Staff details buyouts, elevation projects and deed restrictions under hazard-mitigation program
The planning department outlined hazard-mitigation grant activities — buyouts, elevation and demolition/rebuild — and said buyout properties are deed-restricted and typically held by the county and converted to green space or passive recreation.
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Buncombe County planning staff said the hazard mitigation grant program is focused on three primary activities after Helene: elevation projects, buyouts and demolish-and-rebuild to new standards. The presenter told the board that, under the state's implementation model, the state manages transactions and deed restrictions are applied to bought-out properties.
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