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HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-35D ClarkRCM ENFORCEMENT REPORT (Use for Waivers) CASE #: 91-35D PERMIT #: N/A CONSULTANT: Barrett NAME: Jane 8 Gertrud - ADDRESS: 706 Olive Street CITY: Waco STATE: Texas ZIP: 76604 PHONE: (815) 756-0388 COUNTY: Fender NEAREST WATER BODY: Virginia Creek ST PLANE %: 2432050 LPO: Tommy Garriss LOCALITY: Burgaw ST PLANE Y: 252800 (Nearest Town/City) VIO DESC: Allowed fill. appliances and debris to be placed in marsh adjacent to Property at end of McClemmy Road in Fender County. NOV SENT: �� 91 VIOLATION: MAJOR: % MINOR: _ PERM COND: _ CANA: _ DBF: _ RESTORE: Yes REQUESTED: 09 / 20 / 91 COMPLETED: 1_ O5 / 91 TES/NO ESTUARY: _ PUB TRUST: _ SHORELINE: _ OCEAN HAZARD: _ OTHER: _ PRI MURS: _ ORW: WETLANDS: Y SA: _Y D S : _)�_ C J : 14 SY: d JR: N_ L S : T Y : (Yes/No) SS: Al SC: _DL SP: -- IF: _bl_ BF: WS: MF: TYPE EXCAVATE FILLED RESTORE OTHER TYPE ENCAYATE FILLED RESTORE OTHER (AEC) (SO.FT.) (SO.FT.) (SO.FT.) (SO.FT.) I (AEC) (SO.FT.) (SO. FT.) (SO.FT.) (SQ.FT.) CW 120 _ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ASSESSMENT i DISPOSITION RECOMMENDED ASSMT: S 350.00 REFERENCES: 7J.0409(f)(B)(i) CRITERIA: 2_6/�91 REPORT RCVD: t -/ -ASSESSED: $2k� o TO OGC: 6 UTO VIOLATOR: ac nS `J PAYMENT RECEIVED: $ J�J ON: A CASE CLOSED: -vj Q� # OF VIOLATORS: / TOTAL ASSESSMENT: $ 3 f TOTAL_\ RECEIVED: FORM: 24 ,0/,/90 obeR�.c� 5 Qom,•. � eR;��1,�e 6' �'/� R� State of North Carolina LACY H. THORNBURG Department of Justice ATTOMEYGENER L P.O. BOX 629 RALEIGH 27602-0629 June 24, 1992 Jane Clark 706 Olive Street Waco, Texas 76604 RE: Payment of Proposed Penalty for Violations of the Coastal Area Management Act, Committed in Pender County, CAMA 91-35D Dear Ms. Clark: This letter will acknowledge receipt of your check and money orders in the amount of $355.00, and dated June 17, 1992. Once the amount of the check is credited to the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources' account, this matter will be fully and completely closed. If you have any further questions concerning this matter, please contact me. Sincerely, LACY H. THORNBURG Attorney General �at�j L-(. /�� David G. Heeter Associate Attorney General DGH/sd cc: Roger Schecter Preston Pate James Herstine An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer WILMINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE DIVISION OF COASTAL MA^iAGEMENT �� JUN 1 7 1992 395-3900 To: Dave Heeter, Attorney Generals Office From: James H. Herstine, District Manager I Subject: Collection of Civil Assessment I Date: June 15, 1992 Attached for your review are the forms and materials generated in collecting a $350.00 civil assessment against Jane Clark - Case # 91-35D. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thank you. 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Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director January 21, 1992 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Ms. Jane Clark 706 Cline Street Waco, Texas 76604 RE: CAMA Violation #91-35D Dear Ms. Clark: This letter is in reference to the Notice of Violation sent to you on September 20, 1991, for the unauthorized placement of fill material in coastal wetlands, at your property located at the end of McClammy Road, McClammy Acres, off Secondary Road 1560, adjacent to Virginia Creek, Pender County. The violation involved Coastal Wetlands, which are Areas of Environmental Concern designated by the Coastal Resources Commission. All restoration requested by the Division of Coastal Management has been completed. A recent North Carolina Supreme Court decision has upheld the authority of State agencies to assess civil penalties. The Coastal Area Management Act provides that a civil assessment of up to $2500.00 may be assessed for any violation. It is the policy of the Coastal Resources Commission to assess a civil penalty for all violations. This is done to recover some of the costs of investigating violations and/or to compensate the public for any damage to its natural resources. Under Coastal Resource Commission rules, a civil penalty in the amount of $350.00 is appropriate for this violation. In order to expeditiously resolve the matter, you may accept responsibility for the violation, waive your right to an administrative hearing, and pay the amount proposed above. I am enclosing two (2) copies of a "Waiver of Right to Administrative Hearing and Agreement to Pay Civil Assessment". If you understand the proposed assessment and wish to pay, you should: 1) sign one of the attached waivers; 2) include a check or money order for $350.00 made payable to the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources (DEHNR); and, 3) return the signed waiver and payment to this office in the enclosed, self-addressed envelope within ten (10) days of receipt of this letter. 127 Catdinal Drive Extension • Wilmington, North Carolina 28405-3845 • Telephone (919) 395-3900 • Fax (919) 250-2004 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer Ms. Jane Clark January 21, 1992 Page two I will forward a copy of the Waiver with your check or money order to the Department's Office of General Council which will in turn notify you of your compliance and the closure of this enforcement action. If you do not respond within ten (10) days of receipt of this notice, I will issue a civil penalty assessment which you may appeal by filing a petition for a hearing with the Office of Administrative Hearing. Thank you for your time and cooperation in resolving this matter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at my Wilmington office, 919/395-3900. Sincerely, ames H. Herstine District Manager JHH/tlh Enclosures cc: Preston P. Pate, Jr. Tere Barrett, Field Representative Wayne Wright, COE WAIVER OF RIGHT TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND AGREEMENT TO PAY PROPOSED CIVIL ASSESSMENT I understand that the staff of the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources will propose the assessment of a civil penalty in the amount of $350.00 against me for violation of the Coastal Area Management Act, NCGS 113A-100 et sea, committed on or near my property in Pender County, North Carolina. I also understand that I have a right under G.S. 113A-126(d)(3) and 150B-23 to a quasi-judicial administrative hearing on the alleged violation and proposed civil penalty. In order to resolve this matter with no further action or expense on my part, I accept responsibility for the violation as described in the Notice of Violation letter dated September 20, 1991, voluntarily waive my legal right to an administrative hearing, and agree to pay the civil assessment of $350.00. I understand that in doing so, I also hereby foreclose any right of appeal to the Superior Court of North Carolina. DATE ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER 6-1a ill-,■M�_ ---__------------------ State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources Division of Coastal Management James G. Martin, Governor Roger N. Schecter William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director September 20, 1991 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Jane Clark Gertrude M. Clark 706 Olive Street Waco, Texas 76604 Re: Notice of Violation(s) and Request to Cease Unauthorized Development CAMA Violation # 91-35D Dear Ms. Clark: Information gathered by the Division of Coastal Management shows that you have undertaken Major Development in violation of the Coastal Area Management Act. No person may undertake Major Development in a designated Area of Environmental Concern without first obtaining a permit from the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission. North Carolina General Statutes (hereinafter abbreviated NCGS) 113A-118. I have information that you have undertaken Major Development by dumping or allowing to be dumped debris, appliances, etc, in the coastal marsh adjacent to your property located adjacent to Virginia Creek, at the dead end of McClammy Road in McClammy Acres, off Secondary Road 1560 in Pender County. This development is being undertaken within Coastal Wetlands, designated Area of Environmental Concern, (specifically Distichlis sDicata, SSpartina patens, and Soartina alterniflora) and no permit has been issued for it. Therefore, I have concluded that you are in violation of the permit requirement of the Coastal Area Management Act. I request that you immediately CEASE AND DESIST any further development and contact me about this matter. Since the development you have undertaken is not consistent with the applicable standards, you will be required to restore the area to its former condition. A civil assessment of up to $2500.00 may be assessed against any violator. Each day that the development described in this Notice is continued or repeated may constitute a separate violation which is subject to an additional assessment of $2500.00. An injunction or criminal penalty may also be sought to enforce any violation. NCGS 113A-126. 127 Cardinal Drive Extension • Wilmington, North Carolina 28405-3845 • Telephone (919) 395-3900 • Fax (919) 250-2004 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer It is the policy of the Coastal Resources Commission to assess a minimum civil penalty of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00) against all violations. This is done to recoup some of the costs of investigating the violation and/or to compensate the public for any damage to its natural resources. Whether a higher amount will be assessed will depend on several factors, including the nature and area of the resources which were affected and the extent of the damage to them. If restoration of the affected resources is requested but is not undertaken or completed satisfactorily, a substantially higher civil penalty will be assessed and a court injunction will be sought ordering restoration. You are also in violation of the State's Dredge and Fill Act which requires a permit from the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources before undertaking any excavating or filling in any estuarine waters, tidelands, marshlands, or state-owned lake. NCGS 113-229. The activity that you have undertaken in conjunction with the above described Major Development is also being undertaken without a permit from this Department. Therefore, I also request that you immediately CEASE AND DESIST such unauthorized activity and contact me about this matter as well. Violations of the State's Dredge and Fill Act may be enforced by a criminal penalty or a civil action for damages or an injunction. NCGS 113-229. The enclosed Restoration Plan describes the action necessary to bring this project into compliance with the Act. Provided you intend to cooperate with my request to remove all fill and debris, please sign one of the attached Restoration Plans and return it to me in the enclosed, self-addressed envelope. No response from you within ten (10) days of receipt of this letter will be interpreted as a refusal to cooperate and result in a Notice of continuing violation and a court order will be sought ordering restoration. The relevant statutes and regulations are available from this office, and I am willing to assist you in complying with the requirements of these laws. A site inspection will be made in the immediate future to determine whether this REQUEST TO CEASE AND DESIST has been complied with. Once again, I request that you contact me immediately about these matters. Since6al5e;t y, Tere Coastal Field Representative TB/tlh Enclosures cc: Preston P. Pate, Jr. Jim Herstine Jeff Richter, COE I RESTORATION PLAN GERTRODE M. CLARK AND JANE CLARK PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE END OF MCCLAMMY ROAD, PENDER COUNTY aeei lsri is S�iCgrri� \ I`ll , , (l And c' OF i W Ltk',A�Q C. Qou�.e� 1aie�ll (� •. d J Remove all appliances, fill and debris. I agree to complete this restoration by October 15, 1991. Gertrude M. Clark Jane Clark DATE: . 1991