Town of NeuseSunset River Basin Beach RegionalUnifiedDRAFT HazardDevelopment Mitigation Ordinance Plan Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt and Wayne Counties Draft: January 9, 2015 NEUSE RIVER BASIN REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION & PLANNING PROCESS I. INTRODUCTION.. 1-1 II. NEUSE RIVER BASIN REGION. 1-1 III. HAZARD MITIGATION LEGISLATION.. 1-2 IV. WHAT IS HAZARD MITIGATION AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN REGION?. 1-3 A. What is Hazard Mitigation?. 1-3 B. Why is Hazard Mitigation Important to the Neuse River Basin Region?. 1-3 V. PLAN FORMAT . 1-4 VI. INCORPORATION OF EXISTING PLANS, STUDIES, AND REPORTS. 1-6 VII. PLANNING PROCESS .. 1-6 VIII. AUTHORITY FOR HMP ADOPTION AND RELEVANT LEGISLATION. 1-11 SECTION 2. COMMUNITY PROFILES I. INTRODUCTION.. 2-1 A. Location. 2-1 B. Topography/Geology . 2-2 C. Climate .. 2-2 II. GREENE COUNTY. 2-3 A. History.. 2-3 B. Demographic Summary .. 2-3 1. Population .. 2-3 2.DRAFT Housing . 2-4 3. Economy . 2-6 III. JONES COUNTY. 2-9 A. History.. 2-9 B. Demographic Summary .. 2-9 1. Population .. 2-9 2. Housing . 2-10 3. Economy . 2-12 IV. LENOIR COUNTY. 2-15 A. History.. 2-15 B. Demographic Summary .. 2-15 1. Population .. 2-15 2. Housing . 2-16 3. Economy . 2-18 V. PITT COUNTY. 2-21 A. History.. 2-21 B. Demographic Summary .. 2-21 1. Population .. 2-21 2. Housing . 2-22 DRAFT: FEBRUARY 13, 2015 PAGE i NEUSE RIVER BASIN REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS 3. Economy . 2-27 VI. WAYNE COUNTY. 2-32 A. History.. 2-32 B. Demographic Summary .. 2-32 1. Population .. 2-32 2. Housing . 2-33 3. Economy . 2-37 SECTION 3. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION I. INTRODUCTION . 3-1 II. HURRICANES. 3-2 A. July 5 to July 12, 1996 (Hurricane Bertha). 3-3 B. August 23 to September 5, 1996 (Hurricane Fran). 3-4 C. August 19 to 30, 1998 (Hurricane Bonnie). 3-4 D. August 24 to September 7, 1999 (Hurricane/Tropical Storm Dennis). 3-5 E. September 7 to 18, 1999 (Hurricane Floyd). 3-5 F. September 6 to 19, 2003 (Hurricane Isabel). 3-6 G. August 9 to 15, 2004 (Hurricane Charley). 3-6 H. September 6 to 17, 2005 (Hurricane Ophelia). 3-7 I. Retired Names. 3-7 J. Extent. 3-7 III. FLOODING . ..