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Belmont planners present draft Safety Element update; wildfire, evacuation and sea level rise top community concerns
Summary
City planners and consultants presented a draft update to the General Plan Safety Element that adds sections on climate change impacts (including sea-level rise and emergent groundwater), evacuation, severe weather and emergency communication; staff will incorporate feedback and pursue adoption hearings this summer/fall.
City planners and the PlaceWorks consultant team presented the draft update of Belmont’s General Plan Safety Element at the April 28 meeting, outlining new required content and proposed policies to respond to wildfire, flooding, sea-level rise and other hazards.
Adrienne Smith, principal planner, and Eli Crispi of PlaceWorks described the regional "Peninsula Resilience Planning Project" and explained that the updated safety element responds to new state requirements and the…
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