Livingston County Hazard Mitigation Plan (2025 Draft)

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The purpose of hazard mitigation is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards. Livingston County and participating jurisdictions and school/special districts developed this multi-jurisdictional local hazard mitigation plan update to reduce future losses from hazard events to the County and its communities and school/special districts. The plan and the update were prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to result in eligibility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs. The County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan is a multi-jurisdictional plan that covers the following jurisdictions that participated in the planning process:

The School Districts of Southwest Livingston County R-I and Livingston County R-III were invited to participate in the planning process but did not meet all the established requirements for official participation. When the future five-year update is developed for this plan, this school district again will be invited again to participate. The City of Chula and the City of Ludlow attended the 1st planning meeting. They did not meet any other requirements for official participation. When the plan is updated in the future they will be invited again to participate. Livingston County and the entities listed above followed a plan update process using a methodology in accordance with FEMA guidance, which began with the formation of a Mitigation Planning Committee (MPC) comprised of representatives from Livingston County and participating jurisdictions. The MPC updated the risk assessment that identified and profiled hazards that pose a risk to Livingston County and analyzed jurisdictional vulnerability to these hazards. The MPC also examined the capabilities in place to mitigate the hazard damages, with emphasis on changes that have occurred since the previously approved plan was adopted. The MPC determined that the planning area is vulnerable to several hazards that are identified, profiled, and analyzed in this plan. Riverine and flash flooding, winter storms, severe thunderstorms (hail, lightning, high winds), and tornados are among the hazards that historically have had a significant impact. Based upon the risk assessment, the MPC updated goals for reducing risk from hazards. The goals are listed below:  

Participating jurisdictions

Unincorporated Livingston County
City of Chillicothe
City of Utica
Chillicothe R-II
Livingston County R-III
Southwest Livingston County R-II

Executive Summary page 4
Prerequisites page 15
1 Introduction and Planning Process page 17
2 Planning Area Profile and Capabilities page 32
3 Risk Assessment page 62
4 Mitigation Strategy page 173
5 Plan Maintenance Process page 242
Appendix A: Sources page 247
Appendix B: Planning Process Documentation
Appendix C: Questionnaires, Surveys, and STAPLEE Worksheets page 267
Appendix D: Critical/Essential Facilities (Redacted from Public Version) page 419
Appendix E: Resolutions of Adoption page 420

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