private assets. environmental, heritage and recreational areas with: ▲ threatened by the predicted sea level rise. ▲ Office of – The plan must include: Environment and Heritage Investigating long-term (over 50 years) zoning – and development law changes for affected areas. Department of – Planning and Developing timing, or at least trigger points, for – Environment possible adaptation actions related to sea walls, forced retreat, risk management, building design Land owners – and acquisitions. Community – Implement a communication program to raise members – awareness among residents, businesses, council facility users and council staff on the likely impacts of sea level rise and storm surges. ▲ Identify and prioritise adaptation actions for each – of the key infrastructure assets that are at City’s risk and likely to be impacted. ▲ Investigate any impacts to the water table and – footings/concrete walls of buildings with basements. ▲ The planning, S2 Ensure that sea level rise and storm surge City of Sydney City’s – – designs and are factored into City infrastructure plans and control specification must master plans. Such a review must recognise that factor in sea level rise. current standards may no longer be a sufficient National standards and benchmark, as flooding is predicted to occur more codes must also factor frequently, thus altering the risk profile. Examples in changing parameters of plans to be reviewed include: to address the risk of The current Flood Plain Management Review – sea level rise and The Decentralised Water Master Plan – storm surge. The Asset Management Strategy – Inconsistent S3 Advocate for a consistent NSW State City of Sydney – – government response planning framework to address sea level rise and control and to sea level rise causes storm surge. This recognises the difficulties facing influence, working confusion and anger local councils, and the pressure from their with: among residents and constituency and insurers for an equitable and Department of – the business affordable response. Such a framework will shape Planning and community. LGA-based land use planning. Environment Sydney Coastal – Councils Group Sea level rise poses S4 Re-evaluate and implement protection City of Sydney – – a long-term risk to parts methods as needed for at-risk foreshore areas control and influence of the LGA. and assets, noting best practices developed by other areas that have faced sea level rise risks in the past, and including public awareness.
private assets. ▲ environmental, heritage and recreational areas threatened by the predicted sea level rise. ▲ The plan must include: – Investigating long-term (over 50 years) zoning and development law changes for affected areas. – Developing timing, or at least trigger points, for possible adaptation actions related to sea walls, forced retreat, risk management, building design and acquisitions. – Implement a communication program to raise awareness among residents, businesses, council facility users and council staff on the likely impacts of sea level rise and storm surges. ▲ – Identify and prioritise adaptation actions for each of the City’s key infrastructure assets that are at risk and likely to be impacted. ▲ – Investigate any impacts to the water table and footings/concrete walls of buildings with basements. ▲ with: – Office of Environment and Heritage – Department of Planning and Environment – Land owners – Community members The City’s planning, designs and specification must factor in sea level rise. National standards and codes must also factor in changing parameters to address the risk of sea level rise and storm surge. S2 – Ensure that sea level rise and storm surge are factored into City infrastructure plans and master plans. Such a review must recognise that current standards may no longer be a sufficient benchmark, as flooding is predicted to occur more frequently, thus altering the risk profile. Examples of plans to be reviewed include: – The current Flood Plain Management Review – The Decentralised Water Master Plan – The Asset Management Strategy City of Sydney – control Inconsistent government response to sea level rise causes confusion and anger among residents and the business community. S3 – Advocate for a consistent NSW State planning framework to address sea level rise and storm surge. This recognises the difficulties facing local councils, and the pressure from their constituency and insurers for an equitable and affordable response. Such a framework will shape LGA-based land use planning. City of Sydney – control and influence, working with: – Department of Planning and Environment – Sydney Coastal Councils Group Sea level rise poses a long-term risk to parts of the LGA. S4 – Re-evaluate and implement protection methods as needed for at-risk foreshore areas and assets, noting best practices developed by other areas that have faced sea level rise risks in the past, and including public awareness. City of Sydney – control and influence
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