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Council adopts Natural Infrastructure Resilience Plan into the comprehensive plan
Summary
Council voted to adopt the Natural Infrastructure Resilience Plan by reference into the Hampton Community Plan. Staff said the plan identifies land, water and people goals to reduce flooding, protect shorelines and expand equitable access to green space.
Interim resilience officer Olivia Askew presented a comprehensive plan amendment to adopt the Natural Infrastructure Resilience Plan, which lays out strategies to protect and increase natural and constructed green infrastructure — such as marshes, wetlands, bioswales and retention ponds — to reduce stormwater and flood impacts and to treat water as an asset in city planning.
Askew said the plan grew from nearly a decade of city work and community engagement, including the Dutch Dialogues and multiple community steering‑group meetings. The plan sets three principal visions (land, water and people) and includes policy guidance to inform future code and capital improvement decisions. Council moved and approved the amendment after staff recommendation.
Why it matters: The adoption integrates resilience strategies into the city’s long‑range planning framework and will guide future zoning and capital investment decisions intended to reduce flooding and increase equitable access to green space.
What’s next: Staff may bring ordinance or code amendments and capital‑project proposals that implement elements of the resilience plan.
