FEMA Approved LMS Plan - Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

Appendix 6
County Departments and their Mitigation Functions
Planning
Loss Reduction
Building
Loss Reduction
Maintain the Pinellas County Comprehensive Plan.
Identify how the County will implement policies, and evaluate
proposed amendments/policies.
Assess damages and determine level of safety and habitability.
Expedite issuance of permits.
Protects victims from unsafe situations and gets them back into their
homes/businesses in a timely manner.
Environmental Management
Housing Code Enforcement PC Code Chapter 22-256 Et Seq.
Loss Reduction Requires repair or removal of unsafe residential structures.
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Habitat Management Code Enforcement PC Code Chap. 166-36 Et.
Seq.
Protects and encourages vegetated shorelines, protects wetlands,
encourages removal of undesirable trees, i.e. diseased or exotic.
Water & Navigation Code Enforcement PC Code 166241 Et. Seq.
Requires removal of unsafe dock structures, requires construction
standards for docks and seawall, and protects wetlands.
Pollution Prevention/Hazardous Waste Reduction Program
Works with local business and industry to insure environmental
compliance re: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
and waste minimization.
Zoning Code Enforcement PC Code 138 Et. Seq.
Insures development is compatible with land use classification
standards, i.e. structure height, setback use. Sign Code Enforcement
minimizes wind driven projectiles.
Air Quality Code Enforcement PC Code 58-86 Et. Seq.
Minimizes off site contamination to the atmosphere, land or water by
toxic substances by insuring proper storage.
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