OIB_4-04_ Robichaud (2)

ocea n isle
B E A C H
April 12. 2019
Paul A Robichaud
46417 Sapona Lane
Norwood, NC 28128
RE: EXEMPTED PROJECT SAND FENCE -15A NCAC 07K .0212
OCEAN HAZARD AEC
PROJECT LOCATIONIADDRESS— 365 West First Street
Dear Sir or Madam:
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Exemption Nay Otr 4"4
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. After making a site inspection on
April 12, 2019, 1 have determined that the activity you propose is exempt from needing a minor development permit as
long as it is installed in accordance with the attached specifications, 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.
SAND FENCE CONDITIONS:
(1) Sand fencing may only be installed for the purpose of: building sand dunes by trapping wind blown sand; the
protection of the dune(s) and vegetation (planted or existing).
(2) Sand fencing shall not impede existing public access to the beach, recreational use of the beach or emergency
vehicle access. Sand fencing shall not be installed in a manner that impedes or restricts established common
law and statutory rights of public access and use of public trust lands and waters.
(3) Sand fencing shall rat be installed in a manner that impedes, traps or otherwise endangers sea turtles, sea
turtle nests or sea turtle hatchlings,
(4) Non-functioning, damaged, or unsecured sand fence shall be immediately removed by the property owner.
(5) Sand fencing shall be constructed from evenly spaced thin wooden vertical slats connected with twisted wire,
no more than 5 feet in height. Wooden posts or stakes no larger than 2" X 4" or 3" diameter shall support sand
fencing.
(6) Location. Sand fencing shall be placed as far landward as possible to avoid interference with sea turtle nesting,
existing public access, recreational use of the beach, and emergency vehicle access.
(a) Sand fencing shall not be placed on the wet sand beach area.
(b) Sand fencing installed parallel to the shoreline shall be located no farther waterward than the
crest of the frontal or primary dune; or
(c) Sand fencing installed waterward of the crest of the frontal cr primary dune shall be installed at
an angle no less than 45 degree to the shoreline. Individual sections of sand fence shall not
exceed more than 10 feet in length, and shall be spaced no less than seven feet apart. and
shall not extend more than 10 feet waterward of the following locations, whichever is most
waterward: the first line of stable natural vegetation, the toe of the frontal or primpddrl J
erosion escarpment of frontal or primary dune.
APR 12 2019
TOWN OF OCEAN ISLE BEACH / 3 W. THIRD STREET / OCEAN ISLE 9e"Nr11 f*'IFM NC
[phone] / FAX [phone] / tj+,Uiilfdtfl! OIBGOV.COM

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�nstallatlort. gYrre sandene+ing•,ltias; to meetthe' following c ena
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• The tending-mus -be, notller_ffiar5 feet_ancl built f� m evenlyl s"paced'`tlii wooden vertical slat"s connected
iil .:rf-;-.J --�-,..-1 +U Li& u..di t.. J � s..J .re t'A s, t 1
witli twisted wir.
a The fencing, must by placed] as fjrtandward'asaponsif teitg avoid interference witty sea=turtle nestingI public
access sand use ofrthg ;beach. eft must -not -be placed on +they wet; sand beach;
• if fencing is `to-,6e placed parWIN to, the Rio -reline i ust,notberliicated)wa erward=ofwtlled c�estof-the frontal or
primary �un`e. J
•� if nci ,g= sr tole aced wa'terward, of the crest� of ftie, dune, rt must be insWilecl-at a 45-degree a�i :dreatol
angle towfh6 'shore>ine. fach section] of -fence must=no beafonger than 104feetr, and sections must ge3 spacedmt
leasl<27 Meet -apart.
. f?encrng [r tst riot extendl mole thar► 1'0 feet=beyond either tF% firsttuie�of,staf2le tiatu[al vegetation; the=foes of -
the7frontalrJo� primary AUr , :or'the, erosion escaFpment-df�ttie ddrfie, Midhever_rs c[as_est to the water,
ter c.t, tto b piaceo-a�ongr-pubiz;�accesses}maybe asp nd,as the-accFess,;and may ir1i u, a a3�tlegreea
MONO druthe�wate ward=end. ThWtnAIel�may-extend up i310,ieet beyond theiencf*�of_the, access.
Why=therguidfe�iines ark=needed
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I"n", recent years, ttid amount of da-ha ,fencing along the coast has &Mn sionificaritly ,as propefty owners sought to'
pfotect thefrI homes fr'§!�w@orm .-gnd longterm 6eachi dcasron: Af such, `miles o{'sand fencing -zsomd dLV.hi, is
rmpropedy installedior negfedfed;�now ilnet the states beaches,
because `improper sand fencing capj pose, a threat to -sea; turtles,. the state VWildlife-Resources-Commission Chas
developd.&Voiuntary sand fenclog gul i rest
Several Aber�ach communities hadwaitempte�f d, address f — issue -through zsdnd fencing ordinances, but the scope -of
the problem required statd atten#ion.7he CRG's new [egulatory guitlelihes, were d-eveloped in cooperation wit�th'e
NVRC; and the U'S, Fish and Widlife Service.

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