TBEX02-23-WILLIAMS

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Director
Todd and Denise Williams
1871 Queens Meadow Court
Ashboro, NC 27205
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 27, 2023
RE: EXEMPTED PROJECT (MINOR) EXEMPTION
Structural Accessway (I SA NCAC 7K .0207) — Exemption# TBEX02-23
1103 N Anderson Blvd., Topsail Beach, NC
AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN — Ocean Hazard AEC
Dear Messrs. Williams:
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 your site drawing dated received by DCM on January 17, 2023, 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.
STRUCTURAL ACCESSWAY EXEMPTED
1. The accessway must not exceed five feet in width and shall provide only pedestrian access to the ocean
beach. -
2. The accessway must be constructed 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 to significantly diminish its capacity as a protective barrier against flooding
and erosion.
3. Construction of the accessway be shall consistent with all other applicable local ordinances and N. C.
Building Code standards.
4. No portion of the proposed walkway may extend beyond the seaward toe of the Frontal Dune, nor shall it
extend onto the wet sand beach. The walkway shall terminate as close as possible to the toe of the existing
frontal dune.
This exemption to CAMA permit requirements does not alleviate the necessity of your obtaining any other State,
Federal or Local authorization. This exemption expires 120 days from the date of the letter.
Si erely,
J n ail
eld Representative
cc: DCM — WIRO
Stephanie Moore — Topsail of Topsail Beach
�DENorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
Q Wilmington Office 1 127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
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