library
materials and demonstration events.
 Very Important (60%)
 Somewhat Important (40%)
 Not Important
Please add any additional comments you may have:
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