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Home My WebLink AboutCAMA Land Use Plan Update: An Addendum-1995 (2)Amendments For The Town of Bridgeton's 1995 CAMA Land Use Plan Update: An Addendum Local Public Hearing: April 6, 1998 Local Adoption: April 7, 1998 CRC Certification: May 29, 1998 DCM COPY DCM COPY lease do not remove!!!!! Division of Coastal Management Copy The preparation of this document was funded in part through a grant provided by the North Carolina Coastal Management Program, through funds provided by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, which is administered by the Office of Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Prepared for Viayor Michael Whaley and the Town Board Robert Toler, Mayor Pro Tern Graham Brown Barbara Howlett Keith Tyndell and Janet Williams, Town Clerk Technical Assistance Provided By: John Crew Coastal Consortium, Consulting Planners, Inc. 116 Spruce Street Washington, NC 27889 Phone/Fax 252/946-4319 Table of Contents Citizen Participation Plan — Notice to area local governments — News Articles II. Plan Amendments III. Public Hearing Notice 11-03-97-01 RESOLUTION BY THE TOWN OF BRIDGETON CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN 1997-1998 CAMA LAND USE PLAN UPDATE The Town of Bridgeton has adopted by resolution this Citizen Participation Plan to provide citizens, residents, property owners and other interested parties opportunities to participate in proposed amendments to the Town's 1995 CAMA Land Use Plan Update. 1) The Town Board of Commissions are responsible for amending the 1995 plan. The Commission will guide and supervise any amendments and shall take final actions on any amendments. 2) The Board of Commissions will meet at 6:30 p.m. on the fast Monday of each month at the new Town Hall and during these meetings will consider several proposed amendments. These amendments will deal with issues including: discussing surface water quality, establishing a basic policy on resource protection, resource production and management, economic and community development, a general vision statement for the future, relocation of Hwy. 17 bridge, mooring of vessels, and other issues of local concern. 3) All Commission meetings are open to the public and public comments are welcomed and encouraged. 4) Affected local governments in Craven County will be notified of these proposed amendments and their attendance is welcomed and encouraged. 5) News items concerning each Commission meeting shall be submitted to the New Bern Sun Journal to advise interested parties of these proposed amendments. 6) Other participation opportunities, should the need arise, will be provided. 7) Upon completion of the proposed plan amendments, the Board of Commissions will advertise and hold a public hearing for the purpose of providing the public with another opportunity to provide input into these amendments. This heating, in accordance with the Coastal Resources Commission Guidelines, will be advertised at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. This Resolution is adopted on the 3 /td day of /(1Bt1em bey 1997. To eW.;�; ;\ Mayo' HONORABLE MAYOR Michael A. Whaley November 5, 1997 Taffin laf 713n-Neflan Post Office Box 570 Bridgeton, North Carolina 28519-0570 (919) 637-3697 The Honorable Don Phillips Administration Building 406 Craven Street New Bern, N.C. 28563 Dear Chairman Phillips: FINANCE OFFICER Janet T. Williams The Town of Bridgeton will be amending its 1995 CAMA Land Use Plan over the next several months. The amendments will deal with new requirements called for in the Coastal Resources Commission's updated Land Use Planning Guidelines. New issues the town will be considering in its plan amendments include: the mooring of vessels, a general vision statement for the future, basic policy on resource protection, resource production and management, and economic and community development. The town will also discuss surface water quality matters, the impacts of Hwy. 17 bridge relocation and other issues of local importance. Meetings held to discuss these matters will be 6:30 p.m. in the new Town Hall on the first Monday of each month. Your local government is welcome to attend these meetings to provide input as to how these amendments may affect your unit of government. Thank you in advance for your consideration on these matters. If you have questions please feel free to call Town Hall at 637-3697. Sincerely, Janet Williams Town Clerk cc: Donald Baumgardner -Planning Director, County of Craven HONORABLE MAYOR Michael A. Whaley November 5, 1997 Cl[a�jn q.f 76.ri�gfan Post Office Box 570 Bridgeton, North Carolina 28519-0570 (919) 637-3697 The Honorable Tom A. Bayliss Mayor of City of New Bem P. O. Box 1129 New Beira, N.C. 28563-1129 Dear Mayor Bayliss: FINANCE OFFICER JanetT. Williams The Town of Bridgeton will be amending its 1995 CAMA Land Use Plan over the next several months. The amendments will deal with new requirements called for in the Coastal Resources Commission's updated Land Use Planning Guidelines. New issues the town will be considering in its plan amendments include: the mooring of vessels, a general vision statement for the future, basic policy on resource protection, resource production and management, and economic and conuliunit<• de,.-clopment. The town Hill also discuss surface water quality matters, the impacts of Hwy. 17 bridge relocation and other issues of local importance. Meetings held to discuss these matters «ill be 6:30 p.m. in the new Town Hall on the fast Monday of each month. Your local government is welcome to attend these meetings to provide input as to how these amendments may affect your unit of government. Thank you in a&ance for your consideration on these matters. If you have questions please feel free to call Town Fall at 637-3697. Sincerely, q4� a�� Janet Williams Town Clerk cc: Mike Avery -Planning Direction, City of New Bern aSEtTTJ011fil afi.�lvew Mill lit V —Jlt►way,' vuvCrliVc► � ' _ ' ,:: :•-' : Bridgeton to Amend CAMS Land Use Plan The Town of Bridgeton has received a CAMA planning grant to assist in amending. its 1995 land use plan update. These. amendments will deal with issues the Coastal Resources Commission has include. in its new land use •planing guideline which all CAMA plans must adhere to... Issues to be discussed will include establishing a policy on the mooring of vessels, a general vision statement for,the future,."A basic policy on :resources protection, resource production and: i. man agement'and.economic and community development. The town will also discusssurface water. quality matters; the impacts of Hwy. 17 bridge relocation and other issues of local importance Meeting held to discuss these matters will be at 6:30 p.m. in the new Town�Hall on the first Monday of each month `` When these amendments are completed in the next several months, the town will schedule and hold . a public hearing to consider adopting the amendments. All persons having an interest in these matters are welcome to attend these meetings and the `town' will consider input provided Anyone with questions concerning these matters can call the Bnri dgeto Town Hall at 63773697. All twenty coastal counties and approximately seventy --five municipal governments have., land': use plans and these plans are updated every five years. Plan amendments.:'can'.occur`anytimeq e local government chooses. Upon approval.by the Coastal Resources Commission, land use Mans' become a part of'the State's coastal management plan, and plans are used by state and'federal agencies in decisions about that local government. Janet T. Williams Finance Officer Bridgeton Begins CAMA Land Use Plan Amendments At 6:30 pm on December I" in the Town hall, the Town Board of Commissioners began discussing several proposed amendments to the Town's CAMA Land Use Plan. These amendments will bring the 1995 Plan into compliance with new 1996 policy guidelines established by the Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) last year. CAMA plans must be updated in their entirety every five years. The state is making efforts for all local governments within a county to update their plans in the same year. This should encourage discussions of common issues and a transfer of information useful to all. New Bern, River Bend and Trent Woods are preparing full five year updates now, but Craven County and Havelock join Bridgeton in preparing amendments as their plans were certified by the CRC recently. Bridgeton has received a planning grant from the state to help prepare the amendments, and John Crew, Coastal Consortium, Consulting Planners, Inc. from Washington, NC is assisting the Town. At the December meeting, surface water quality, the mooring of vessels in public trust waters, basic policies on natural resource protection, resource production and economic and community development were discussed. A general vision statement for the future was also presented. Many of the Town planning board members were present and participated in the discussions. The Commissioners will be meeting at 6:30 pm on the first Monday of each month to discuss amendment topics. In January, Highway 17 and the bridge relocation and other local issues will be considered. The public is welcome to attend these meetings and provide input. When the amendments are completed later in the year, the Town will conduct a public hearing before adopting any amendment. Any questions concerning this process can be directed to the Town hall at 637- 3697. Bridgeton Continues CAMA Land Use Plan Amendments The Town Board of Commissioners met at 6:30 pm on January 5th to continue discussing several proposed amendments to the Town's 1995 CAMA, Land Use Plan. Items discussed included impacts of Highway 17/Bridge relocation, pedestrian access to public waters, potential town policy on the mooring of vessels and other matters. Mrs. Kathy Vinson, District Planner with the Division of Coastal Management from Morehead City, also attended the meeting. Mrs. Vinson reminded the Town that the reason for the plan amendments is to help the Town comply with changes to the Coastal Resources Commissions (CRC) planning guidelines. These guidelines were adopted by the CRC after the Town had completed its five year plan update in 1995. She advised;that once these amendments are approved by the CRC, the Town will not need to update its plan for another five years. Mr. Mike Avery, Planning Director for the City of New Bern, also attended the meeting. Mr. Avery was interested in how Bridgeton's plan amendments might affect New Bern. Mr. Avery offered some suggestions as to possible mutual impacts of the Highway 17 relocation project. Mr. John Crew, a consulting planner assisting the,Town with its amendments, will ask NC Department of Transportation (DOT) officials to attend the Board's February meeting to discuss progress on the relocation project. The Commissioners meet the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Town Hall and interested parties are welcome to attend and provide input. Proposed amendments will be finalized over the next several months, then sent to the CRC for certification. BRIDGETON NEARS COMPLETION OF CAMA LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENTS At its February 2, 1998 land use planning meeting, the Board of Commissioners authorized submittal of a number of proposed plan amendments to the state for review. Those amendments deal with matters the CRC now requires in its 1996 planning guidelines, which were adopted after the Town completed its 1995 five year plan update. Proposed amendments address surface water quality, a general vision statement for the future, a basic policy statement on community attitude toward growth, resource production and management, economic and community development, public beach and waterfront access, and the mooring of vessels/mooring fields. The state will review these proposed amendments and provide comments as to how they meet the state's planning guidelines. Hopefully at the March meeting following any necessary changes, the Commissioners can advertise the required public hearing on these amendments for local adoption. One highlight of the meeting was Mr. Dwayne Alligood with DOT who spoke about the impacts of Hwy 17 and the bridge relocation project. He advised the Neuse River Bridge should be operational by August of 1999. He also outlined both temporary and final traffic patterns resulting from the highway/bridge relocation. The Town Board and others expressed concern about landscaped medians to soften road improvements, access to the post office, what would happen to the old 17 bridge site in terms of possible public access to the river and several other matters. 'Mr. Alligood is to provide more information on these issues which may result in additional plan amendment language by the Town Commissioners in the future. Mr. Mike Avery, Planning Director in New Bern, attended and provided insightful comments. The Commissioners will meet again on March 2 at 6:30 to continue these matters. Plan Amendments NOTE: All of these amendments should be read in context with information contained in the referenced page number in the 1995 Plan. See page 16. Surface Water Quality CAMA planning guidelines for land use plans or amendments call for local governments to discuss the issue of small watersheds. The intent here is for local governments to recognize the connections between the use of the land and surface water quality. The Division of Coastal Management has provided information to assist in this exercise. According to this data, Bridgeton lies totally within the Neuse River Basin. About 6,200 square miles drains into the Neuse watershed. There are 3,293 miles of freshwater streams in the basin, about 328,700 acres are classed as salt waters, and there are thousands of acres of impoundments Bridgeton also lies within a sub -basin of the Neuse known as sub -basin 07. Agricultural land in this basin is estimated to contribute over 20% of the nutrient loading to the entire Neuse River mainstream between Falls Lake and New Bern. The state further has identified smaller areas of watersheds called "14 digit hydraulic units". Bridgeton lies within unit 3020204030010 and state supplied data notes that 100% of the Town is in this watershed and that 1.30% of the watershed is occupied by the Town. Recent highly visible water quality problems in the Neuse include hog waste lagoon spills and concerns over pfiesteria. Local, state and national media attention has highlighted these concerns during the last year. State data on the quality of surface water in watersheds notes the types of uses which should be or are being supported in each water body. Each of the four categories of surface water are Full, Threatened, Partial and Non -supporting. Surface waters with tidal influence (i.e. having salinity) have the prefix of "S"" Several use classes for these surface waters include SC. Use class indicate the type use a water body is or should be supporting. For example, class SB waters primarily support recreational uses including swimming while SC waters should support aquatic life propagation and survival, fishing, secondary recreation including boating and non-food related uses. Additional supplemental classes also may apply. For example "Outstanding Resource Waters" (ORW) is used to identify a particularly high quality water for natural resource production. Also "Nutrient Sensitive Waters" (NSW) notes additional nutrients may result in depleted oxygen or other reactions. "Swamp" (Sw) indicates waters having limited flow, velocities and a high organic content. Throughout the watershed there are sampling stations where water samples are taken. These samples are then tested for a variety of items: various metals (mercury, zinc, lead, etc.), the amount of dissolved oxygen, water temperature, turbidity and various bacteria including fecal coliform. For a water body to "fully support" it's intended use, no more than 10% of any one of the pollutant can exist. Water bodies having "partially supporting" status cannot have any one pollutant exceed 11-25% of the measurement, and "non -supporting" status applies when any one pollutant exceeds 25% of the measurement. Bridgeton lies adjacent to the Neuse River where the river is classified SC. It is further classified as swamp, nutrient sensitive. While this data may be useful in understanding present conditions, there is no apparent way to relate local land uses within the Town's relatively small one square mile planning area and causes of water quality problems in the much larger watershed or subwatershed. It can be noted however, that Town policies for resource protection include relying on CAMA and Corps of Engineers 404 permits and this could be said to have positive water quality impacts. See page 6 C. Potential Impacts of Highway 17 and Bridge Relocation For years the Highway 17/bridge corridor has had a dominating impact on the Town. This heavily used north -south thoroughfare provides for national, inter and intra state, regional and local traffic. The sheer volume and diversity of traffic is noted daily. Seasonal, holidays and weekends increases are also notable. Development east of Town in Pamlico County during the last decade has escalated and the NC 55 intersection has experienced much additional traffic and congestion as a result. The Town's zoning practice of keeping residential land uses away from the Highway 17 corridor has helped minimize conflicts with residential use. However, businesses located there do contribute to through -turning traffic conflicts. While the majority of development in Town is west of Highway 17, the corridor has also acted as a physical barrier separating east and west areas of Town. When the new 17 relocation becomes operational at the June 1999 target date, some of the aforementioned problems will be diminished or eliminated. Certainly through traffic will be drastically reduced, providing less congestion and conflicts for local traffic. Similarly the physical separation of the Town may also be somewhat diminished. As these situations will occur they raise several important questions for the Town. Past zoning practices along the corridor may need revisiting as the "old" corridor will change in character. Reduced through traffic will have a great impact on the character of the corridor, but local zoning, more than any other local management tool, can also help better define and perhaps redefine the desired character of the area. Aesthetics may also be considered. Another issue is that of public water access at the "old" bridge site. In the past there has been dialogue concerning a public water access facility here. Seepage 19. vii. A general vision statement for the future: The Town desires to continue its present land use patterns and encourages development compatible with local quality of life. These goals must be accomplished consistent with local, state and federal regulations and within the Towns ability to provide adequate services to support this desired development. See page 19 B.Basic policy statement as to the community attitude toward: Resource Protection — The Town acknowledges that the Neuse River and adjacent shorelines are its most visible natural resources. As most of the shoreline is presently developed, redevelopment and continued new development may be appropriate in the future as long as local, state and federal regulations dealing with natural resources, stormwater runoff, groundwater and stormproofing are met. The Town also will strive to improve its wastewater disposal system so resources are protected. This policy is important enough to the Town that no realistic alternatives exist. This policy will be continuous and ongoing throughout the planning period and may be reconsidered during the next Plan update. See page 21 viii. Mooring of vessels/mooring fields: The mooring of vessels in coastal public trust areas can interfer with the publics rights to navigation and may pose public safety problems. The Coastal Resources Commission has adopted rules that regulate the placement and operation of mooring devices in coastal waters. Town policy is to rely on the states regulations concerning moorings. If circumstances become a problem or change in the future, the Town may revisit this policy and consider a local policy that might be better suited to future town needs. This policy shall be accomplished by relying on state regulations for the placement and operation of moorings and mooring fields. See page 22 A. Resource Production and Management Few conventional resource production and management issues, such as agriculture, forestry, commercial fishing etc. exist in Bridgeton. Public water access for recreation and waterfront development are of interest to the Town_ The Town policy is to encourage waterfront development consistent with local zoning and state requirements for AECs and to encourage recreational fishing consistent with state laws. This policy is important enough to the Town that no realistic alternatives exist. This policy will be continuous and ongoing throughout the planning period and may be reconsidered during the next Plan update. See page 23 A. Economic and Community Development The Town desires single family residential, commercial and institutional development that would not over burden municipal services. Industrial development would be welcomed if services could be provided and no degradation of local quality of life results. The Town also supports redevelopment of deteriorating properties, expansion of its sewer system and supports tourism and public water access. This policy is important enough to the Town that no realistic alternatives exist. This policy will be continuous and ongoing throughout the planning period and may be reconsidered during the next Plan update. See page 25. ix. Public beach and waterfront access Funds from other programs such as the States Land and Water Conservation Funds and the Division of Marine Fisheries Pedestrian Fishing Pier Program may also be sought. Public Hearing Notice C111affin of Tsil-�gdlan Post Office Box 570 Bridgeton, North Carolina 28519-0570 HONORABLE MAYOR (919) 637-3697 Michael A. Whaley March 3, 1998 Mrs. Kathy Vinson Coastal Management Hestran Plaza H 151B Hwy 24 ?Morehead City, NC 28557 Dear Kathy: FINANCE OFFICER Janet T. Williams In accordance with GS 11.3A410(e). T 15.A:07B et al. I am providing infonnation concerning? proposed amendments for the Town of Bridgeton's 1995 CAMA Land Use Plan Update. As you know, these proposed amendments deal with various issues and the attached public hearing notice enumerates them. The Board of Commissioners has set the public hearing date for 7:30 p.m. on April 6, 1998. The location will the new Town Hall. We will provide a coPe of our advertisement for the hearing upon its availability. We look forward to completing this matter soon. Thanks for any help you may provide. Sincerely, Janet T . Williams Finance Officer Enclosure Affidavit of Ablicition New Bern, N. C. Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public of the County of Craven, State of North Carolina,• on this the 4 day of Kr6h, 1993 of the Ern Jo nal, who being duly sworn, states that the notice' entitled Public Waring N a true copy of which is printed herewith, appeared in the Sun Jour•nah, a newspaper published in the City of New Bern, County of Craven, Stater o-f-' North Carolina. 1. day' a weed; for 1 week, onthe following dates: March C, 1996 Public Hearing Notice Town of Bridgeton CAMA Land Use Flan Amendments J:n accordanco with GS 113-1.10 (e), T1 007B 0402 et al, the Town Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the Gth d yo•( April at 7:3 gyp. m. in the Bridgeton "town Hall. The purpose of he hearing is to consier adopting several amendments to the Town" s 1925 CAMA Land Use Plan Update. The amendments dealwtih issues including surface water quality, E, general vision statement for the future, a basic policy statement oil community attitude toward growth, resources production and management, economic and community development-, public beach and waterfront access, the mooring of vessels/morring fields and local impacts of ."i;' 17 and bridge relocation. copies of the proposed •_arrendment_> will be avabilalbe for public inspection at the Town !-fall During normal working hours Monday through Friday. At the public hearing, public and private pcarti.es shall have the opportunity to present comments and rccommendat io"5.. Janet T . Wi l l inN Finance Officer Subscribed and dd--sworn to this 4 day of March 1998 Notary P bl is MY cammisssim expires October 21. 2Ot