Final Agency Decision Town of Nags Head CAMA Land Use Plan

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Director
Mayor Ben Cahoon
Town of Nags Head
2616 S. Compass Lane
Nags Head, NC 27959
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 16, 2022
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED
Andy Garman, Town Manager CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
Town of Nags Head REQUESTED and electronically:
P. O. Box 99 andy.garman@nagsheadnc.00v
5401 S. Croatan Highway
Nags Head, NC 27959
Re: Certification of Town of Nags Head Comprehensive and CAMA Land Use Plan
Dear Mayor Cahoon and Mr. Garman:
Please find enclosed the written Final Agency Decision granting the Town of Nags Head's
request for certification of its Land Use Plan Update. Please 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
Charlan Owens, AICP, Elizabeth City District Planner
ZNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
Elizabeth City Office 1401 South Griffin Street, Suite 300 1 Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909
NORTH CAROLINA _�
Department of Environmental Quality 252.264.3901

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
COUNTY OF DARE DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUEST
FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE TOWN
OF NAGS HEAD COMPREHENSIVE FINAL AGENCY DECISION
AND CAMA LAND USE PLAN
FACTS
l . This is the Town of Nags Head Comprehensive and CAMA Land Use Plan adopted
October 6, 2021 by the Town .of Nags Head ("Land Use Plan Update").
2. The Town of Nags Head is located in Dare County and is bounded by the Town of
Kill Devil Hills to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
and Roanoke Sound to the south, and. the Albemarle and Roanoke sounds to the west.
3. As of 2020, the permanent population of Nags Head was 3,168 persons and the
estimated peak population was 45,015 persons.
4. : The Town of Nags Head is requesting certification of the Land Use Plan Update
that replaces the Town of Nags Head 2010 Land Use ' Plan certified by the Coastal Resources
Commission .on February 24, 2011, as amended through December 12, 2013.
5. The Land Use Plan
Update supports- the Town's vision to preserve and protect its
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character, environment, tourism -based economy and sense of place to ensure a high quality of life
for residents and a memorable family vacation experience for present and future generations,
while also- addressing. public beach and waterfront access, land use compatibility, infrastructure
carrying capacity, natural hazard areas, and water quality.
6. A duly advertised public hearing on the Land Use Plan Update was held on
September 1 2021. No comments .were received at the public hearing.

7. The Town of Nags Head adopted the Land Use Plan Update by resolution on
October 6, 2021. The public had the opportunity to provide written comments on the plan to the
Division of Coastal Management up to thirty (30) calendar days after local adoption. No comments
were receive
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The Town of Nags Head Comprehensive and CAMA Land Use Plan ("Land Use
Plan Update") has met the substantive requirements outlined within the Land Use Planning
Requirements effective February 1, 2016.
2. There are no conflicts evident in the Land Use Plan Update with either state or
federal law or the State's Coastal Management Program.
3. The elected body of the Town of Nags Head made a final decision on the contents
of the Land Use Plan Update 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 the Land Use Plan Update was submitted to the NC Division of Coastal
Management Commission without written objection or comment from the public.
DECISION
For the reasons stated herein, the Town -of Nags Head's request for certification of the
Town of Nags Head Comprehensive and CAMA Land Use Plan (Update) is GRANTED.
This the i(o th day of MACCR 2022.
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 the
Town of Nags Head and the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission by the means
specified below:
Mayor Ben Cahoon
Town of Nags Head
2616 S. Compass Lane
Nags Head, NC 27959
Andy Garman, Town Manager
Town of Nags Head
P. O. Box 99
5401 S. Croatan Highway
Nags Head, NC 27959
M. Renee Cahoon, Chair
Coastal Resources Commission
Mary L. Lucasse
Commission Counsel
NC Coastal Resources Commission
PO Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
Method of Service
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED
Electronically: Renee. CahoonAncdenr.gov
Electronically: mlucassekncdoj.gov
This is the �th day ofM 2022.
Angela W lis Assistant to the Director
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