EX15-21 White

EX 15-21
ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLFGATTI
Secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Director
Mr. William White III
428 White Columns Way
Wilmington, NC 28411
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 30, 2021
RE: PROJECT EXEMPTION (MINOR)
Structural Accessway (15A NCAC 7K .0207)
1750 New River Inlet Road, North Topsail Beach, NC
AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN — Ocean Hazard AEC
Dear Mr. White:
I have reviewed the information submitted to this office in your inquiry concerning the necessary filing of an
application for a minor development permit under the Coastal Area Management Act. Based on the information
provided, I have determined that the activity you propose is exempt from needing a minor development permit as
long as it remains consistent with and meets the conditions specified below. If your plans should change and your
project will no longer meet these conditions, please contact me before proceeding. This exemption to CAMA
permit requirements does not alleviate the necessity of your obtaining any other State, Federal or Local
authorization.
STRUCTURAL ACCESSWAY EXEMPTED
1. This exemption does not authorize the traversing of a man-made sand berm.
2. The accessway must not exceed six feet in width and shall provide only pedestrian access to the ocean
beach.
3. The accessway must be constructed so as to make negligible alterations to the frontal dunes. This means
that the accessway must be constructed on raised posts or pilings of five feet or less in depth, so that
wherever possible only the posts or pilings touch the frontal dunes without any alteration to the dunes. In
no case shall the frontal dune be altered so as to significantly diminish its capacity as a protective barrier
against flooding and erosion.
4. Construction of the accessway be shall consistent with all other applicable local ordinances and N. C.
Building Code standards.
5. No portion of the proposed walkway may extend beyond 6' seaward of the waterward toe of the
frontal dune, nor shall it extend onto the wet sand beach.
Sincerely,
Fud &WM&
Brad Connell
Environmental Specialist II
cc: Kate Winzler, Town of North Topsail Beach
D_E North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
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