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February 9, 2017 Exemption No: Qtr 3-7
James L Williams
627 Bonanza Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28303
RE: EXEMPTED PROJECT SAND FENCE -15A NCAC 07K .0212
OCEAN HAZARD AEC
PROJECT LOCATION/ADDRESS - 241 West First Street
Dear Sir or Madam:
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
February 9, 2017, 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 carumon
law and statutory rights of public access and use of public trust lands and waters.
(3) Sand fencing shall not be installed in a manner that impedes, traps or otherwise endangers sea turtles, sea
turtle nests or sea turtle hatchings.
(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 twisletl wire,
no more than 5 feet in height. Wooden posts or stakes no larger than T 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 their the
crest of the frontal or primary dune: or
(c) Sand fencing installed waterward of the crest of the frontal or 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 primary dune, or
erosion escarpment of frontal or primary dune. H C (, t 1 V E D
DCM WILMINGTON, NC
FEB 092017
TOWN OF OCEAN ISLE BEACH / 3 W. THIRD STREET / OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC 28469
[phone] / FAX [phone] / WWW.OIBGOV.COM

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• :If fencmdA to be placed parallel:to the shoreline, t must not be located.waterward of -the crest of;tie frontal or
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• If-fencing.is to'be-placed'wateiward of the-crest`of tha dune d must be installed' at a 45.degree'oCgreatec
angle to -.the shdreline._Eacfi: action of fehce.must-tide— longer_A an 10"feet; and,`seetions musf6spaced'at
;least 7, feet:apart
• +Fbncing;musf not extend more,than-40 feet;6eyond edfier.the first line of stable natural vegetatlDtgthe toe of
the frontal -or -primary, dune., or -the erosion em _pttient:of the du_n_e,ew_ hicheve_�. s closest tootthe vy*r..
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Becaus`e.iinproper sand fencing cad pose a threatao sea turtles; the state WHIffe Resources C§jm' sjgl;has
developed voluntary`sand: fencing guidelines:
Several' beach communities had attempted#o address thg: issue through send fencing ordinances, buiftia.§cope of
tfie-problem required state attention. The-CRC's new regulatory guidefines'were.developed in;tiooperationNiitte'the
WRC and the U.S. Fish:and Wildlife Service.
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