Zoning Ordinance Overhauled To Increase Community Resilience To Flooding

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NOAA Office for Costal Management Digital Coast

The city of Norfolk, Virginia, is like many other coastal communities facing sea level rise. The city chose to take a bold step to completely overhaul their zoning ordinance to reduce impacts and increase their resilience. Learn more about Norfolk’s innovative resilience zoning ordinance.

Follow the link below to access this Peer to Peer case study as published in Digital Coast by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.