GOAL 1 Strengthen planning for natural disaster mitigation for historic and cultural resource protection. RECOMMENDATIONS: Implement Williamson County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. The City should continue working with federal, state, and county partners to implement the 2024 Williamson County Hazard Mitigation Plan while ensuring that historic buildings, cultural landscapes, and archaeological sites are fully considered. Coordinating with emergency management, planning staff, and preservation organizations can align mitigation efforts with preservation goals so that strategies for flooding, storms, and other hazards also protect Franklin’s historic resources. Develop a Historic Resilience Plan. The City should develop a Historic Resilience Plan to prepare for natural disasters and extreme weather events that could impact local historical and cultural resources. Creation of this plan should be in conjunction with the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office, the National Park Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), building on established best practices for integrating historic preservation into hazard mitigation planning. The City should use as a model FEMA’s Integrating Historic Property and Cultural Resource Considerations into Hazard Mitigation Planning State and Local Mitigation Planning How-To Guide and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources A Handbook for Historic Resilience Community Planning. Develop resilience guidance for historic buildings, historic landscapes, and archaeological resources. Historic property owners may need guidance on improving building resilience while maintaining historic character. The City should develop technical recommendations for flood protection, moisture control, roof and storm resistant upgrades, and compatible mechanical systems, aligned with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Resilience planning should also address vulnerable cultural landscapes—such as battlefields, cemeteries, parks, and archaeological sites—by evaluating risks like erosion, tree loss, soil disturbance, and flooding, and identifying measures to protect these resources. Develop a Tree Management Plan. Franklin should work with state and federal agencies such as Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to develop a Tree Management Plan as part of resiliency efforts to protect archaeological resources within public parks and protected sites such as Glass Mounds, Fort Granger, City Cemetery and Resthaven Cemeteries. As part of this plan, regular tree maintenance should be incorporated to address dying and dead trees to prevent uprooting during severe storms. THEME: DISASTER MITIGATION 164 FRANKLIN, TN | PRESERVATION PLAN
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