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structures; it is the risk people take when living in a region of the country where <br /> tornado activity is likely. <br /> Mitigation measures for hazards such as earthquakes are available, but because the <br /> risk of an earthquake in this region of the country is relatively low, the costs involved to <br /> mitigate against a low-risk hazard would increase the cost burden to higher than <br /> acceptable levels. For example, building codes similar to those enforced in California, <br /> a state with a much greater earthquake risk, could be adopted and enforced but the <br /> substantially higher engineering and construction costs make it difficult to justify <br /> mitigating against the hazard in Orange County, North Carolina. <br /> Orange County has been proactive in mitigating against the hazards to which it is most <br /> susceptible, namely flooding and landslides, by prohibiting construction of new <br /> structures in floodplain areas and limiting construction in areas of steep slopes. <br /> 2. Town of Carrboro <br /> ACTION ITEMS: <br /> TOWN OF CARRBORO, N.C. <br /> LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGIES <br /> Target Dates <br /> Local for <br /> New or Revised Initiatives Res onsibilit Com letion Comment <br /> The programs,policies, ordinances and goals listed in the Revised update <br /> previous section serve the town's hazard mitigation needs period: 2010-2015 <br /> quite well and provide a comprehensive approach toward <br /> hazazd mitigation. This section includes a list of new <br /> programs, goals,ordinances, or approaches that the Town <br /> may wish to undertake in the future to further reinforce <br /> its ability to mitigate natural hazards. In addition to the <br /> forgoing, the Town of Carrboro supports the goals listed <br /> in Orange County's Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Town <br /> of Carrboro, as a member of the Orange County Hazard <br /> Mitigation Team, will coordinate with Orange County to <br /> reevaluate and update its hazard mitigation planning <br /> component at least once every five years or sooner as <br /> deemed appropriate by the Orange County Planning <br /> Director. <br /> • Community Rating System Town of 12-2002 REVI5ED <br /> The National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) Carrboro The CRS <br /> Community Rating System (CRS) was implemented in Planning application was not <br /> 1990 as a program for recognizing and encouraging Department submitted during the <br /> community floodplain management activities that exceed initial planning <br /> the minimum NFIP standazds. The National Flood period as <br /> Insurance Reform Act of 1994 codified the Communit envisioned. The <br /> 54 <br />