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CO To Hiram Marziano, Planning Director
Re: Certification of the Town of Sunset Beac '� sen Town of Sunset Beach
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Dear Mr. Weiss and Mr. Marziano C3 OrF Sunset Beach, NC 28468
City
Please, find enclosed the written Final Agency Di_�_.. o unset
Beach's request for certification of its 2017 CAMA Land Use Plan.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Very truly yours,
Braxton C. Davis, Director
NC Division of Coastal Management
cc via email: M. Renee. Cahoon, Chair
Mary L. Lucasse, Commission Counsel
Michael Christenbury, Wilmington District Planner
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North Carolina Depar rnent of Environmental Q,t atity I Division of Coastal Management
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESOURCES.COMMISSION
COUNTY OF BRUNSWICK DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUEST FOR
CERTIFICATION OF THE 2016 SUNSET
BEACH CAMA LAND USE LAND USE FINAL AGENCY DECISION
'PLAN
FACTS
1. This is the Town of Sunset Beach LAMA Land Use Plan adopted November 21, 2017 by
the Town of Sunset Beach, North Carolina.
2. Sunset Beach is located within Brunswick County in southeast North Carolina near the
towns of Shallotte, Ocean Isle Beach, and Calabash.
3. Sunset Beach is requesting certification of the 201.6 CAMA Land Use Plan which can be'
found at
https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Coastal%20Management/documents/PDF/Land%20Use%20PIans/1
ocally-adopted-plans/SunsetBeachLUP_LocallyAdopted.pdf. The 2016 CAMA Land Use
Plan updates the existing Sunset Beach, North Carolina LAMA Land Use Land Use Plan
previously certified by the Coastal Resources Commission on July 15, 2010. .
4. Sunset Beach adopted the Land Use Plan by resolution on November 21, 2017 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
l . Sunset Beach's 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 2016 Sunset Beach's CAMA Land Use Plan
with either state or federal law or the State's Coastal Management Program.

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The elected body of Sunset Beaeh made a final decision on the contents of the
2016 Sunset Beach Land Use Plan and provided o it
PP y for the public to provide written
comment following local adoption of the plan, as required b ''N.C. 11
y § 3A-110 and 15A
NCAC 7B .0802 and .0803, and 2016 Sunset .Beach's Land Us
e Plan was submitted to the NC `
Division of Coastal Management Commission without wine n objection or comment from the
public.
4. During its regularly scheduled meetingon November 7 . 8, 2017, the North
Carolina Coastal Resources .Commission delegated -to the Direct
or of the No
rth Carolina
Division `of Coastal Management, Department of Environmenta
l Quality, its authority to approve
Land Use. Plans pursuant to. N.Q.G.S. ;§.113A-1.10(f). The conditions under which
.the delegation
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was made are included in the November 20, 2017 letter to Braxton Davis Director from
Commission Chair Renee Cahoon. Pursuant to that delegation, the g undersigned makes the
following decision: .
DECISION
For the reasons stated herein, Sunset Beach's request for certification
of the 2016 Sunset
Beach CAMA Land Use Land Use Plan is GRANTED.
This :the j. dayofj
2019.
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
Sunset Beach and the North Carolina Coastal
Resources Commission by the means specified
below:
Method of Service
Mayor Gregory L. Weiss
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
Town of Sunset Beach
REQUESTED and electronically:
507 North Shore Drive East.
gweiss @ sunsetbeachnc.gov
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
Hiram Marziano, Planning Director
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
Town of Sunset Beach
REQUESTED and electronically:
700 Sunset Blvd. North
[e-mail]
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
M. Renee Cahoon, Chair,
Electronically: [e-mail]
Coastal Resources Commission
Mary L. Lucasse
Electronically: [e-mail] ;
Commission Counsel
NC Coastal Resources Commission
PO Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
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This is the day o
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Angela Willi , A sistant to the Director
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,RA TON C. DAVIS
Wrector
MEMORANDUM
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
TO: Mike Lopazanski, Policy & Planning Section Chief
Division of Coastal Management
FROM: Michael Christenbury, Wilmington District Planner
Division of Coastal Management
DATE: January 3, 2019
SUBJECT: Certification of the 2016 Sunset Beach CAMA Land Use Plan
Recommendation
Certification of the Sunset Beach 2016 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 Sunset Beach (hereinafter "Sunset Beach") is located within Brunswick County in
southeast North Carolina, approximately 40 miles southwest of Wilmington and near the towns
of Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte and Calabash.
Like many coastal communities in southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina,
Sunset Beach has seen a steady increase in growth over the last fifteen years. This increasein
development has been primarily attributed. to increases in coastal tourism and retirees moving to
the: area. This land use plan includes demographics based on census data, future population
projections, and policies and priorities based on current conditions. The plan summarizes
policies and proposals and looks beyond everyday development pressures to create a roadmap
for the future.
The Town is requesting Certification of the Sunset Beach CAMA Land Use Plan. The Sunset
Beach 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 November 21, 2017. 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.
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North Carolina De part€tent. of Environmental ental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
Morehead City Office _ 400 Commerce Avenue I Morehead City, North Carolina 2 557
252.. 08,2808

RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF SUNSET
BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA, ADOPTING THE 2017 TOWN OF SUNSET
. BEACH LAND USE PLAN
WHEREAS, from September, 2015 to June, 2016, the Planning Board drafted a
Land Use Plan with the assistance of its consultant Cape Fear Council of Governments,
and conducted a series of public workshops and. meetings as part of a comprehensive
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public participation program, and
WHERE AS,, the 2017 Land Use Plan was unanimously recornmended for
approval by the Town's Planning Board on August, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Coastal. Management's (DCM) Wilmington . District
Planner found the 2017 Land Use Plan to be consistent with the rules of the Coastal
Resources Coin i * ' d
mission; an
WHEREAS, at a Special Meeting held on October 12, 2017 the Town Council
reviewed the final draft Land Use Plan in detail and found it to be consistent with the
Town's desiredvision for the future; and
WHEREAS, at a duly advertised meeting on November 21, 2017 the Town
Council held a public hearing on th
e draft 2017 Land Use Plan; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Plan will be sent to the Coastal Resources Commission
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for review and certification. on
NOW, THE, REFORE , BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Town Council of the
Town of Sunset Beach have adopted the draft 2017 Sunset Beach Land Use Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Administrator of Sunset Beach is
hereby authorized to submit the adopted 2017 Land Use Plan to the State for certification
as described above.
Adopted this day of4
�2017.
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Mayor
Attest:/').
isa Anglin, Town C lk

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SUNSET BEACH
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
CAMA Land Use Plan
The Sunset Beach Town Council will hold a
Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 21,
2017 at 9:00 A.M. in the Town Hall Council
Chambers at 700 Sunset Blvd. North Sun-
set Beach, NC 28468 to hear comments
regarding the draft 2017 Town of Sunset
Beach Land Use Plan.
The 2017 Land Use Plan provides a blue-
print for growth and development over the
next 20 to 30 years. When viewed as a
guide, the document is intended to pres-
ent the basic description of the Town of
Sunset Beach now and into the next few
decades. The Plan may be viewed in the
Town Projects section of the website www.
sunsetbeachnc.gov or during normal busi-
ness hours at Sunset beach TownHall.
Following the Public Hearing, the Council
will consider taking action to formally adopt
the proposed 2017 Town of Sunset Beach
Land Use Plan.
The public has the opportunity to provide
written comment to the Division of Coast-
al Management following adoption of the
Land Use Plan. If desired, please contact
Michael Christenbury, Wilmington District
Planner, with Division of Coastal Manage-
ment located at 127 Cardinal Drive Ext,
Wilmington, NC 28405, by phone at (910).
796-7426 or email mike.christenbury@
ncdenr.gov.
All interested citizens are encouraged to
attend. If you have any questions, please
call Hiram Mar ziano, Planning Director at
[phone].
Lisa Anglin
Town Clerk
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF BRUNSWICK
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and
State, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized. by law to
administer oaths, personally appeared
Angie Sutton
who, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is
General Manager
(Owner, partner, publisher, or other officer or employee
authorized to make this affidavit)
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
affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal
advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was
published in The Brunswick Beacon on the following date(s):
October 19, 26, November 2 and 9, 2017
and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper
document or legal advertisement was published, was at the time
of each and evcry such publication, a newspaper meeting all the
requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General
Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper
within the meaning of Section I -597 of the General Statutes of
North Carolina.
This the 9th day of November,2017.
(Si ture of person making affidavit)
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of
WN, mvember, 2017.
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