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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
BRAXT }N C. DAVIS
Director
Mayor Joyce Dunn
Town of Carolina Shores
200 Persimmon Road
Carolina Shores, NC 28467
Jon Mendenhall, Town Administrator
Town of Carolina Shores
200 Persimmon Road
Carolina Shores, NC 28467
N.ORTHf CAROLINA;
Environmental Quality
March 27, 2019
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF BRUNSWICK
COASTAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUEST
FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE
CAROLINA SHORES 2018 CAMA FINAL AGENCY DECISION
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
FACTS
1. This is the Town of Carolina Shores 2018 CAMA Comprehensive Land Use Plan
adopted July 12, 2018 by the Town of Carolina Shores, North Carolina.
2. Carolina Shores is located within Brunswick County in southeast North Carolina near the
towns of Calabash, Shallotte, and Sunset Beach.
3. Carolina Shores is requesting certification of the 2018 LAMA Land Use Plan which can
be found at
https:Hfiles.nc. gov/ncdeg/Coastal%20Management/documents/PDF/Land%2OUse%20PIans/loca
lly-adopted-plans/CarolinaShoresAdoptedCornpPlan 12JULY201_ 8 pdf.
4. Carolina Shores adopted the Land Use Plan by resolution on July 12, 2018 after a duly
advertised public hearing. The public had the opportunity to provide written comments on the
plan up to thirty (30) calendar days after local adoption. No comments were received.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. Carolina Shores' 2018 CAMA Land Use Plan has met the substantive requirements
outlined within the Land Use Planning Requirements effective February 1, 2016.
2. There are no conflicts evident in Carolina Shores' 2018 CAMA Land Use Plan with
either state or federal law or the State's Coastal Management Program.

The elected body of Carolina Shores made a final decision on the contents of the Carolina
Shores Land Use Plan and provided opportunity for the public to provide written comment
following local adoption of the plan, as required by N.C.G.S. § 113A-110 and 15A NCAC 7B
.0802 and .0803, and Carolina Shores' 2018 CAMA Land Use Plan was submitted to the NC
Division of Coastal Management without written objection or comment from the public.
4. During its regularly scheduled meeting on .November 7-8, 2017, the North Carolina
Coastal Resources Commission delegated to the Director of the North Carolina Division of
Coastal Management, Department of Environmental Quality, its authority to approve Land Use
Plans pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 1 13A- 1 10(f). The conditions under which the delegation was made
are included in the November 20, 2017 letter to Braxton Davis, Director from Commission Chair
Renee Cahoon. Pursuant to that delegation, the undersigned makes.the following decision.
DECISION
For the reasons stated herein, Carolina Shores' request for certification of the Carolina
Shores' 2018 CAMA Comprehensive Land Use Land Use Plan ("2018 CAMA Land Use Plan")
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is GRANTED.
This the' day of2019.
Braxton C. Davis, Director
N.C. Division of Coastal Management
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that I have served a copy of the attached Final Agency Decision to
Carolina Shores and the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission by the means specified
below:
Method of Service
Mayor Joyce Dunn CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
Town of Carolina Shores REQUESTED and electronically:
200 Persimmon Road
Carolina Shores, NC 28467 [e-mail]
Jon Mendenhall, Town Administrator CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
Town of Carolina Shores REQUESTED andelectronicall
200 Persimmon Road Y
Carolina Shores, NC 28467 endenhall @ amtc net
M. Renee Cahoon, Chair
Coastal Resources Commission
Mary L. Lucasse
Commission Counsel
NC Coastal Resources Commission
PO Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
Electronically: Renee. Cahoon@ncdenr gov
Electronically: [e-mail]
This is the to day of 2019.
Angela Zillis Assistant to the Director
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,;HAEL S. R.E AN
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Director
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Mike Lopazanski, Policy & Planning Section Chief
Division of Coastal Management
Michael Christenbury; Wilmington District Planner
Division of Coastal Management
January 15, 2019
Certification of the Carolina Shores 2018 CAMA Land Use Plan
Recommendation
Certification of the Carolina Shores 2018 CAMA Land Use Plan with the determination that the Town has
met the substantive requirements outlined in the 15 NCAC 7B Land Use Plan Guidelines and that there
are no conflicts with either state or federal law or the State's Coastal Management Program.
Overview
The Town of Carolina Shores (hereinafter "Carolina Shores") is located within Brunswick County in
southeast North Carolina, about 40 miles to the southwest of Wilmington and near, the towns of
Calabash, Sunset Beach and Shallotte.
This is the first "stand-alone" Carolina Shores land use plan to be Certified by the Coastal Resources
Commission. For CAMA land use planning purposes, Carolina Shores has previously been incorporated
into the Brunswick County Land Use Plan. The intent of this plan is to establish a solid foundation of the
ongoing planning program within the town and to serve as the primary policy guide for current and
long-range planning and programmatic decision -making within Carolina Shores.
The Town is requesting Certification of the Carolina Shores CAMA Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The
Carolina Shores Board of Alderman held a duly advertised public hearing to consider the proposed
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and voted unanimously, by resolution to adopt the Land Use Plan on July
12, 2018. The public had the opportunity to provide written comments on the plan up to thirty (30)
calendar days after Focal adoption. No comments were received.
The Carolina Shores CAMA Comprehensive Land Use Plan may be found at:
https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Coastal%20Management/documents/PDF/Land%2OUse%20PIans/locally-
adopted-plans/Caroli naShoresAdoptedCompPlan 12JULY2018.pdf
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North Carolina Department of Environmental €Division of Coastal Management
Morehead City Office E 400 Commerce Avenue `:: Morehead city; North Carolina 28557
252,808,2808

TOWN OF CAROLINA SHORES
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200 Persimmon Road Phone: [phone]
Carolina. Shom NC; 28467 Fax.: [phone]
July 17, 2018
Mr. Mike Christenbury; District Planner
NC Division of Coastal Management
127 Cardinal. Drive Extension
Wilmington, NC 28405-4845-
RE: Town of Carolina Shores CAMA Comprehensive Plan
CRC Meeting Materials
Dear. Mr. Christenbury:
Attached are the following materials. for CRC certification of. the Carolina Shores CAMA
Comprehensive. Plan which was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on July 12, 2018:
• Two (2) bound copies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan
• Two (2) CD copies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan
• Resolution of Adoption signed by the Mayor
Affidavit of Publication
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jo Mendenhall
Town Administrator
Enclosures
Cc: T. Dale Holland, AICP

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RESOLUTION OF THE. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
TOWN OF CAROLINA SHORES, NORTH CAROLINA, ADOPTING THE
TOWN'S CAMA COM'R. 91MNSI VE PLAN
WHEREAS, from September 2016, through Julys 2018, the Town dratted a Coastal Area
Management Act (CAMA) Compxahensive� Plan with the assistance of its consultant, Holland
Consulting Planers, Inc., and. conducted a series of public worl�shops and meet-inas part of a
comprehensive public participation program under the leadership of the Planning Board; and
WHEREAS,.. on October 1.8, 2017, the Planning Board: recommended adoption of the
draft LAMA Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, at a duly advertised Regular Meeting on July 12, 2018, the Board of
Commissioners held a public hearing on the draft CAMA Comprehensive Plan;. and
WHEREAS, at the Regular Meeting on. July 12, 2018,. the Board of Commissioners of
the Town of Carolina Shores, North Carolina found the policies and Future Land Use MAp in th'e
draft CAMA Comprehensive Plan to be consistent with the. Town's desired vision for the- future
and unanimously, approved to adopt the drat CAMA Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Plan. will be submitted as required by state law to the Southern
Re, "on District Planner for the Division of Coastal . Management under the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality and forwarded to the. Coastal Resources Commission; and
WHEREAS, areview of the adopted Plan by. the Executive Secretary of the Coastal
Resources Commission (CRQ will be scheduled; and the CR.0 Executive Secretary will then
consider certification of the Town's LAMA Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, a certified Town of Carolina. Shores CAMA Comprehensive Plan will be
forwarded to the Office for Coastal. Management for federal approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Commissioners of the
Town of Carolina Shores, North Carolina, has unanimously adopted the draft CAMA
Comprehensive. Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Administrator of the Town of Carolina
Shores is hereby authorized to submit the adopted CAMA Comprehensive Plan to the State for
certification as described. above,
Adopted this 12th day of July, 2018.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF BRUNSWICK
Town. of
AffWAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a notary Public of said County and
State, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by 1ew to
administer oaths; personally appeared
Angie Sutton
who, being first.duly sworn; deposes. and says: that she is
Publisher
(Owner, partner,, publlsher; or- other officer or employee
authorized to make this afCidsvi.t)
of The Brunswick Beacon, a newspaper published, issued,
and entered as periodical mail in the Town of Shallotte in
the said County and State; that she is authorized to make this
affid.04 and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal
adverti4emerit; a true copy of which is attached hereto, was
published in The Brunswick Beacon on the following datefs):
June 7, 2018
and that the said newspaper In which such notice, paper
document or legal advertisement was published, was at the time
of each and every such publication, a newspaper meeting all the
requiremonts a od yualifcations of Section 1-597 of the General
Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper
within the meaning of Section 1.597 of the General Statutes of
North Caroling.
This the 7th day of ,Tune, 2018.
(Si tune of person making affidavit)
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
COMPREHENSIVE LAND
USE PLAN
Notice. Is hereby given. that-. the Town of Car.
olina Shores Board of Commissioners will
conduct a public hearing on Thursday, July
121 2018, at 2:00 pm, to review adoption of
the Town of Carolina Shores Comprehensive
Land Use Plan. The meeting will be held in
the Council Room of the Carolina Shores
Town Hall located at 200 Persimmon Road,
Carolina Shares, NC 28487. All interested
j citizens are encouraged .to attend.
Following the public hearing., the Board of
Commissioners will consider adoption of the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Once adopt-
ed, the plan will be submitted. to the Coas#al
Resources Commission for certification.
Written objections, co.mmentO, or statements
of support shall be submitted to the Division
of Coastal Management's: District Planner,
Mike Christenbury, 127 Cardinal Drive Ext.,
Wilmington, NC 28405, no less than 30 cal-
endar days after local adoption of the plan.
Further Information can be obtained by con-
tacting the District Planner at 9101796-7215.
Copies of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan
are avallable for review by the public at the
Carolina Shores Town Hall, 200- Persimmon
Road, Carolina Shores, NC, during normal
office hours. The public Is encouraged to re-
view the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of June,
to attend the public hearing. For additional `wt,, , , 44
information, please contact Jon Mendenhall ,•-0` 0asC0''%,
at 910/575-41377 or [e-mail]. o`�
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