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Carriurel ensue Ilan Coastal Mai aeemenl Element <br />Thcise countenalocicwli:ici-rotating, cixtremle low prcassine storms can roach) len miles in hcaigbt, can <br />splrlead omen semerlal hundrled miles in c i an iters, and aan gear eral a Minds in caxccass of "4 milcis pier hloin <br />(MAH), thle minimum Mind splecad nieccassary to be 6eissificad as a hlurricanca. The official l lurricaane <br />seaason extcar ds from June 11 st to Nomembcar 30th), with 62 plerlccanl cif la all Alorida hlurricancas ocaurriing <br />curing Septcari and Ocltoberl. <br />Whillca extcansivica raainifa:ll clommonlyl caacauils during a hurricaane and may1 cause wlidesplroad inland <br />flooding, thea greaatest danagerl associated walla a hlurricanca :is storm :lurgca. Storm singe caan bca <br />descrit ead as the risca :in wei and hided hcaights assoclialed with a hlurricane. Thca vulnerability of an <br />arcaa lca :dorm surgca is depcandcant uplor tble plcalentiad Height thlal a stcarrrn surge can aaehievlea a:lcang as <br />pail icullan coast and the distanaca to which) ltica surge aan plearnetratca inland uplon making landfall. Thus, <br />',Icaw-]lyijng caoastall tcapograpblyA such) as inlets, beaaehles and eastuariies, are espleaiallly suscleptabllea to plea <br />dcastrucli fcarcicas of a storm surge (H urriclane Manual for Marines Interests in Indian Ruler Ccaunty; . <br />• Ccaaasl al H:i gh Hae and Ai ea <br />The Coastal High Hazard Alaa (CHHA' is defined as tble arcaaa below) plea stcarml surlga line of a <br />Cateag oryl 1 hurriicaane as usl abli shled bylla Scaa, Lok a, and C vcnlland'I ungcas from Hurriaan es (SLOSH) <br />ccamplulen model. Thle CHHA is depicated ir. figure 9.111. <br />Withlin tblea CHHA, most of thle land is designalad fear residential usca, wilhl pearmittead denlsiticas <br />ranging from ?I to 110 units per aura. A substanliail portican of this ]land is currently daueloped. Muatl <br />afllhat demelopm cant tookl pllaee a1 a lime wltlear lhla CHHA was more narrowly c eafined as land can thlea <br />barricar island, east of thlea Coastal Construction Contrlol Line (CCCL). <br />o Hurriicaane Vulnerel il:ily Zone <br />A 1thlaugh manyl arcaas area sub j eat to coastal flooding assocaiated with thlea sevcnle wlaalticarl of hurricaneas, <br />oill lens areas facea imminent dangcar from thlea storms. Thosea ancaas wahlichl facia scaveara eilosior., flooding, <br />stcarm surge, on otblen dirleat sllcarma ncalateac damaages from a Cateagoryl l]] tlurriiclane constitutes thla <br />Hurricane Mulr.cnlabi:lity Zone (HMZ). 'Ilhea HMZ i,a depicated in Aigurca 9.12. '➢bis zone Has bcaen <br />identified forii planning and cavlacauatican purposes. <br />o Compreahlansivea HmicnigmcylManagcnnent P:lara <br />In aacaordance wlitbl Chapter 252, A.S., Indian River Clcauntytlaas adcapled a Compnehcar sicca Emcargcan cyl <br />Managennent Alan (CEMA; . 'Ea CHME replaces lhla Peacaetima Hmengenc yl Plan (AFP), thlea Florida <br />Nucil oar Cimil Prol ecll ion Plan, and t hea Disasten Ement Rleacaviery Plan. As such),1Ihea CF MA addnesseas <br />loaall and ragiona:l emacualior and sblellten pnocicadurcas, as well as plod disaster and necaovery is:aucas. <br />The CBME is an opleniationls-oriented pilan tblat oullines thle rosponsibililies of mariious county <br />d cipartments, muncaiplallitica.a, and moluntcaenls llulou gl ar, Hmengenay'Support Aunctior NESP) apprloaahl. <br />Cammuinityl Dicw aipmeril Eel analmeritl Indian Riven C aiuntyl A <br />