Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Identify all changes to the plan within each section. B. Update the Planning Process: 1. List jurisdictions participating in the plan that seek approval. 2. Describe the process used to review and analyze each section of the plan, as well as process used to determine if a section warranted an update. C. Improve the Risk Assessment: 1. Address any newly identified hazards that pose a more significant threat than was apparent when previously approved plan was prepared. 2. Discuss new occurrences of hazard events and update the probability of future occurrences. 3. Incorporate new information where data deficiencies were identified in the previous plan, or if the data deficiencies remain unresolved, explain why they remain unresolved and include a schedule to resolve the issue. 4. Include current inventory of existing and proposed buildings, infrastructure, and critical facilities in hazard areas, including existing NFIP repetitive loss structures. The community will determine how far into the future they wish to go in considering proposed buildings and critical facilities based on and timed with data gathering phase of their comprehensive plan or land use plan update. 5. The loss estimate should be updated to reflect any changes to the hazard profile and/or the inventory of structures. 6. Any changes to analysis methodologies must be noted. Any previously noted data deficiencies should be updated or explained. 7. Include a general overview of land uses and types of development occurring within the community and highlight any new and/or relevant information. 8. If there are changes in the risk assessment or the vulnerability of the community to the hazards, the information must be attributed to the appropriate jurisdiction(s) or to the whole planning area, whichever applies. 9. Continue to use all available tool sets and data as the GMIS is enhanced (for example: repetitive losses). D. Analyze, Update, and Continue Development of Goals, Objectives, and Action Steps: 1. Use this update as an opportunity for jurisdictions to reconsider the goals and objectives. For goals and actions that remain, the plan must document that they were re-evaluated and deemed valid and effective. 2. Goals and objectives shall include the community’s strategy for new or continued NFIP participation. Continue to use the “STAPLEE Criteria” (Social, Technical, Administrative, Political, Legal, Economic, and Environmental), or incorporate the STAPLEE Criteria if not previously used to assess the value of and develop an understanding of the cost effectiveness of mitigation action steps. If actions remain unchanged, the updated plan must indicate why changes are not necessary. 3. Shall include evaluation and prioritization for any new mitigation action steps. E. Update the Plan Maintenance and Implementation: 1. Must include an analysis of whether previously approved plan’s method and schedule for monitoring, evaluating and updating plan worked, and what elements or processes, if any, were changed; and discuss method and schedule to be used over next five (5) years. 2. Describe other planning mechanisms or ordinances that this plan will be incorporated into, such as Comprehensive Plans.
