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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
Michael F. Easley, Governor James H. Gregson, Director William G. Ross Jr.,
Secretary
July 17, 2008
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Kim Williams JUL 1
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Land Management Group, Inc.
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Wilmington, NC 28403
SUBJECT: Consistency Certification Submission Status for Proposed Impacst to Wetlands to
Facilitate the Construction of a Shopping Center, Surf City, Pender County
(DCM#20080097)
Dear Ms. Williams:
We received the consistency certification of the Land Management Group, Inc. on behalf of
Commercial Property Analysts, Inc. ("Applicant") on July 11, 2008 for proposed impacts to
8.65 acres of wetlands to facilitate the construction of a 220,000 regional shopping center on a
50.58 acre site southwest of the intersection of US 17 and SR 210 near Surf City in Pender
County, North Carolina.
The submission was filed complete as of July 11, 2008. Pursuant to the requirements of
15 CFR 930.60, the purpose of this letter is to inform Commercial Property Analysts, the
Land Management Group, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) that the State of
North Carolina has initiated commencement of its Federal consistency review. Please be
aware that as we continue to review this submission that we may develop questions on the
proposed project that will require that the Land Management Group respond through the
submission of additional information.
The public review period for this project was initiated on July 17, 2008. The public notice has
been scheduled to be printed in "Wilmington Star-News" on July 19, 2008. Furthermore, the
project has been distributed to State agencies that would have a regulatory interest in the
proposed activity for review and comment. The public review period will close on August 8,
2008. We intend to make a decision regarding whether the proposed activity would be
consistent with the State's coastal program soon after. Based on the requirements of 15 CFR
93 0.62, DCM has until January 11, 2009 to either "concur" or "object" to the consistency
certification.
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Please note that the Division of Coastal Management does not typically issue a consistency
concurrence decision until the applicant has obtained all other required State permits and/or
permissions. This allows for DCM to review the final project that may have been modified to
incorporate the requirements of the other State agencies. Other required State approvals may
include, but are not limited to, a Section 401 Water Quality Certification, an erosion and
sediment control plan, a stormwater management plan, and an acceptance of any proposed
mitigation by the State's Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP). Before DCM makes a
final decision on this consistency determination, all of these approvals, as required, must be
obtained. Please forward copies of those approvals as they are received to DCM. Thank you
for your consideration of the North Carolina Coastal Management Program.
Sincerely,
Stephen Rynas, AICP
Federal Consistency Coordinator
Cc: Doug Huggett, Division of Coastal Management
Steve Everhart, Division of Coastal Management
Ronnie Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cyndi Karoly, Division of Water Quality
Joanne Steenhuis, Division of Water Quality
Ian McMillan, Division of Water Quality
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