Tri-County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan For Clinton, Eaton, Ingham Counties And Delta Charter Township In Mid-Michigan Prepared by Tri-County Regional Planning Commission 3135 Pine Tree Road, Suite 2C Lansing, Michigan 48912 JUNE 2015 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A FEMA funded Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant from the Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division supported this regional plan development. The Ingham County Sherriff’s Emergency Management Office served as fiduciary. The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission provided contractual services and matching contributions of technical resources, data, and facilitation. The Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham County Emergency Management offices and the Delta Charter Township Fire Department contributed matching funds and services as well. The region’s participating municipalities provided in-kind matching contributions of staff time and participation. We wish to recognize and express special thanks for the important contributions of the Tri-County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Team Jeffrey Weiss & Rob Dale, Ingham County Emergency Management Larry St. George, Clinton County Emergency Management John Clark, Delta Charter Township Fire Department Claudine Williams, Eaton County Community Development Rodney Sadler, Eaton County Emergency Management Michael Sobocinski, Michigan State Police- Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division Harmony Gmazel & Susan Pigg, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Tri-County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan was created to protect the health, safety, and economic interests of residents and businesses in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties and Delta Charter Township in mid-Michigan’s greater Lansing region. The regional Plan will reduce the impacts of natural and technological hazards through hazard mitigation planning, awareness, and implementation. This Plan is the foundation for hazard mitigation activities and actions within Michigan’s Tri-County Capital area region. Implementation of recommendations will reduce loss of life, destruction of property, and economic losses due to natural and technological hazards. The plan provides a path toward continuous, proactive reduction of vulnerability to hazards that result in repetitive and oftentimes severe social, economic and physical damage. The ideal end state is full integration of hazard mitigation concepts into day-to-day governmental and business functions and management practices. This Plan employs a broad perspective in examining multi-hazard mitigation activities and opportunities in the Tri-County region. Emphasis is placed on hazards that have resulted in threats to the public health, safety and welfare, as well as the social, economic and physical fabric of the community. The plan addresses such hazards as floods, tornadoes, windstorms, winter storms, forest fires, structural fires, hazardous material incidents, and secondary technological hazards that result from natural hazard events. Each hazard was analyzed from a historical perspective, evaluated for potential risk, and considered for possible mitigative action. The plan also lays out the legal basis for planning and the tools to be used for its implementation. Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Planning Background and Process .............................................................. 1 Fig.1 Map of Tri-County Region ................................................................................... 1 Fig. 2 2005 Hazard Mitigation Plans ............................................................................ 4 Fig. 3 Plan Update Meetings ........................................................................................ 5 Chapter 2 - Community Profiles .................................................................................... 13 Fig. 4 Regional Population Estimates ........................................................................ 14 Fig. 5 Population Density Map ................................................................................... 15 Fig.6 Regional Climate Data ...................................................................................... 16 Fig.7 LUST Map- NW Ingham Co. ............................................................................. 18 Fig. 8 LUST Map- NE Eaton Co. ................................................................................ 19 Fig. 9 LUST Map- SE Clinton Co. .............................................................................. 20 Fig. 10 Water Service Area ........................................................................................ 21 Fig 11 Sewer Service Area ........................................................................................ 22 Fig. 12 Area Hospital Locations ................................................................................. 23 Fig. 14 Clinton Co. Map ............................................................................................. 26 Fig. 15 Clinton Co. Population ................................................................................... 27 Fig. 16 Clinton Co. Soils ............................................................................................ 28 Fig. 17 Clinton Co. Flood Zones ................................................................................ 29 Fig. 18 Clinton Co Land Use ...................................................................................... 30 Fig. 19 Clinton Co Future Land Use ........................................................................... 31 Fig. 20 Delta Township Map ...................................................................................... 32 Fig. 21 Delta Township Population ............................................................................ 33 Fig. 22 Delta Township Land Use Map ...................................................................... 33 Fig. 23 Delta Township Future Land Use ................................................................... 34 Fig. 24 Delta Township Water Features ..................................................................... 35 Fig. 25 Eaton Co. Map ............................................................................................... 36 Fig. 26 Eaton Co. Population Chart ........................................................................... 37 Fig. 27 & 28 Existing and Future Land Use Maps, Eaton Co. .................................... 38 Fig. 29 Eaton County Soil Map .................................................................................. 40 Fig. 30, Eaton Co. Water Features ............................................................................ 41 Fig. 31 Ingham Co. Map ............................................................................................ 42 Fig. 32 Ingham Co Land Use Cover ........................................................................... 43 Fig. 33 Ingham Co. Future Land Use ......................................................................... 44 Fig. 34 Ingham County Soil Map ................................................................................ 45 Fig. 35 Ingham Co. Flood Zones ................................................................................ 46 Fig. 36 Ingham Co. Map ............................................................................................ 47 Chapter 3 - Hazards Analysis ........................................................................................ 48 Fig. 37 2004 Hazards- Clinton Co. ............................................................................. 48 Fig. 38 2004 Hazards- Eaton Co. ............................................................................... 49 Fig. 39 2004 Hazards- Ingham Co. ............................................................................ 49 Fig. 40 2005 Hazards- Delta Township ...................................................................... 50 Fig. 41 Ingham County Flood Zones and Land Uses, Area 1 .................................... 50 Fig. 42 Ingham County Flood Zones and Land Uses, Area 2 .................................... 51 Fig. 43 Clinton County Flood Zones and Land Uses .................................................. 51 Fig. 44 Natural Hazards Historical Data (1996 2013) ................................................. 52 Fig. 45 Hazard Overview of Local Participating Jurisdictions ..................................... 54 Fig. 46 Typical Tornado Damage ............................................................................... 59 Fig. 47 Severe Winter Driving Hazards ...................................................................... 64 Fig. 48 Flood of 1975, Lansing/East Lansing MI ........................................................ 66 Fig. 49 & 50 Flooding at MSU, and Meridian Township, 2004 ................................... 67 Fig. 51 FEMA Community Status Chart ..................................................................... 68 Fig. 52 Delta Charter Township FIRM ........................................................................ 69 Fig. 53 City of Mason FIRM ....................................................................................... 69 Fig. 54 City of St. Johns FIRM ................................................................................... 71 Fig. 55 City of Charlotte ............................................................................................. 72 Fig. 56 The Frandor Shopping Center and Environs .................................................