ChowanCo_Edenton_LUPCERT_15NOV2018

ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
Dover nor Enviionm,. 0qt Quality
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESOURCES: COMMISSION
COUNTY OF CHOWAN DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUESTS
.FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE
CHOWAN COUNTY AND TOWN OF FINAL AGENCY DECISION
EDENTON JOINT LAND USE PLAN
FACTS
1. The Chowan County and Town of Edenton Joint Land Use Plan was adopted
August 6, 2018 by Chowan County and adopted August 14, 2018 by the Town of Edenton ("2018
Joint Land Use Plan"):
2. Chowan County is bounded by Gates County to the north, Perquimans County and
the, Yeopim River to the east, the Albemarle Sound and ;Edenton Bay to the south, and the Chowan
River to the west.. The Town of Edenton is located on Edenton Bay.
3. As of 2015, the permanent population of Chowan County was 14,656 persons, with
9,714 persons in unincorporated Chowan County and 4,942 persons in the Town of Edenton.
4. Between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017 Chowan County was under contract with
the NC Department of Environmental Qualitythrough the Division of Coastal Management's
Planning and Management Grant Program (Contract No. 6920) to prepare and update to its joint
land use plan with the Town of Edenton. In September 2017, the County received a grant payment
of $14,210 for completion of a draft plan update.
5: Chowan County and the Town of Edenton are requesting certification of the 2018
Joint Land Use Plan which can be ' found at https://deq.nc. gov/about/divisions/coastal-
management/coastal-management-land-use-planning/certified=lops/chowan-county . ;The 2018
Joint Land Use Plan updates the existing Chowan County / Town of Edenton Core Land Use Plan

certified by the Coastal Resources Commission on July 24, 2008.
6. The 2018 Joint Land Use Plan supports shared County and Town goals to
encourage population growth, promote economic development, provide recreation and open space,
and foster housing choice while also addressing public water access, land use compatibility,
infrastructure carrying capacity, natural hazard areas and water quality.
7. A duly advertised joint public hearing on the 2018 Joint Land Use Plan was held
on March 26, 2018 and continued to July 23,2018. Comments were received at the public hearing
and :minor revisions. were made to the 2018 Joint Land Use Plan in response to the comments. ,
8. Chowan County_ adopted the 2018 Joint Land Use Plan by resolution on August 6
2018 and the Town of Edenton adopted the 2018 Joint Land Use Plan by resolution on August 14,
2018. The public had the opportunity to provide written. comments on the planup to thirty (30)
calendar days after local adoption. Nocomments were received.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The Chowan County and Town of Edenton Joint Land Use Plan (2018) has met the
substantive requirements outlined within the Land Use Planning Requirements effective February
1, 2016.
2. There are no conflicts evident in the Chowan County and Town of Edenton Joint
Land Use Plan (2018) with either state or federal law or the State's Coastal Management Program.
3. The elected bodies of Chowan County . and the Town of Edenton made final
decisions on the contents of the 2018 Joint 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-
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110 and 15A NCAC 7B .0802 and .0803 and the Chowan County and Town of Edenton Joint
Land Use Plan (2018) was submitted to the NC' Division of Coastal Management without written
objection or comment fromi the public:
4. During its regularly scheduled meeting on November 7-8, 20.17, 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, the Chowan County and Town of Edenton requests for
certification of the Chowan County and Town of Edenton Joint Land Use. Plan ("2018 Joint
Land Use Plan") are GRANTED.
This the t' day of 2018.
Braxton C. Davis, Executive 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
Chowan County, the Town of Edenton and the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission
by the means specified below:
Method of Service
Chairman Jeff Smith
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
Board of Commissioners
REQUESTED
Chowan County
.
305 West Freemason Street
P. O. Box 1030
Edenton, NC 27932
Mayor Roland Vaughan
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
Town of Edenton
'REQUESTED
400 South Broad Street
P. O. Box 300
Edenton, NC 27932
Kevin Howard
CERTIFIED. MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
County Manager
REQUESTED
305 West Freemason Street
P. O. Box 1030
and Electronically:
Edenton, NC 27932
[e-mail]
Anne -Marie Knighton
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
Town Manager
REQUESTED
400 South Broad Street
P. O. Box 300
and Electronically:
Edenton, NC 27932
[e-mail].r,ov
M. Renee Cahoon, Chair Electronically: [e-mail]
Coastal Resources Commission
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Mary L. Lucasse Electronically: [e-mail]
Commission Counsel
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RESOLUTION OF THE CHOWAN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ADOPTING THE 2018 EDENTON-CHOWAN COUNTY CAMA LAND USE PLAN
WHEREAS, Chowan County and the Town of Edenton drafted a Coastal Area
Management Act (CAMA) Land Use Plan with the assistance of its consultant. Code Wright, and
conducted a series of public workshops and meetings as part of a comprehensive public
participation program under the leadership of the <Planning/Steering Committee>; and
WHEREAS, the Chowan County Board of Commissioners conducted•a duly advertised
public hearing on the draft CAMA. Land Use Plan at a Special Joint Meeting of the Chowan
County Board of Commissioners and the Edenton Town Council on Monday, March 26, 2018;
and
WHEREAS,. at the Meeting on March 26, 2018 the Town Council and Board of
Commissioners voted to continue the public hearing to July 23 2018; and
WHEREAS, at the July 23, 2018 comments were received on the revised draft Land Use
Plan and after the public hearing, minor editorial revisions were made to the Plan and the
Chowan County Board of Commissioners. found the policies and Future Land Use Map in the
revised draft Plan to be consistent with the County's desired vision for the future and
unanimously approved to adopt the draft Plan; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Plan will be submitted as required by State law to the District
Planner for. the Division of Coastal Management under the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality and forwarded to the Division's Executive Director; and
WHEREAS, a review of the adopted draft Plan by the Executive Director will be
scheduled and a final decision on certification of the Plan will be prepared;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chowan County Board of
Commissioners has adopted the draft Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Manager is hereby authorized to
submit the adopted CAMA Land Use Plan draft to the State for certification as described above.
Adopted this 6" day of August, 2018.

RESOLUTION OF THE EDENTON TOWN COUNCIL ADOPTING THE 2018
EDENTON-CHOWAN COUNTY CAMA LAND USE PLAN
WHEREAS, Chowan County and the Town of Edenton drafted a Coastal Area
Management Act (CAMA) Land Use Plan with the assistance of its consultant CodeWright, and
conducted a series of' ublic workshops and meetings as part of a comprehensive public
participation program under the leadership of the Planning/Steering Committe; and
WHEREAS, the Edenton Town Council conducted a duly advertised public hearing on
the draft CAMA Land Use Plan at a Special Joint Meeting of the Chowan County Board of
Commissioners and the Edenton Town Council on Monday, March 26, 2018; and
WHEREAS, at the Meeting on March 26, 2018 the Town Council and Board of
Commissioners voted to continue the public hearing to July 23, 2018; and
WHEREAS, at the July 23, 2018 comments were received on the revised draft Land Use
Plan and after the public hearing, the Town Council and County Commissioners voted to receive
minor editorial revisions from the consultant and staff and consider adoption at the next regular
board meetings; and
WHEREAS, at the August 14, 2018 Town. Council Regular Meeting the Town Council
reviewed the recommended revisions to the Plan and finds the policies and Future Land Use Map
as revised to be consistent with the Town Council's desired vision for the future and
unanimously voted to adopt the draft. Plan; -and
WHEREAS, the adopted Plan will be submitted as required by State law to the District
Planner for the Division of Coastal Management under the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality and forwarded to the Division's. Executive Director; and
WHEREAS, a review of the adopted draft Plan by the Executive Director will be
scheduled and a final decision on certification of the Plan will be prepared;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Edenton Town Council has adopted
the draft Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager is hereby authorized to submit
the adopted CAMA Land Use Plan draft to the State for certification as described above.
Adopted this 14t' day of August, 2018.
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
NORTH CAROLINA
Chow County
`- affirms that he/she is clerk of Chow -
an Herald, a newspaper published weekly at Edenton, Chowan County, North
Carolina, and that the advertisement, a true copy of which is hereto attached,
entitled ADOPTION OF EDENTON CHOWAN was published in said Chowan
Herald on the following dates:
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Wednesday, March 14, 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 publication, a
newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Chapter 1, Sec-
tion 597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper
within the meanin of Chapter 1, Section 597 o the General Statutes of. North
Carolina.
.
AM ed and subscribed before me this 14th day of March 2018
(Notary Public Signature)
IF (Notary Public Printed Name)
My commission expires
Notice of Public Nearing
Adoption of the Edenton
Chowan CAMA land Use Plan Notice
is hereby given that the Edenton Town
Council. and Chowan County Board of
Commissionerswill conduct a public
hearing on Monday, March 26, 2018at
6PMto review adoption ofthe Chowan
County & Town of Edenton Coastal
Area Management Act (CAMA) Joint
land Use Plan. The meeting will be
held in the Town Council Chambers at
504 South, Broad Street; Edenton NC.
All interested dtizens are encouraged
to attend.
Following .the public .hearing, the
Edenton Town Council and Chow -
an County Board of Commissioners
will consider adoption of the Chow -
an County & Town of. Edenton Joint
Land Use Plan. Once adopted, the
plan will be submitted to the North
Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality's Division of Coastal Manage-
ment for certification.
Written objections, comments, or
statements of support shall be sub.
mitted to the Division of Coastal
Management's District Planner, Char -
Ian Owens, 401 South Griffin Sheet
Suite 300, Elizabeth City, NC 27909no
less than 30 calendar days after local
adoption of the plan. Further informa-
tion can be obtained by contacting the
District Planner at 252 264.3901.
Copies of the Land Use Plan are avail-
able for review the public at the
Chowan County Office Building and
at Edenton Town Hap during nor-
mal office, hours, or they ma be
found on the web at www.chow-
ancounty-nc.govand wwwtownofed-
enton.com.The public is encouraged
to review the Land Use Plan and to
attend the public hearing. For ad-
ditional information, please contact
Elizabeth Bryant Director of Planning
& Community Development; Town of
Edenton at 252-82 2155.
02/21/2018

RESOLUTION OF THE CHOWAN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ADOPTING THE 2018 EDENTON-CHOWAN COUNTY CAMA LAND USE PLAN
WHEREAS, Chowan County and the Town of Edenton drafted a Coastal Area
Management Act (CAMA) Land Use Plan with the assistance of its consultant Code Wright, and
conducted a series of public workshops and meetings as part of a comprehensive public
participation program under the leadership of the <Planning/Steering Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Chowan County Board of Commissioners conducted.a duly advertised
public hearing on the draft CAMA Land Use Plan at a Special Joint Meeting of the Chowan
County Board of Commissioners and the Edenton Town Council on Monday, March 26, 2018;
and
WHEREAS,. at the Meeting on March 26, 2018 the Town Council and Board of
Commissioners voted to continue the public hearing to July 23, 2018; and _
WHEREAS, at the July 23, 2018 comments were received on the revised draft Land Use
Plan and after the public hearing, minor editorial revisions were made to the Plan and the
Chowan County Board of Commissioners. found the policies and Future Land Use Map in the
revised draft Plan to be consistent with the County's desired vision for the future and f
unanimously approved to adopt the draft Plan; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Plan will be submitted as required by State law to the District
Planner for. the Division of Coastal Management under the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality and forwarded to the Division's Executive Director; and
WHEREAS, a review of the adopted draft Plan by the Executive Director will be
scheduled and a final decision on certification of the Plan will be prepared;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chowan County Board of
Commissioners has adopted the draft Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Manager is hereby authorized to
submit the adopted CAMA Land Use Plan draft to the State for certification as described above.
Adopted this 6th day of August, 2018.

RESOLUTION.OF THE EDENTON TOWN COUNCIL ADOPTING THE 2018
EDENTON-CHOWAN COUNTY CAMA LAND USE PLAN
WHEREAS, Chowan County and the Town of Edenton drafted a Coastal Area
Management Act (CAMA) Land Use Plan with the assistance of its consultant CodeWright, and
conducted a series of public workshops and meetings as part of a comprehensive public
participation program under the leadership of the Planning/Steering Committe; and
WHEREAS, the Edenton Town Council conducted a duly advertised public hearing on
the draft CAMA Land Use Plan at a Special Joint Meeting of the Chowan County Board of
Commissioners and the Edenton Town Council on Monday, March 26, 2018; and
WHEREAS, at the Meeting on March 26, 2018 the Town Council and Board of
Commissioners voted to continue the public hearing to July 23, 2018; and
WHEREAS, at the July 23, 2018 comments were received on the revised draft Land Use
Plan and after the public hearing, the Town Council and County Commissioners voted to receive
minor editorial revisions from the consultant and staff and consider adoption at the next regular
board meetings; and
WHEREAS, at the August 14, 2018 Town. Council Regular Meeting the Town Council
reviewed the recommended revisions to the Plan and finds the policies and Future Land Use Map
as revised to be consistent with the Town Council's desired vision for the future and
unanimously voted to adopt the draft Plan; -and
WHEREAS, the adopted Plan will be submitted as required by State law to the District
Planner for the Division of Coastal Management under the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality and forwarded to the Division's Executive Director; and
WHEREAS, a review of the adopted draft Plan by the Executive Director will be
scheduled and a final decision on certification of the Plan will be prepared;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Edenton Town Council has adopted
the draft Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager is hereby authorized to submit
the adopted CAMA Land Use Plan draft to the State for certification as described above.
Adopted this 14th day of August, 2018.
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PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPT. AN
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EDENTON NC 2793Z Total Pricer $297.00
Account: 100429 Ticket: 220224
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
NORTH CAROLINA
Chow County
`- affirms that he/she is clerk of Chow -
an Herald, a newspaper published weekly at Edenton, Chowan County, North
Carolina, and that the advertisement, a true copy of which is hereto attached,
entitled ADOPTION OF EDENTON CHOWAN was published in said Chowan
Herald on the follovving dates:
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Wednesday, March 14, 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 publication, a
newspaper meeting all of the requirements and qualifications of Chapter 1, Sec-
tion 597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper
within the meanin of Chapter 1, Section 597 o the General Statutes of North
Carolina.
Affi ed and subscribed before me this 14th day of March 2018
(Notary Public Signature)
(Notary Public Printed Name)
My commission expires
Notice of Public Hearing
Adoption of the Edenton
Chowan LAMA Land Use Plan Notice
fs hereby given thatthe Edenton Town
Council and Chowan County Board of
Commissionerswill conduct a public ,
hearing on Monday, March 26, 2018at
6PMto review adoption ofthe Chowan
County & Town of Edenton Coastal
Area Management Act.(CAMA)Joint
land Use Plan. The meeting will be
held in the Town Council Chambers at
504 South'Broad Street; Edenton NC.
All interested citizens are encouraged
to attend.
Following the public . hearing, the
Edenton Town Council and Chow -
an County Board of Commissioners
will consider adoption of the Chow -
an County & Town of . Edenton joint
Land Use Plan, once adopted, the
plan will be submitted to the North
Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality's Division of Coastal Manage-
ment for certification.
Written objections, comments, or
statements of support shall be sub-
mitted to the Division of Coastal
Management's District Planner, Char -
Ian Owens, 401 South Griffin Street,
Suite 300, Elizabeth City, NC 27909no
less than 30 calendar days after local
adoption of the plan. Further informa-
tioncan he obtained by contacting the
District Planner at 252 264.3901.
Copies of the Land Use Plan are avail-
able for review the public at the
Chowan County Office Building and
at Edenton Town Hall during nor-
mal office: hours, or they ma be
found on the web at www.chovw
ancounty-ncgovand wwwtownofed-
enton.com.The public is encouraged
to review the Land Use Plan and to
attend the public hearing. For ad-
ditional information, please contact
Elizabeth Bryant Director of Planning
& Community Development; Town of
Edenton at 252482 2155.
02121/2010

Governor
MICHAELS. REGANSecretary
BRAXTON C DAMS ( �Y (�"
Director
MEMORANDUM
NORTH CAROLINA
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To: Mike Lopazanski, Policy and Planning Section Chief
From: Charlan Owens, AICP, Elizabeth City District Planner
Date: November 1, 2018
Subject: Certification of the Chowan County and Town of Edenton Joint Land Use Plan (2018)
Recommendation: CERTIFICATION of the Chowan County and Town of Edenton Joint
Land Use Plan (2018) based on the determination that the document has met the
substantive requirements outlined within the 7B Land Use Plan Guidelines and that there
are no conflicts evident with either state or federal law or the State's Coastal Management
Program.
Overview
Chowan County is bounded by Gates County to the north, Perquimans County and the Yeopim
River to the east, the.Albemarle Sound and Edenton Bay to the south, and the Chowan River to
the west. The Town of Edenton is located on Edenton Bay.
As of 2015, the permanent population of Chowan County was 14,656 persons, with 9,714
persons in unincorporated Chowan County and 4,942 persons the Town of Edenton.
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Between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, Chowan County aE-asunder a Planning and Management
Grant contract (Contract No. 6920) to p4pare and update its joint land use plan with the Town of
Edenton. In September 2017, the County received a grant payment of $14,210 for completion of
a draft plan.
Chowan County and the Town of Edenton desire to encourage population growth, promote
economic development, provide recreation and open space, and foster housing choice
while also
addressing public water access, land use compatibility, infrastructure carrying capacity, natural
hazard areas and water quality. Local goals, policies and actions addressing these issues are
included in the draft plan.
Chowan County and the Town of Edenton held a joint public hearing concerning the draft plan
on March 26, 2018 and continued the hearing to July 23, 2018. Comments were received at the
public hearing and minor revisions were made to the draft plan in response to the comments.
Chowan County adopted the plan at their regularly scheduled meeting on August 6, 2018 and the
Town of Edenton adopted the plan at their regularly scheduled meeting on August 14, 2018. The
public was provided the opportunity to submit written comments on the plan up to thirty (30)
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Elizabeth City Office 1401 South Griffin Street, Suite 300 }' Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909
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days after the dates of local adoption (September 5�h'and September 13f). No written comments
or objections were received.
To view the Chowan County and Town of Edenton Joint Land Use Plan (2018) go to the
following link: https:Hdeg.nc.gov/about/divisions/coastal-management/coastal-many ement-
1an.d-use-planning/certiaied-lugs/chowan-county and click on the "2017 Chowan-Edenton LUP"
file in the "Locally Adopted" column.
The document file includes shared policies on .pdf pages 57-65 and implementation actions
on .pdf pages 66-67 specific to the CRCs management topics. The Chowan County future land
use map and associated designation descriptions are provided on .pdf pages 25-32. The Town of
Edenton future land use map and associated designation descriptions are provided on .pdf pages
42-48. Chowan County policies and implementation actions concerning population growth,
economic development, recreation and open space, and housing are provided on .pdf pages 23-24
and 33-35 respectively. Town of Edenton policies and implementation actions on these issues
are provided on .pdf pages 40-41 and 49-50 respectively.