kitty hawk 2015 app forms narrative-03292021171134

TOWN OF KITTY HAWK SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
MAJOR PERMIT APPLICATION
Prepared for:
The Town of Kitty Hawk
Prepared by:
Coastal Planning & Engineering Of North Carolina, Inc.
4038 Masonboro Loop Road
Wilmington, North Carolina 28409
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Submitted to:
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
Elizabeth City Regional Office
August 2015

Town of Kitty Hawk Shore Protection Project
NCDCM Major Permit Application
Contents
1 FORMS..............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Form DCM MP-1........................................................................................................................
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1.2 Form DCM MP-2........................................................................................................................
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1.3 Form DCM MP-3........................................................................................................................
8
2 Supplemental Information, per Forms DCM MP-1 and DCM MP-2.......................................
10
2.1 Per Form MP-1, Section 6a: Project Narrative...................................................................
10
2.1.1 Project Scoping and History ...........................................................................................
10
2.1.2 Proposed Action...............................................................................................................
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2.1.3 Construction Schedule....................................................................................................
16
2.1.4 Borrow Areas and Sediment Analysis..........................................................................
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2.1.5 Summary of Consistency with State Sediment Criteria .............................................
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2.2 Per Form MP-1, Section 6d: A copy of the deed (with state application only) or other
instrument under which the applicant claims title to the affected properties ............................
23
2.3 Per From MP-2, Section 6f: Adjacent Riparian Owner Return Receipts ........................
23
2.4 Per Form MP-1, Section 6h: Agent Authorization Form....................................................25
2.5 Per Form MP-1, Section 6j: Ocean Hazard AEC Notice for Kitty Hawk.........................26
2.6 Permission Letter and Ocean AEC Hazard Notices from Adjacent Towns ....................
27
Appendices
Appendix A: Work Plans
Appendix B: Professional Archaeological Assessment
Appendix C: Geotechnical Report
Appendix D: Survey Report
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Form DCM MP-1 Application for Major Permit Development
1 FORMS
1.1 Form DCM MP-1
APPLICATION for
Major Development Permit
(last revised 12127106) North Carolina DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
1. Primary Applicant/ Landowner Information
Business Name
Project Name (if applicable)
Town of Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk Shoreline Protection Project
Applicant 1: First Name
MI
Last Name
John
P
Stockton
Applicant 2: First Name
MI
Last Name
Gary
Perry (Mayor of Kitty Hawk)
If additional applicants, please attach an additional page(s) with names listed.
Mailing Address
PO Box
City
State
101 Veterans Memorial Drive
549
Kitty Hawk
NC
ZIP
Country
Phone No.
FAX No.
27949
USA
252-261-3552 ext.
252-261-7900
Street Address (ifdifferent from above)
City
State
ZIP
Email
[e-mail]
2. Agent/Contractor Information
Business Name
Coastal Planning & Enigineering of North Carolina, Inc. -
Agent/ Contractor 1: First Name
MI
Last Name
Kenneth
n/a
Willson
Agent/ Contractor 2: First Name
MI
Last Name
Stephanie
n/a
Bush
Mailing Address
PO Box
City
State
4038 Masonboro Loop Road
Wilmington
NC
ZIP
No. 1
Phone No. 2
::���Phone
28409
-791-9494 ext.
- - ext.
FAX No.
Contractor #
910 791 4129
Federal ID # 020623951
Street Address (if different from above)
City
State
ZIP
N/A
N/A
NIA
N/A -
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Email
ken [e-mail]
Project Location
Street Address
unty (can be multiple)
[Dare
Oceanfront shoreline of Kitty Hawk, from the northern town limit
State Rd. u
to 120 ft. north of Kitty Hawk Pier, with tapers extending from
N/A
8 Sea Bass Circle (Southern Shores) to East Helga Steet
(Kill Devil Hills) and offshore waters
Subdivision Name
City
State
Zip
N/A
N/A
NC
N/A -
Phone No.
Lot No.(s) (if many, attach additional page with list)
N/A - - ext.
N/A,
a. In which NC river basin is the project
located?
b. Name of body of water nearest to proposed project
Pasquotank
Atlantic Ocean
C. Is the water body identified in (b) above, natural or manmade?
d. Name the closest major water body to the proposed project site.
®Natural ❑Manmade ❑Unknown
Atlantic Ocean
e. Is proposed work within city limits or
planning jurisdiction?
I. If applicable, list the planning jurisdiction or city limit the proposed
®Yes ❑No
work falls within.
Kitty Hawk
4. Site Description
a. Total length of shoreline on the tract (ft.)
b. Size of entire tract (sq.ft.)
20,970 feet (Placement Project Limits)
8,738,761.13 (Placement Area); 51,094,137.60 (Borrow
Area A); 15,401,596.32 (Borrow Area C)
c. Size of individual lot(s)
d. Approximate elevation of tract above NHW (normal high water) or
N/A
NWL (normal water level)
(If many lot sizes, please attach additional page with a list)
approx. 14' to MHW (12) NAVD88 ❑NHW or ❑
NWL
e. Vegetation on tract
Typical beach and dune vegetation.
I. Man-made features and uses now on tract
The tract is contiguous to single and mulitfamily residential homes, business and commercial uses. The beachfront is
utilized for recreational activities.
g. Identify and describe the existing land uses adlacent to the proposed project site.
Single and multi -family residences, recreational beach uses.
h. How does local government zone the tract?
i. Is the proposed project consistent with the applicable zoning?
Low and medium density residential
(Attach zoning compliance certificate, if applicable)
®Yes ❑No ❑NA
j. Is the proposed activity part of an urban waterfront redevelopment proposal? ❑Yes ®No
k. Hasa professional archaeological assessment been done for the tract? If yes, attach a copy. ®Yes ®No ❑NA
If yes, by whom? Tidewater Research
I. Is the proposed project located in a National Registered Historic District or does it involve a ❑Yes ®No ❑NA
National Register listed or eligible property?
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m. (i) Are there wetlands on the site? ❑Yes ®No
(ii) Are there coastal wetlands on the site? ❑Yes ®No
(iii) If yes to either (i) or (ii) above, has a delineation been conducted? ❑Yes ®No
(Attach documentation, if available)
n. Describe existing wastewater treatment facilities.
Primarily septic; there are no public sewers in Kitty Hawk.
o. Describe existing drinking water supply source.
Municipal
p. Describe existing storm water management or treatment systems.
None.
5. Activities and Impacts
a. Will the project be for commercial, public, or private use? ❑Commercial ®Public/Government
❑Private/Community
rsurt
rief description of purpose, use, and daily operations of the project when complete.
wn of Kitty Hawk is focused on a long-term shoreline management program that will serve to sustain the beaches that
a significant portion of their local economy and maintains the tax base of the Town. To this end, the Town proposes to
the oceanfront shoreline, with five years of advanced fill incorporated into the design.
the proposed construction methodology, types of construction equipment to be used during construction, the number of each type of
ent and where it is to be stored.
A hydraulic hopper dredge and/or cutterhead dredge and pipeline will be used to obtain and transport material from the offshore
borrow area to the beach. A sand dike will be constructed on the seaward side of the discharge area. The sand slurry will be
discharged behind the temporary dike, and excess water will be directed parallel to the shoreline and around the edge of the
dike. Bulldozers, front-end loaders and other earth moving machines will be used to shape the beach to the design profile. Two
staging areas are proposed for the project: the public parking lot at Byrd Street and the public parking lot at Perry Street
d. List all development activities you propose.
The proposed action includes sand placement along 18,964 feet of Kitty Hawk and two approximately 1,000 foot tapers on the
north and south end. The north taper (1,000 feet) would extend into the Town of Southern Shores, terminating along the
property at 8 Sea Bass Circle. The south taper (1,006 feet) would end at East Helga Street in Kill Devil Hills. Thus, the total
project length would span 20,970 feet. Sand will be obtained from two Outer Continental Shelf borrow areas offshore Dare
County using cutterhead and/or hopper dredges. Material will be transported from the borrow steals) to the beach via
submerged pipeline from a cutterhead dredge, or direct transport to a nearshore pump -out location via hopper dredge. A
temporary shore -parallel sand dike will be constructed in the discharge area to reduce turbidity of slurry within the nearshore.
Material on the beach will be shaped and graded using earth moving machines. Some of the material will be pushed into a pile
to create a starter dune of crest elevation +14 NAVD88 along the entire project length. Sand fencing and vegetation will be
placed along the starter dune. Two staging areas will be located in the public parking lots at Byrd Street and Perry Street.
e. Are the proposed activities maintenance of an existing project, new work, or both? New Work
I. What is the approximate total disturbed land area resulting from the proposed project? 2,037,017.33 ®Sq.Ft or ❑Acres
g. Will the proposed project encroach on any public easement, public access way or other area that ®Yes ONO ❑NA
the public has established use of?
h. Describe location and type of existing and proposed discharges to waters of the slate.
The placement location is the oceanfront beach adjacent to the Town of Kitty Hawk, within the reach authorized in the design
template
i. WII wastewater or stormwaler be discharged into a wetland? ❑Yes ®No ❑NA
If yes, will this discharged water be of the same salinity as the receiving water? ❑Yes [:]No ®NA
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r mere any mitigation proposed?
If yes, attach a mitigation proposal.
6. Additional information
In additpackage
to b this comp. Items
application loan, (MP•1) the follow/ng items below, if applicable, must be submitted in order for the application
package to be complete. /tams (a) — (1) are always applicable to any meicr development application. Please consult the application Instruction
booklet on how to property prepare the required items below.
a. A project narrative.
Proposed project. Is an ' "'�"•a "... —� 1- 1ioar-sacuonar orawmgs) drawn scale. Please givethepresent status of the
y portion already complete. If previously authorized work, clew indicate on maps, plats. drawings to distinguish
between work completed and proposed.
A site or location map that Is sufficiently detailed to guide agency personnel unfamiliar with the area to the she.
A copy of the deed (with state application only) or other instrument under which the applicant claims title to the affected properties.
The appropriate application fee. Check or money order made payable to DENR.
A list of the names and complete addresses of the adjacent waterfront (riparian) landowners and signed return receipts as proof that such
owners have received a copy of the application and plats by certified mail. Such landowners must be advised that they have 30 days in which
to submit comments on the proposed project to the Division of Coastal Management,
Name Karen Olivola Price (@ 18 Ocean Blvd.) Phone No. 903465-5202
Address 20 Silver Spur, Denison, TX 75021
Name BKS Investments, LLC (@ 0 Virginia Dare Trail) Phone No. Na
Address: P.O. Box 729, Manteo, NC 27954
Phone No. n/a
Address n/a
A list of previous state or federal permits issued for work on the project tract. Include permit numbers, parmittee, and issuing dates.
None
Signed censuttant or agent authorization form, Happlicable.
Wetland dellneaGon, 'rf necessary.
A signed AEC hazard notice for projects in oceanfront and inlet areas. (Must be signed by property owner)
A statement of compliance with the N.C. Environmental Policy AU (N.omplia ce with
i-10), Hnecessary. If the project involves exper
public funds or use of public lantla, attach a statement documenting compliance with the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act.
L�-_uertnication and Permission to Enter on Land
lua,aiailu urar any permit Issued in response to this application will allow only the development described in the application. The
project will be subject to the conditions and restrictions contained in the permit.
I certify that I am authorized to grant, and do in fact grant permission to representatives of state and federal review agencies to enter on
the aforementioned lands in connection with evaluating information related to this permit application and follow-up monitoring of the
project.
I further certify that the information provided in this application is truthful to the hart nr
Date Audust 28 2015 Print
Signs
Please indicate application attachments pertaining to your proposed project.
®DCM MP-2 Excavation and Fill Information ❑DCM MP-5 Bridges and Culverts
®DCM MP-3 Upland Development
❑DCM MP-4 Structures Information
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Form DCM MP-2
Excavation and Fill
1.2 Forth DCM MP-2
EXCAVATION and FILL
(Except for bridges and culverts)
Attach this form to Joint Application for CAMA Major Permit, Form DCM MP-1. Be sure to complete all other sections of the Joint
Application that relate to this proposed project. Please include all supplemental information.
Describe below the purpose of proposed excavation and/or fill activities. All values should be given in feet.
Access
Channel (NLW
Canal
Boat Basin
Boat Ramp
Rock Groin
Rock
Other (excluding shoreline
orNWL)
Breakwater
stabilization)
Length
20,970' fill area;
16,064.11'(borrow area A);
7.543' (borrow area C)
Width
416.73' (fill area);
3,180.66(borrow area A);
2,041.83' (borrow area C)
Avg
-17 ft. to 22 ft. NAVD88 (existing
Existing
grade within fill area);
Depth
NA
NA
-52 to -56 (borrow area A);
-52 to -66 (borrow area C)
Final
-17 ft. to 22 ft. NAVD88 (final
Project
NA
NA
grade within fill area);-58.5'to
Depth
-68' (borrow area A); -61.0' to -
65' (borrow area C)
1. EXCAVATION ❑This section not applicable
a. Amount of material to be excavated from below NHW or NWL in
cubic yards.
2,245,200 cy (fill amount + 20% loss)
c. (i) Does the area to be excavated include coastal wetlands/marsh
(CW), submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), shell bottom (SB),
or other wetlands (WL)? If any boxes are checked, provide the
number of square feet affected.
❑CW ❑SAV ❑SB
OWL ®None
(ii) Describe the purpose of the excavation in these areas:
NA
2. DISPOSAL OF EXCAVATED MATERIAL
a. Location of disposal area.
Oceanfront shoreline of Kitty Hawk, from the northern town
limit to 120 ft. north of Kitty Hawk Pier, with tapers
extending from 8 Sea Bass Circle (Southern Shores) to
East Helga Steet (Kill Devil Hills) and offshore waters
b. Type of material to be excavated.
Beach quality sand
d. High -ground excavation in cubic yards.
None
b. Dimensions of disposal area.
20.970 ft. by 416.73 ft.
❑This section not applicable
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Form DCM MP-2 Excavation and Fill
C. (i) Do you claim title to disposal area?
d. (i) Will a disposal area be available for future maintenance?
❑Yes ®No ❑NA
[-]Yes ❑No ®NA
(ii) If no, attach a letter granting permission from the owner.
(ii) If yes, where?
Easements pending
N/A
e. (i) Does the disposal area include any coastal wetlands/marsh
f. (i) Does the disposal include any area in the water?
(CW) submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), shell bottom (SB),
®Yes [--]No ❑NA
or other wetlands (WI-)? If any boxes are checked, provide the
number of square feet affected.
(ii) If yes, how much water area is affected?
❑CW ❑SAV ❑SB
6,701,744 sq. ft. of fill will be placed from MHW to seaward toe -
OWL ®None
of -fill
(ii) Describe the purpose of disposal in these areas:
Beach nourishment
❑Bulkhead ❑Riprap ❑Breakwater/Sill ®Other: Width: 4167 ft.
nourishment
C. Average distance waterward of NHW or NWL: 319.6 ft. J. Maximum distance waterward of NHW or NWL: 431.3 ft.
e. Type of stabilization material: f. (i) Has there been shoreline erosion during preceding 12
Sand months?
®Yes ❑No ❑NA
(ii) If yes, state amount of erosion and source of erosion amount
information.
-2.0 ft./yr. according to LIDAR data from 1996 to 2012 and
geophysical profile data compiled by CPE-NC in 2014
g. Number of square feet of fill to be placed below water level. h. Type of fill material.
Bulkhead backfll_ Riprap_ sand
Breakwater/Sill _ Other 6,701,744 so, ft.
i. Source of fill material.
Offshore Borrow Area
4. OTHER FILL ACTIVITIES ®This section not applicable
(Excluding Shoreline Stabilization)
a. (i) Will fill material be brought to the site? ❑Yes ❑No ❑NA b. (i) Will fill material be placed in coastal wetlands/marsh (CM.
It yes,
(ii) Amount of material to be placed in the water
(iii) Dimensions of fill area
(iv) Purpose of fill
5. GENERAL
submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), shell bottom (SB), or
other wetlands (WL)? If any boxes are checked, provide the
number of square feet affected.
❑CW ❑SAV _ ❑SB
❑WL ❑None
(ii) Describe the purpose of the fill in these areas:
a. How will excavated or fill material be kept on site and erosion b. What type of construction equipment will be used (e.g., dragline,
controlled? backhoe, or hydraulic dredge)?
A sand dike will be constructed seaward of the fill area during the Hydraulic hopper and/or cutterhead pipeline dredge and pipeline,
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placement of beach fill. This temporary structure will allow the bulldozers, front -end -loaders and other earth moving
sandy material to settle out before the water reenters the machines.
Atlantic Ocean, in addition, the nourishment sand will be tow in
sift, which improves the retainment quality of the material.
C. (i) Will navigational aids be required as a result of the project? d. (1) Will wetlands be crossed in transporting equipment to project
❑Yes SNo ❑NA site? ❑Yes SNo ❑NA
(11) If yes, explain what type and how they will be implemented. (ii) If yes, explain steps that will be taken to avoid or minimize
N/A environmental impacts.
N/A
August 26, 2015
Date
Kitty Hawk Shore Protection Project
Project Name
Town of Kitty Hawk, clot John Stockton
Applican N e
P�XI Agent Coastal Planning & Engineering Inc
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Form DCM MP-3 Upland Development
1.3 Form DCM MP-3
UPLAND DEVELOPMENT
(Construction and/or land disturbing activities)
Attach this form to Joint Application for CAMA Major Permit, Form DCM MP-1. Be sure to complete all other sections of the Joint
Application that relate to this proposed project. Please include all supplemental information.
GENERAL UPLAND DEVELOPMENT
a. Type and number of buildings, facilities, units or structures
proposed.
None
c. Density (give the number of residential units and the units per
acre).
None
e. If the proposed project will disturb more than one acre of land, the
Division of Land Resources must receive an erosion and
sedimentation control plan at least 30 days before land -disturbing
activity begins.
(i) If applicable, has a sedimentation and erosion control plan been
submitted to the Division of Land Resources?
❑Yes ❑No ®NA
(ii) If yes, list the date submitted:
g. Give the percentage of the tract within the coastal shoreline AEC to
be covered by impervious and/or built -upon surfaces, such as
pavement, building, rooftops, or to be used for vehicular driveways
or parking.
No new impervious surfaces will be constructed
i. Give the percentage of the entire tract to be covered by impervious
and/or built -upon surfaces, such as pavement, building, rooftops,
or to be used for vehicular driveways or parking.
No new impervious surfaces will be constructed
j. Describe proposed method of sewage disposal.
None
b. Number of lots or parcels.
None
d. Size of area to be graded, filled, or disturbed including roads,
ditches, etc.
Temporary staging areas at Byrd Street parking lot: 9,302
sq. ft. (0.2 ac.), construction access: 290 I.f.; Perry Street
parking lot: 19,160 sq. ft.(0.44 ac.), construction access:
150 I.f.; construction access at Kitty Hawk Pier
I. List the materials (such as marl, paver stone, asphalt, or concrete)
to be used for impervious surfaces.
None
h. Projects that require a CAMA Major Development Permit may also
require a Stoonwater Certification.
(i) Has a site development plan been submitted to the Division of
Water Quality for review?
❑Yes [:]No ®NA
(ii) If yes, list the date submitted:
k. Have the facilities described in Item (i) received slate or local
approval?
❑Yes ❑No ®NA
If yes, attach appropriate documentation.
I. Describe location and type of proposed discharges to waters of the m. Does the proposed project include an innovative slormwater
state (e.g., surface runoff, sanitary wastewater, industrial/ design?
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commercial effluent, 'Wash down" and residential discharges).
None
m. Describe proposed drinking water supply source (e.g., well,
community, public system, etc.)
None
o. When was the lot(s) platted and recorded?
N/A
August 26, 2015
Town of Kitty Hawk, C/o John Stockton
Jrc ppa 171 e
Applicant Name
❑Yes []No ®NA
If yes, attach appropriate documentation.
n. (i) Will water be impounded? ❑Yes ❑No ®NA
(ii) If yes, how many acres?
p. If proposed development is a subdivision, will additional utilities be
installed for this upland development?
❑Yes ❑No ®NA
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Application for Major Development Permit
Town of Kitty Hawk Shore Protection Project
2 Supplemental Information, per Forms DCM MP-1 and DCM MP-2
2.1 Per Form MP-1, Section 6a: Project Narrative
2.1.1 Project Scoping and History
The Town is focused on a long-term shoreline management program. The Town's stated purpose
for implementing a beach nourishment project is threefold: 1) Reduce the vulnerability of public
infrastructure including NC 12, town roads between NC 12 and U.S. Highway 158, and utilities
to storm -induced erosion; 2) Reduce flooding in many non -oceanfront areas throughout the
Town during ocean overwash conditions, including portions of Highway NC 12 and U.S.
Highway 158; and 3) Reduce the vulnerability of homes within the Town that front the Atlantic
Ocean and are exposed to wave events during nor'easters and other large storm events as well as
natural trends. Flooding is a major concern as it can render routes impassable which greatly
limits the ability for emergency personnel to respond. In order to accomplish these stated goals,
the Town is taking steps to maintain its oceanfront beach and dune to a configuration that: 1)
provides a reasonable level of storm damage reduction; 2) provide a reasonable level of flood
reduction; and 3) mitigates long term erosion that could threaten public and private development
as well as recreational opportunities and biological resources.
Currently, the Towns of Duck and Kill Devil Hills are also pursuing permits to allow the
construction of a beach protection project along their respective shorelines. On September 14,
2011, the Town of Kill Devil Hills held an interagency meeting in Washington, North Carolina
with state and federal agencies including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
(DCM), North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), North Carolina Division of Water
Quality (DWQ), North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), and United States
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to present the scope of a proposed locally sponsored project,
as well as develop a permitting approach and scope for necessary environmental documentation.
Subsequent to the 2011 interagency meeting, the Towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk also expressed
interest in pursuing locally funded beach nourishment projects on their respective shorelines.
Considering that all three Towns are proximal to one another and are simultaneously pursing
independent nourishment projects, constructing these projects within the same year, either
concurrently or sequentially, would reduce mobilization costs for each Towns' independent
project. Therefore, another interagency meeting was held on June 19, 2013 with representatives of
many of the same agencies, as well as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to
discuss permitting approaches and environmental documentation approaches for all three Towns.
The project involves use of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) borrow areas, which fall under
BOEM's jurisdiction, and placement of material on the beach, which falls under the USACE's
jurisdiction. It was therefore determined that BOEM and the USACE would act as joint -lead
agencies for NEPA purposes, and would prepare joint NEPA documents. BOEM and the USACE
agreed to participate in the required Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 consultations; the
Magnuson -Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
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Town of Kitty Hawk Shore Protection Project
consultation (Section 305); the National Historic Preservation Act Section (NHPA) Section 106
process; and the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Section 307 consistency process.
The proposed dredging of OCS borrow areas falls outside the scope of several existing biological
opinions. The 1995/1997 South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion (SARBO) does not apply
because 1) the USACE does not have regulatory jurisdiction over OCS borrow areas, and 2) the
project is not being funded or undertaken by the USACE. The USACE has re -initiated
consultation with the NMFS to include new species, actions and geographic areas in the SARBO.
The presently proposed dredging activities would be covered under the re -initiated SARBO,
since both the USACE and BOEM would be party to it. However, it cannot be assumed that the
SARBO will be completed in time to be applicable to the Duck project; therefore, BOEM will
need its own "stand-alone' biological opinion and Incidental Take Statement to authorize any
potential protected species interactions occurring in federal waters. During the interagency
meeting on July 19, 2013, representatives from USFWS and the NMFS agreed that while
individual Environmental Assessments (EAs) could be drafted for each of the three proposed
projects (resulting in three individual sets of permits), a single EFH assessment and a single
Biological Assessment (BA) could be submitted to collectively satisfy consultation requirements
with NMFS and USFWS for the Towns of Duck, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills. The EFH and
BA were each developed in a batched format, meaning they addressed all three Towns within
one document. The batched EFH has been submitted to NMFS and the batched BA has been
submitted to the USFWS.
In a letter from BOEM to the USACE, dated December 2, 2014, it was stated that lead agency in
ESA Section 7 consultation for potential impacts on protected species would be determined by
jurisdiction. The BOEM will be lead agency and consult with NMFS concerning potential effects
from dredging activities for species under their purview (e.g. swimming turtles and whales). The
USACE will be the lead agency and consult with UFWS concerning effects from placement
activities for species under their purview (i.e. nesting sea turtles). BOEM and the USACE will
consult jointly with NMFS Habitat Conservation Division on EFH and request NMFS to assign
conservation recommendations by jurisdiction. The USACE will be lead agency for the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106, and will notify the State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO) and relevant Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO). The USACE and
BOEM will work with the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
(NCDENR), to ensure compliance with Section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act
(CZMA).
2.1.2 Proposed Action
The proposed action is a one-time beach nourishment project that would include sand placement
along a total of 20,970 feet (3.97 miles) of oceanfront shoreline. The main placement area of the
proposed project begins at the north town limit (baseline station 0+00) which is approximately
120 feet north of the Kitty Hawk Pier located at the Hilton Garden Inn. The main placement area
extends 18,964 feet along the entire length of the Kitty Hawk ocean shoreline ending at
approximately the Kitty Hawk/Kill Devil Hills town limits (baseline station 189+00). If the Kitty
Hawk project is constructed as a stand-alone project, two taper sections would be included: a
1,000-foot taper on the north end and a 1,006-foot taper on the south end. The north taper would
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extend into the Town of Southern Shores, terminating at 8 Sea Bass Circle. The south taper would
end at E. Helga Street in Kill Devil Hills, which is located at baseline station 199+00. The total
fill area below MHW is 6,701,744 square feet (152.85 acres), and the total fill area above MHW
is 2,037,017.33 square feet (46.76 acres), for a total disturbed area of 8,738,761.13 square feet
(200.61 acres).
The proposed design template consists of a 60-foot wide berm at elevation +6 feet NAVD88. A
"starter dune" with a crest elevation of +14 feet NAVD88 and a total base width of around I 1 to
12 feet will be provided landward of the constructed berm along the entire length of the project by
pushing some of the material into a pile. Complete plan view and cross sectional drawings of the
proposed project are provided in Appendix A.
There are two staging areas proposed for the project. Each consists of an existing parking lot and
a construction corridor by which machinery can access the beach. One staging area will be located
within the eastern portion of the public parking lot at Byrd Street and the associated construction
access includes the portion of Byrd street extending from the parking lot to the beach (Appendix
A, sheet 4). A second staging area will be located at the Perry Street public parking lot, and the
construction access will include a small portion of Virginia Dare Trail (NC-12) between the lot
and the nearby beach access (Appendix A, sheet 12). No impervious surfaces or alterations to the
dunes will be required for use of these areas. A construction access will also be located just north
of the Kitty Hawk pier, extending from the public parking lot at the Hilton Garden Inn onto the
beach (Appendix A, sheet 3).
The Town plans to install sand fencing and dune vegetation after the beach is constructed to trap
windblown sand and encourage dune growth. The corridor in which sand fencing may be installed
spans the 3.96 miles of the project area. The sand fencing will be installed in accordance with 15A
NCAC 07H .0311 and 15A NCAC 07K .0212. The plan view for sand fencing design is shown in
Figure I and the cross section is shown in Figure 2.
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Proposed Sand Fence Configuration
Landward Toe of Constructed Dune
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Minimum
Angle = 451, o�
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Minimum Spacing= 7 Ft.
Maximum Length
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j Maximum Size of Support Posts = 2" x 4" or 3"
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Figure 1. Plan view of the proposed sand fencing design. Fencing may be installed between the crest of the
starter dune and a point 10 ft. seaward of the toe of dune.
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Proposed Sand Fence Location
Crest of
Constructed Dune
Proposed
Sand Fencing
Ft.
Toe of Constructed
Dune
Figure 2. Cross -sectional view of the proposed sand fencing design.
The amount of material required to construct the preferred design is 1,533,100 cy. During initial
construction, an additional volume of material, referred to as advanced nourishment, will also be
placed to maintain the design template for 5 years. Based on current rates of volumetric loss from
the project area shoreline, 292,000 cy are required to achieve five years of advance nourishment,
making the total placement volume 1,871,000 cy. Actual dredge volume could be up to 20%
higher than the fill volume, dependent upon the loss rate. Using a conservative estimate of 20%
loss rate, the total dredged volume would be approximately 2,245,200 cy.
Depending on several variables, including whether the project is constructed as a stand-alone
project, available funding, time or contractor constraints, or any unforeseen limitations, the
applicant may build all (20,970 linear feet and 2,245,200 cubic yards) or a portion of the proposed
project. Currently, the adjacent Town of Kill Devil Hills is also seeking permits to allow the
construction of a beach project along the Town's entire shoreline. Consequently, there is a
possibility both the Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills projects could be constructed concurrently,
which would eliminate the need for the south taper of the Kitty Hawk project.
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Material will be obtained from the borrow area using a hopper dredge, a cutterhead dredge, or a
combination of the two. In the case of a cutterhead dredge, sand will be transported from the
borrow area to the beach as a slurry via pipeline; use of a hopper dredge would involve transport
to a nearshore pump -out location, and subsequent pumping to the beach via pipeline. A sand dike
will be constructed on the seaward side of the discharge area. The sand slurry will be discharged
behind the temporary dike, and excess water will be directed parallel to the shoreline and around
the edge of the dike. Once discharged onto the beach, the material will be shaped and graded
using loaders, dozers, and other earth moving equipment.
Should hopper dredging be utilized, the proposed project will employ relocation trawling as a
means to reduce the potential for entrainment of protected species, such as sea turtles and
Atlantic sturgeon. The protocols and techniques of relocation trawling were researched and
developed by the USACE, and have become a standard practice for reducing lethal sea turtle
takes during dredging projects. Two types of trawls are used during hopper dredging projects.
Sea turtle abundance trawling is employed several days before commencement of dredging
activity, and is used to determine the abundance of sea turtles in the area. Relocation trawling
will be performed during active hopper dredging or in coordination with the NMFS. Essentially,
this method employs a capture -relocation technique, and is targeted at the active dredging site
within the borrow area. The distance covered by each tow may vary as dictated by large vessel
traffic in the area, or by the size and configuration of the borrow site. A separate vessel, usually a
shrimp trawler, deploys a trawling net ahead of the approaching dredge to remove sea turtles
from the dredge's path. Typically, trawlers tow two specially designed 60-foot trawl nets in the
vicinity of the dredge on a 12 or 24 hour schedule. The position at the beginning of each tow is
determined from GPS positioning equipment, and tow speed is recorded at the approximate
midpoint of each tow. Water temperature measurements are also taken twice per day, and
weather conditions (air temperature, wind velocity and direction, sea state, wave height,
precipitation) are recorded by instrumentation and visual observations aboard the trawler. If
relocation trawling is implemented, standard relocation trawling conditions will be observed as
set forth by NMFS including specification for trawl time, handling, holding conditions, take and
release, any tagging, etc.
In addition to relocation trawling, other measures will be implemented to reduce the threat of
takes during hopper or cutterhead dredging. These include use of a turtle deflector on the hopper
dredge draghead, insuring pumps are disengaged if a drag head or rotating cutterhead is lifted
from the bottom, and use of NMFS-certified Protected Species Observers aboard hopper dredges.
On the beach, several steps will be taken to minimize construction impacts to nesting and
hatchling sea turtles. Artificial fighting used during nighttime construction activities will be
angled and/or shielded to reduce deterrence of sea turtle nesting and hatchling disorientation. Sea
turtle nest monitoring is also considered an important part of sea turtle conservation, therefore a
sea turtle nest monitoring and avoidance/relocation plan will be implemented through
coordination with USFWS and NCWRC. Dare County is included in surveys conducted by
Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T), the volunteer organization which performs
systematic surveys of the northern Outer Banks from the Virginia border to the southern tip of
Nags Head. Surveys are performed throughout the nesting season (May through August), and
include daily morning patrols to mark and protect newly laid nests, as well as monitoring during
incubation period and emergence. These surveys have been performed since 1981. Because the
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Kitty Hawk project proposes nourishment during the summer months (nesting season),
monitoring will be needed to identify, and subsequently avoid burial or excavation of, existing
nests during construction. This monitoring will be performed by trained individuals
knowledgeable of the beach construction operations. In addition to monitoring surveys, nest
relocation will be implemented by highly trained individuals and in coordination with the
appropriate agencies.
2.1.3 Construction Schedule
The inclement weather typically encountered during the winter months offshore the northern outer
banks makes dredging difficult and often reduces dredging efficiencies, especially when
cutterhead dredges are used. Elevated sea states poses a substantial safety risk to crews and
equipment, while weather -related down times raise costs and reduce efficiency. As such, the
Town proposes a year-round construction window with a high likelihood that construction would
occur during the calmer and safer summer months. A year-round construction window would
provide the contractor the most flexibility and provide a safer and more economical work
environment. To allow for the greatest scheduling flexibility, no start and end date will be
specified; rather, this will remain at the discretion of the contractor, and will be based on
equipment availability and weather conditions. Based on estimated production rates, the Kitty
Hawk project could be constructed in approximately 3.5 months. The Duck project will likely
require approximately 3 months, and the Kill Devil Hills project will require approximately 2.5
months. The maximum time anticipated for completion of the three projects if constructed
independently is 9 months. However, the contractor could utilize multiple pieces of equipment
and construct the projects in parallel, leading to a minimum construction time of 3.5 months.
These timeframes are based on the production rates for hopper dredges achieved during the 2010-
2011 Nags Head project. The production rates have been adjusted to account for distances from
the project areas to the identified borrow areas.
2.1.4 Borrow Areas and Sediment Analysis
Beach quality sand will be dredged from Outer Continental Shelf borrow areas using a self-
contained ocean -certified hopper dredge, a cutterhead pipeline dredge, or a combination of the
two. There are two borrow areas that will be utilized for the Kitty Hawk Shoreline Protection
Project— borrow area A and C. Both areas are located entirely within federal waters, i.e. seaward
of the Three Nautical Mile Line, placing them under the jurisdiction of BOEM (Appendix A,
sheets I and 2).
Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc. of North Carolina (CPE-NC) conducted a comprehensive
sand search using a systematic methodology involving three sequential phases of investigation.
Phase I involves a comprehensive desktop study that examined previously collected information
within the geologic context of the investigation area in order to identify features with the highest
potential of containing project compatible sand. Results of jetprobe investigations of several
shoal features offshore Dare County by CPE-NC in 2013 as part of a feasibility study for the
Town of Kill Devil Hills were also considered during this phase. Details of the findings of Phase
I can be found in the full geotechnical report (Appendix C, beginning on page 15) Surveying,
sampling and analysis of the Kitty Hawk native beach was also conducted during Phase 1. In
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keeping with the requirements set forth in the North Carolina State Sediment Criteria, CPE-NC
performed shore -perpendicular topographic and bathymetric surveys of the native beach to
determine the beach profile. The locations of the profiles surveyed by CPE-NC were based off a
data set previously collected by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District. Each
profile was surveyed from a point 150 ft. landward of the vegetation line seaward out to an
elevation no less than -25 ft. NAVD88. Of the profiles surveyed, characterization of the Kitty
Hawk native beach was generated from samples collected along five generally evenly spaced
profiles within the Kitty Hawk project area: 0+00, 50+00, 110+00, 160+00 and 210+00
(Appendix C, page 13, Figure 7).
As required by the State Sediment Criteria, samples were taken at 13 locations along each of the
5 sampling profiles, including: the dune, toe of dune, mid -berm, berm crest, mean high water,
mean tide level, mean low water, trough, bar crest and at -12.5, -15.0, -17.5 and -20.0. In total,
CPE-NC collected a total of 65 samples within the proposed project area in Kitty Hawk. The
composite summary and grain size analysis results are displayed in Table l of this project
narrative. Additionally, the results of sediment analyses for each sediment sample can be found
within the Beach Composite Summary Tables provided in Appendix 4 of the attached Appendix
C.
Additionally, CPE-NC conducted a survey of 50,000 square foot portion of the Kitty Hawk
project area, from a point approximately 545 ft. north to 80 ft. south of Bleriot Street, to
determine the total number of clasts greater than 3 inches in diameter. A total of 403 clasts
greater than 3 inches in diameter were identified during the survey. More detailed results of the
3-inch clast survey can be found in Appendix 7 of the attached Appendix C.
Information gathered during the Phase I archival literature studies regarding the geological
setting of the project area give no indication that hardbottom habitats are present within or in the
vicinity of the borrow areas. Additionally, previous geotechnical and geophysical investigations
conducted by the USACE have not indicated the presence of hardbottoms in the area. Finally,
analysis of the sidescan sonar data acquired by CPE-NC for the present project indicated no
presence of hardbottom habitats or consolidated rock exposures or outcroppings within or in the
vicinity of the borrow areas.
Phase 11 investigations involved reconnaissance level geophysical surveys in order to 1) define
the extent of sediment layers identified during Phase I research of past jetprobe data and historic
vibracore and surface sediment data; 2) develop a vibracore plan to be implemented during Phase
III investigations, and 3) identify potential environmental or cultural resources for avoidance
during Phase III vibracore investigations. The bathymetric data collected in both borrow areas
during Phase 11, as well as the locations of vibracores conducted during Phase III are provided in
Appendix A, sheets 26 through 33.
Results of the geotechnical investigations, including geophysical (sonar) surveys, vibracores,
hydrographic surveys, archaeological resource surveys and sand compatibility analyses, were
performed to develop the final borrow area designs. Design considerations for the proposed
borrow areas included:
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• Construction of the project may be accomplished using a hopper or cutterhead dredge
• Location of sufficient sand to construct the three proposed beach nourishment projects for
the Towns of Duck, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills
• Beach compatible sand with similar mean grain size and sorting of the project beaches
• Avoidance of environmentally sensitive areas such as hardbottom, seagrass beds, etc.
• Avoidance of potentially significant cultural resources
• Avoidance of nearshore impacts due to wave refraction over borrow areas
The proposed design cuts for borrow area A and C are displayed in sheets 26 and 30 of Appendix
A, respectively. Borrow Area A has six design cuts ranging from -58.5 ft. to -68 ft. NAVD88,
amounting to an estimated total dredge -able volume of 17,350,000 cubic yards. Borrow Area C
contains six design cuts ranging from -61 ft. to -65 ft. NAVD88, amounting to an estimated
dredge -able volume of 2,049,000 cubic yards. A No Dredge Zone is shown in the middle of
proposed Borrow Area C where potentially unsuitable material exists. Overall acreage for
borrow area A is approximately 1,172.96 acres, and approximately 354 acres for borrow area C.
A summary of the sand compatibility analyses for each area is displayed in Table 1, and
indicates these areas contain material deemed compliant with the Kitty Hawk native beach
according to standards set forth in the NC State Sediment Criteria (15A NCAC 07H.0312). There
are no State Standard Allowances for mean grain size or Munsell color, however, these values
are listed in the table for comparison between native beach and borrow areas.
Table t. Results of the compatibility analyses performed for Borrow Area A and C. Allowable limits for the
Town of Kitty Hawk native beach are defined by Rule 15A NCAC 07111.0312.
Parameter Kitty Hawk Native Beach Allowable Limits Borrow Area A Borrow Area C
Wet/Dry Mansell Color 5/7 n/a 5/6 5/6
Mean Grain Size (mm)
0.38
n/a
0.36
0.27
Sorting (Phi)
1.41
n/a
0.90
1.09
Silt (%) (<0.0625mm)
0.94
5.94
0.83
1.59
Granular (%)
(2mm <and <4.76mm)
6.38
11.38
1.48
2.05
Gravel (%) (>4.76mm)
1.64
6.64
0.52
1.07
Carbonate
2.0 -
17.0
1.0
7.0
To determine the projects effects on potentially significant submerged cultural resources,
Tidewater Atlantic Research (TAR) carried out a background literature review and supervised a
cultural resource investigation of the proposed borrow area. The cultural resource report
compiled by TAR is provided in Appendix B. A registered archaeologist from TAR identified 9
magnetic anomalies in the vicinity of Area A, 4 of which were considered potentially significant
(Appendix A, sheet 26). In area C, there were 65 magnetic anomalies, 25 of which were
considered potentially significant (Appendix A, sheet 30). As a result, three buffer areas were
established within Area A — two are located within the borrow area and one is located outside the
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western perimeter (Appendix A, sheet 26). Likewise, 14 buffers were established in the vicinity
of Area C, five of which are located within or partially within the borrow area (Appendix A,
sheet 30). These areas will be avoided during dredging.
The stated volumes within both borrow areas meet the engineering requirements for the Kitty
Hawk design template plus dredging losses. The Town of Duck and Kill Devil Hills are also
currently pursuing beach nourishment projects and proposed to use borrow areas A and C as well.
Taken together, the engineering requirements (including dredging losses) for the Kitty Hawk
project (2,245,200 cy), Duck project (1,358,400 cy) and the Kill Devil Hills project (1,095,600
cy) amount to a total dredged volume of 4,699,200 cy. Thus, the borrow areas, which together
contain a total of 19,399,000 cy of beach compatible material, can satisfy the requirements of all
three projects.
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2.1.5 Summary of Consistency with State Sediment Criteria
Provided below is a summary of how each criteria stipulated in 15A NCAC 07H .0312 Technical Standards for
Beach Fill Standards have been adhered to. Those criteria not considered applicable to the project, such as those
pertaining to projects utilizing a borrow area located in a maintained navigation channel, have been omitted.
Table 2. Statement of consistency with each criteria within the 15A NCAC 07H .0312 Technical Standards for Beach Fill
Standards, and location of information within the supporting documentation.
Section (15A
NCAC 07H
Description
Statement of Consistency:
.0312)
Shore -perpendicular bathymetric and topographic surveys of the beach,
were conducted in April 2014 and May 2015 along transects spaced
(1)(c)
Topographic and Bathymetric
approximately 1,000 ft apart within the project area. Please refer to Dare
Surveys
County, NC Duck - Kitty Hawk - Kill Devil Hills 2015 Hydrographic and
Topographic Survey Report (Appendix D) for a description of methodology
and cross section plots.
13 sediment samples were collected from 5 representative beach profiles
along the project area, spaced no more than 5,000 ft. apart. Samples were
Beach Sediment Sampling
taken from each of the morphodynamic zones specified: 1 sample was
(1)(d)
Locations
collected at MLW and 6 samples were collected both seaward and landward
of the MLW. Please refer to Beach Characterization section under Phase 1
Investigations in Appendix C: Comprehensive Marine Sand Search and
Borrow Area Design Report
Mechanical seive analysis was performed on each of the samples. The
Values for four (4) Sediment
percent by weight of each of the 4 grain size categories (fine, sand, granular,
(1)(e)
Grain Size Categories
and gravel) for each individual sample is provided in the Percentage of
(Individual Samples)
Material by Sediment Grain Size Category table in Appendix 4 of the
Comprehensive Marine Sand Search and Borrow Area Design Report
(Appendix C).
Composite values of the percent by weight of each of the 4 grain size
Composite Values for four (4)
categories were developed. Please refer to the Percentage of Material by
(1)(f)
sediment grain Size
Sediment Grain Size Cotegorytable in Appendix 4 of the Comprehensive
Categories
Marine Sand Search and Borrow Area Design Report (Appendix C). Summary
values can also be found in the text of the report on Page 16
Carbonate analysis was performed on a composite sample of all sediment
samples along each of the 5 profiles. Please refer to the Profile Line
(1)(g)
Percent Calcium Carbonate
Composite Summary Table in Appendix4 of the Comprehensive Marine Sand
Search and Borrow Area Design Report (Appendix Q. Summary values can
also be found in the text of the report on Page 16
On May 12, 2015, CPE-NC conducted a survey of a-50,000 square foot
portion of the Kitty Hawk Project area from a point approximately 545 ft.
Total Number of Clasts > 3
north to 80 ft. south of Bleriot Street. The total number of clasts > 3 inches
(1)(h)
inches (76 mm) in diameter
in diameter identified during the survey of the representative project area in
the Town of Kitty Hawk was 403. Please refer to Appendix 7 and page 16 of
the Comprehensive Marine Sand Search and Borrow Area Design Report
(Appendix C)
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Over the course of two surveys (June 2014 and October 2014) seafloor
surveys were conducted such that 100 percent coverage of each submarine
borrow area was obtained. Both single beam bathymetry and high
Seafloor Bathymetry and
resolution sides scan sonar imagery were collected. Please refer to
(2)(c)
Sonar Imagery
descriptions of the Phase II Investigations and Phase III Investigations in the
Comprehensive Marine Sand Search and Borrow Area Design Report
(Appendix C). More specifically, figures 21 and 22 show the bathymetric
coverage of the borrow areas and figures 27 and 28 show the sidescan
mosaic of the area verifying 100% coverage.
Over the course of two surveys (June 2014 and October 2014) geophysical
imaging of the seafloor subsurface was used to characterize each submarine
Geophysical imaging of
borrow area. A sub -bottom profiler was used to survey tracklines spaced
(2)(d)
seafloor subsurface
approximately 30-m apart, which greatly exceeds the state standard. Please
(Subbottom Survey)
refere to Phase II Investigations and Phase III Investigations in the
Comprehensive Marine Sand Search and Borrow Area Design Report
(Appendix Q. More specifically, figures 16 and 17 show the tracklines along
which data were collected. Also refer to Appendix 9 of Appendix C.
Sediment sampling of Borrow Area A and C used a 271E Alpine Pneumatic
vibracore, configured to collect undisturbed sediment cores up to 20 ft. in
length. Material is fed into a 3 inch diameter plastic core liner, which is split
and sampled. Vibracores were collected at 1,000-foot spacing. 51 vibracores
were collected within Borrow Area A for an average acreage per core of 23.
18 vibracores were collected within Borrow Area C for an average acreage
Vibracore Spacing, Number,
per core of 20. Refer to figures 21 and 22 in the Comprehensive Marine Sand
(2)(e)
and Recovery Depth
Search and Borrow Area Design Report (Appendix C) for spacing of vibracores
within each borrow area. All vibracores within a given borrow area cut
section penetrated and recovered material from below the proposed cut
depth (i.e. all vibracores within a section marked cut to -65 ft. recovered
material from at least a depth of -65 ft.) Please refer to Figures 21 and 22
and the vibracore logs in Appendix 11 of the Comprehensive Marine Sand
Search and Borrow Area Design Report (Appendix C) to verify depths
recovered.
Mechanical seive analysis was performed on each of the samples. The
percent by weight of each of the 4 grain size categories (fine, sand, granular,
and gravel) for each individual sample is provided in the Percentage of
Material by Sediment Grain Size Category table in Appendix 16 of the
Grain size analysis of
Comprehensive Marine Sand Search and Borrow Area Design Report.
(2)(g)
individual vibracore samples
Weighted composite values of the percent by weight of each of the 4 grain
and borrow area composites
size categories were developed for each core and ultimately composite
values were developed for each borrow area. These composites are also
provided in the Percentage of Material by Sediment Grain Size Category table
in Appendix 16 of the Report. Summary values for each borrow area are
provided in Table 6 of the report?
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Carbonate analysis was performed on each vibracore sample. A weighted
percent calcium carbonate value was computed for each vibracore. These
values were used to determine the weighted percent calcium carbonate
composite value for Borrow Area A and C. Please refer to the Cumulative
(2)(h)
Vibracore calcium carbonate
Percents and Computed Distributions table in Appendix 16 of the Report
composites
(Appendix C) for individual sample percentage and weighted composite
vibracore percentage. Please refer to the Composite Data Table in Appendix
16 of the Report for weighted composite vibracore and borrow area
percentage. Summary values for each borrow area can also be found in the
text of the Report in Table 6.
The average percentage by weight of fine-grained sediment in each borrow
Fine -Grained Size Sediment
site does not exceed the average percentage by weight of fine-grained
(3)(b)
Compatibility
sediment of the recipient beach characterization plus five percent. See Table
1 of the project narrative, and Table 6 of the Comprehensive Marine Sand
Search and Borrow Area Design Report.
The average percentage by weight of granular sediment in each borrow site
does not exceed the average percentage by weight of fine-grained sediment
(3)(c)
Granular Size Compatibility
of the recipient beach characterization plus five percent. See Table 1 of the
project narrative, and Table 6 of the Comprehensive Marine Sand Search and
Borrow Area Design Report (Appendix Q.
The average percentage by weight of gravel in each borrow site does not
exceed the average percentage by weight of fine-grained sediment of the
(3)(d)
Gravel Size Compatibility
recipient beach characterization plus five percent. See Table 1 of the project
narrative and Table 6 of the Comprehensive Marine Sand Search and Borrow
Area Design Report (Appendix Q.
The average percentage by weight of calcium carbonate in each borrow site
Calcium Carbonate
does not exceed the average percentage by weight of fine-grained sediment
(3)(e)
Compatibility
of the recipient beach characterization plus 15 percent. See Table 1 of the
project narrative and Table 6 of the Comprehensive Marine Sand Search and
Borrow Area Design Report (Appendix C).
All vibracores within a given borrow area cut section penetrated and
(4)(a)
Sediment Excavation Depths
recovered material from below the proposed cut depth (i.e. all vibracores
within a section marked cut to -65 ft. recovered material from at least a
depth of -65 ft.).
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2.2 Per Form MP-1, Section 6d: A copy of the deed (with state application
only) or other instrument under which the applicant claims title to the
affected properties
The Town is currently in the process obtaining the necessary easements to construct the project.
2.3 Per From MP-2, Section 6f: Adjacent Riparian Owner Return Receipts
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received from the property at 18 Ocean Blvd (Karen Olivola Price); the sent certified mail
receipt is provided below. A copy of the return receipt will be provided to DCM when and if it is
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Application for Major Development Permit
Town of Kitty Hawk Shore Protection Project
2.4 Per Form MP-1, Section 6h: Agent Authorization Form
N.C. DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
Date 6/12/2015
Name of Property Owner Applying for Permit:
Town of Kitty Hawk
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 549, Veterans Memorial Drive
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
Coastal Planning & engineering
I certify that I have authorized (agent)Of North Carolina, Inc. to act on my
behalf, for the purpose of applying for and obtaining all CAMA Permits necessary to
install or construct (activity) Town of Kitty Hawk Shoreline Protection Project
at (in), property located al) Kitty Hawk Oceanfront Shoreline
This certification is valid thru (date) !.A- 3 /— ao i 8
Property Owner Signature Date
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2.5 Per Form MP-1, Section 6j: Ocean Hazard AEC Notice for Kitty Hawk
OCEAN HAZARD AEC NOTICE
Project Is in an: X Ocean Erodible Area X High Hazard Flood Area Inlet Hazard Area
Property Owner: Town of Kitty Hawk
Property Address: Kitty Hawk Ocean Front
Date Lot Was Planed: Easements Pending
This notice is intended to make you, the applicant, aware of the
special risks and conditions associated with development in this
area, which is subject to natural hazards such as storms, erosion
and cm,enta The rules of the Coastal Resources Commission
require that you receive an AEC Ffazsrd Notice and
acknowledge that notice in writing before a permit tin
development can bu issued
The Commission's rules tot building standards, oceanfront
setbacks and dune alterations are designed to minimize, but not
eliminate, property loss from hazards By granting Maids, the
Coastal Resources Commission does not guarantee the safety of
the development and assumes no liability for future damage to
the development. Permits Issued in the Ocean Hazard Area of
Environmental Concern include the condition that structures be
relocated or dismantled it the) become imminently threatened
by changes in shoreline configuration The structure(s) must be
relocated or dismantled within nvo (2) years of becoming
imminently Threatened, and in any case upon its collapse or
subsidence.
The best available information, as accepted by the Coastal
Resources Commission. indicates that the annual long-term
average ocean erosion rate for the area where your property is
located is 2-2.5 feet per year
The rate was established by careful analysis of acnul
photographs of the coastline taken over the past 50 years
Studies also indicate that the shoreline could move as much as
50feet landward in a major storm
Mefloodwaters ma malor storm are predicted to be about
12_ feet deep in this area.
Preferred oceanfront protection measures are beach nourishment
and relocation of threatened structures Ilard erosion control
%lmclures such in bulkheads. seawalls, revelments, groins. leres
and breakwaters are prohibited 'lemporary sand bags may be
authorized under certain conditions
The applicant niust acknowledee this mlonnatmon and
requirements by sagnmg this notice in the spice Wow Without
the proper signature, the application will not he complete
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PropertyOwner Spnature I Date
SPECIAL NOTE: This hazord notice is required for
dc%clopment in areas subject to sudden and massive storms and
erosion Permits issued for development in this aica expire on
December 31 of the thud %ear following the year in which the
permit was issued Shortly before work begins on the project
site, the Local Pernot Officer must he contacted to determine the
vegetation line and setback distance at your site If the property
has seen little change since the time of permit issuance, and the
proposed development can still meet the setback requirement.
the LPO will inform %tom that you may begin work. Substantial
progress on the project must be made within 60 days of this
setback determination, or the setback must be re -measured. Also
The occurrence of a major shoreline change as the result of a
storm within the 60-day period will necessitate re-nteasureinent
of the setback It is important that you check with the LP(y
betore the permit expires for official approval to continue the
work after the permit has expired. Genernih. it foundation
pilings have been placed and substantial progress is continuing,
permit renewal can be authorized It is unlawful to continue
work aver permit expiration
For more information. contact:
Lynn Mathis
Local Permit Officer
1367 U.S. Hwy. 17 South
Address
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Locality
252-264-3901
Phone Number
Revised May 2010
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Town of Kitty Hawk Shore Protection Project
2.6 Permission Letter and Ocean AEC Hazard Notices from Adjacent Towns
TOWN OF KILL DEVIL HILLS
Post Office Box 1719,102 Town Hall Drive
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina 27948
252-449-5300
www.kdhnc.com
July 3, 2015
Mayor
Lynn Mathis
SHEILA F. DAVIES, PhD
Division of Coastal Management
Mayor Pro Ten;
1367 U.S. Highway 17 South
MIKE HOGAN
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Commissioners
TRAVIS APPLEMAN
Subject: Town of Kitty Hawk Beach Nourishment Project
MICHAEL MIDG97TE
BRAND] RIIEUROTTOM
Town Manager
Dear Ms. Mathis;
DEBORA P. DIA2
This letter is t0 inform you that the Town of Kill Devil hills has been
Assistant Town Manager
made aware of the proposed beach nourishment project for the Town of Kitty
SHAWN R. MURPHY
Hawk, for which the Town of Kitty Hawk is proposing to place material along
an approximately 1,000 foot stretch of our Town's ocean front beach to form a
Town Clerk
MARY E. QUIDLEY
taper for their project. We have been informed by the Town's agent (Coastal
Planning & Engineering of North Carolina) that you have requested we review
Town Attorney
and sign the attached Ocean Hazard AEC Notice. We have reviewed the notice
STEVEN D. MICHAEL
and have modified the language to indicate that we are not in fact the
applicant. However, we are agreeable to the Town constructing the taper as
shown on the project drawings, with the understanding that our Town is not
responsible for any of the costs associated with the Town of Kitty Hawk's
beach nourishment project.
Very truly yours,
4ebora P. Dial
Town Manager
C: John Stockton, Kitty hawk Town Manager
Pile
Enc: Modified Ocean Hazard AEC Notice
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OCEAN HAZARD AEC NOTICE
Project is In an: X Ocean Erodible Area X High Hazard Flood Area Inlet Hazard Area
Property Owner: Town of Kill Devil Hills
Property Address: Kill Devil Hills Ocean Front, vici
Date Lot was Platted: Easements Pending
This notice is intended to make you, thsapphoantraware of the
special risks and conditions associated with development in this
area, which is subject to natural hazards such as storms, erosion
and currents. The rules of the Coastal Resources Commission
require that you receive an AEC Hazard Notice and
acknowledge that notice in writing before a permit for
development can be issued.
The Commission's rates on building standards, oceanfont
setbacks and dune alterations are designed to minimize, but not
eliminate, property loss from hazards. By granting permi(s, the
Coastal Resources Commission does not guarantee (Ire safety of
the development and assumes no liability for future damage to
the development. Permits issued in the Ocean Hazard Area of
Environmental Concern include the condition that structures be
relocated or dismantled if they become imminently threatened
by changes in shoreline configuration. The structures) most be
relocated or dismantled within two (2) years of becoming
imminently threatened, and in any case upon its collapse or
subsidence,
1'hc but available information, as accepted by the Coastal
Resources Commission, indicates that the annual long -tern
average ocean erosion rate for die area where your property is
located is 3011a-+1.7 feet per year.
The rate was established by careful analysis of aerial
photographs of the cinedine taken over the past 50 years.
Studies also indicate that the shoreline could move as touch as
Sn feet landward in a major storm.
The Flood waters in a major storm are predicted to be about
14— feet deep in this area.
Preferred oceanfront protection nheasures are beach nourishment
and relocation of threatened structures. Hard erosion amoral
structures such as bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, groins, jetties
mid breakwaters are prohibited Temporary sand bags may be
authorized under certain conditions.
Listed Owner
The epptiearr* must acknowledge this information and
requirements by signing this notice in We space below. Without
the proper signature, the application will not be complete.
roany Owner Signature Date
of Helcia Street
SPECIAL NOTE: This hazard notice is required for
development in areas subject to wdden and massive storms and
erosion. Permits issued for development in Otis arcs expire on
December 31 of die third year following the year in which the
permit was issued. Shortly before work begins on the project
site, the Local Permit Officer must be contacted to determine the
vegetation line and setback distance at your site. If the properly
has seen little change since the time of permit issuance, and the
proposed development can still meet the setback requirement,
(lie LPO will inform you that you may begin work. Substantial
progress on the project must be made within 60 days of this
setback determination, or the setback must be re -measured. Also,
the occurrence of a major shoreline change as the result of a
storm within the 60-day period will necessitate re -measurement
of the setback. It is important that you check with die LPO
before the permit expires for official approval to continue the
work after the permit has expired. Generally, If foundation
pilings have been placed and substantial progress is continuing,
pemhil renewal can be authorized. It is unlawful to continue
work after permit expiration.
For more information, contact. -
Lynn Mathis
Local Permit Officer
1367 U.S. Highway 17 South
Address
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Locality
252-264-3901
Phone Numher
Revised May 2010
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Application for Major Development Permit
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Town of Southern Shores
5375 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949
Phone [phone]/ Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
www. southernshores-nc. gov
July 15, 2015
Lynn Mathis
Division of Coastal Management
1367 U.S. Highway 17 South
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Subject: Town of Kitty Hawk Beach Nourishment Project
Dear Ms. Mathis:
This letter is to inform you that we have been made aware of the proposed beach
nourishment project for the Town of Kitty Hawk, for which the Town of Kitty Hawk is
proposing to place material along an approximately 1,000 ft. stretch of our Town's ocean
front beach to form a taper for their project. We have been informed by the Town's agent
(Coastal Planning & Engineering of North Carolina) that you have requested we review
and sign the attached Ocean Hazard AEC Notice. We have reviewed the notice and have
modified the language to indicate that we are not in fact the applicant. However, we are
agreeable to the Town constructing the taper as shown on the project drawings, with the
understanding that our Town is not responsible for any of the costs associated with the
Town of Kitty Hawk's beach nourishment project.
Very truly yours,
AA 44�-
Peter Rascoe,
Town Manager
Town of Southern Shores
Cc: John Stockton,
Town Manager, Town of Kitty Hawk
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OCEAN HAZARD AEC NOTICE
Project Is In an: X Ocean Erodible Area X High Hazard Flood Area Inlet Hazard Area
Property Owner: Town of Southern Shores
Property address: Southern Shores Ocean Front,
Date Lot was Platted: Easements Pending
This notice is intended to make you,iltaapphomh aware of the
special risks and conditions associated with development in this
area, which is subject to natural hazards such as storms, erosion
and currents. The rules of the Coastal Resources Commission
require that you receive an AEC Hazard Notice and
acknowledge that notice in writing before a permit for
development can be issued.
The Commission's rates on building standards, oceanfront
setbacks and dune alterations are designed to minimize, but not
eliminate, property loss from hazards. By granting permits, the
Coastal Resources Commission does not guarantee the safety of
the development and assumes no liability for future damage to
the development. Permits issued in the Ocean Hazard Area of
Environmental Concern include the condition that structures be
relocated or dismantled if they become imminently threatened
by changes in shoreline configuration. The structure(s) must be
relocated or dismantled within two (2) years of becoming
imminently threatened, and in any case upon its collapse or
subsidence.
The best available information, as accepted by the Coastal
Resources Commission, indicates that the annual long-term
average ocean erosion rate for the area where your property is
located is -n o in -0.7 feet per year.
The rate was; established by careful analysis of aerial
photographs of the coastline taken over the past 50 years.
Studies also indicate that the shoreline could move as much as
-RD_ feet landward in a major storm.
The Flood waters in a major start sure predicted to be about
14 feet deep in this area.
Preferred oceanfront protection measures are beach nourishment
and relocation of threatened structures. Hard erosion control
structures such as bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, groins, jetties
and breakwaters are prohibited. Temporary sand bags may be
authorized under certain conditions.
Liste Owner
The ear- must acknowledge this information and
requirements by signing this notice in the space below. Without
the proper signature, the application will not be complete.
of Sea Bass Circle
SPECIAL NOTE: This hazard notice is required for
development in areas subject to sudden and massive storms and
erosion. Permits issued for development in this area expire on
December 31 of the third year following the year in which the
permit was issued. Shortly before work begins on the project
site, the Local Pemtit Officer must be contacted to determine the
vegetation line and setback distance at your site. If the property
has seen little change since the time of permit issuance, and the
proposed development can still meet the setback requirement,
the LPO will inform you that you may begin work. Substantial
progress on the project must be made within 60 days of this
setback determination, or the setback must be re -measured. Also,
the occurrence of a major shoreline change as the result of a
storm within the 60-day period will necessitate re -measurement
of the setback. It is Important that you check with the LPO
before the permit expires for official approval to continue the
work after the permit has expired. Generally, if foundation
pilings have been placed and substantial progress is continuing,
permit renewal can be authorized. It is unlawful to continue
work afterpermit expiration.
For more Information, contact.,
Lynn Mathis
Local Permit Officer
1367 U.S. Hwy. 17 South
Address
Elizabeth City NC 27909
Locality
262-264-3901
Phone Number
1
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party Owner Signature Date
Revised May 2010
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Appendix A: Work Plans
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