20221659 Ver 1_Riparian Buffer Authorization Request_20221121

Buffer Authorization Application Form
15A NCAC 02B .0233 (8)(b), .0243 (8)(b), .0250 (11)(b), .0259 (8)(b), .0267 (11)(c), .0607 (e)(2) Buffer Authorization Online Form -
Update 10/23/2018
Water Reources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Original Submittal 11/21/2022
A. Owner/Applicant Information
General Information
Primary Contact Email:*
Who is submitting the application?*
[e-mail]
Please list the contact person's email for questions or payment on this project if needed.
Owner
Applicant other than Owner
Agent
Is there an agent working on this application but Yes
not submitting it? • No
1. Property Owner Information:
....................................................................................................................................
la. Name on Recorded Deed: *
1b. Responsible Party:
lc. Mailing Address:*
Id. Telephone:* 7046043884
Roger Leslie; Mary Evans Leslie
(for Corporations)
Street Address
6085 Big Horse Creek Road
Address Line 2
City State / Province / Region
Lansing NC
Postal / Zip Code Country
28643-9236 US
B. Project Information and Prior Project History
1. Project Information
1a. Name of Project: *
le. Email Address:* [e-mail]
Leslie - Duck Creek House
(Subdivision, facility, or establishment name)
1b. Is this a publicly -funded transportation project?*
Yes
No
Id. Subdivision Name: Duck Creek Shores
le. Nearest Municipality: Bath, NC
If. Property Size: 0.35
acres

1g. County (or Counties) where the project is located:*
Beaufort
ORIGINAL PLAT.pdf
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1h. Property ID#
PIN # 6632-59-1322
Tax PIN or Parcel id
1 i. Deed Information
Date of Purchase
7/18/2022
Type of Book
Book#
Page#
Deed
002111
00788
Map
1 j. Attach a copy of the recorded map that indicates when the lot was last platted.
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1.24MB
1k. How would you like to provide the Latitude and Longitude information?*
• Address Lookup
Manually
Address Lookup
Latitude * 35.4605338
Street Address
165 Duck Creek Shores Road
Address Line 2
City State / Province / Region
Washington NC
Postal / Zip Code Country
27889-7391 US
Longitude *
11. Is the project located in any of North Carolina's twenty coastal counties?*
Yes
No
-76.8671076999999
9
1m. Is the project located within a NC Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)?
Yes
No
2. Surface Waters
2a. Name of the nearest body of water to proposed project: *
Duck Creek / Pamlico River
2b. Water Quality Classification of nearest receiving water:
SC:NSW
2c. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams (intermittent and perennial) on the property:
100
(linear feet only)
3. Project Description:

3a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this application:
Vacant residential lot with homes on both sides on Duck Creek's shore line. Lot is all
grass except along bulkhead....600 Path Rush Sedge have been planted along
bulkhead.
3b. Attach an 8 Y. x 11 excerpt from the most recent version of the USGS topographic map indicating the location of the site.
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Map Duck Creek.pdf
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3c. Attach an 8 1/2 x 11 excerpt from the most recent version of the published County NRCS Soil Survey Map depicting the project site.
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4. Proposed Activity
Provide a detailed description of the proposed activity including its purpose and include the type of equipment to be used: *
Construction of a single story residential house elevated 9'-0" above finished grade.
Standard residential construction equipment will be used.
A portion (12' x 5') of the front porch will encroach 5' into the 50' set -back. Four 8"x8"
post will be driven 8' into the ground inside the buffer area. Grass will be maintained
under the entire porch. Entire area under the porch will be open on all 4 sides. Porch
decking will be open slat. Bottom of porch area will be elevated 9'. All area within the
50' setback will be returned to a vegetative state.
Attach a site plan as applicable to the project:
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SITEPLAN.pdf 152.47KB
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5. Jurisdictional Determinations
5a. Have jurisdictional wetlands or stream determinations by the Corps or State been requested or obtained for this property/project
(including all prior phases) in the past?*
Yes
No
6. Project History
6a. Have permits or certifications been requested or obtained for this project (including all prior phases) in the past?*
Yes
O No
7. Future Project Plans
7a. Is this project a phased project?*
C. Proposed Impacts Inventory
Buffer Impacts
Yes
No
Project is in which protected Basin?*
Neuse River Basin (15A NCAC 02B.0233)
Catawba River Basin (15A NCAC 02B.0243)
Randleman Lake Watershed (15A NCAC 02B.0250)
• Tar -Pamlico River Basin (15A NCAC 02B.0259)
Jordan Lake Watershed (15A NCAC 02B.0267)
Goose Creek Watershed (15A NCAC 02B.0606 & 15A NCAC 02B.0607)

Individually list all buffer impacts below. If any impacts require mitigation, then you MUST fill out Section D of this form.
Site# - Reason
Stream Name
Buffer Impact*
Impact Type
Zone 1
Zone 2
Map label (e.g. Road
Crossing 1)
Temporary
(T)
Perm or Temp
Allowable
0.00
Square
Feet
60.00
Square
Feet
Total Zone 1 Impacts: 0.00
Total Zone 2 Impacts: 60.00
Total Buffer Impacts: 60.00
Comments:
The only impact will be the placing of 4 - 8" x 8" support piers for the porch. Any
disturbance within the 50' buffer will be returned to it's previous vegetative state.
D. Impact Justification and Mitigation
1. Avoidance and Minimization
la. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing the project.
Establishing vegetative buffer at the waterline/bulkhead consisting of 600 Path Rush
Sedge in a manner to mitigate surface water runoff. Silt fence will be installed to
prevent debris & soil runoff.
1b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques.
A silt fence will be placed at the lowest point along the bulkhead to catch an
debris/material or soil runoff.
E. Diffuse Flow Plan
la. What type of SCM are you providing?*
Level Spreader
Vegetated Conveyance (lower SHWT)
Wetland Swale (higher SHWT)
Proposed project will not create concentrated stormwater flow through the buffer
Other SCM that removed minimum of 30% nitrogen
lc. Diffuse Flow Documentation
F. Supplementary Information
Environmental Documentation
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la. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal/state/local) funds or the use of public (federal/state) land?
Yes
No
Violations
2a. Is the site in violation of DWR Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 02H .0500), Isolated Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 02H .1300), DWR Surface
Water or Wetland Standards, or Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0200)?

2b. Is this an after -the -fact buffer authorization application?
Yes
• No
G. Additional Information
Please upload any additional information you would like the Division to consider during application review.
Additional Attachments:
Additional Comments:
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Additional plants will be added to extend no less than 6' from the bulkhead in the
spring 2023 (when plants become available). All other disturbed areas will be planted
in grass.
H. Sign and Submit
By digitally signing below, I certify that:
o I have given true, accurate, and complete information on this form;
o I agree that submission of this form is a "transaction" subject to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act")
o I agree to conduct this transaction by electronic means pursuant to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic
Transactions Act");
o I understand that an electronic signature has the same legal effect and can be enforced in the same way as a written signature; AND
o I intend to electronically sign and submit the application form."
Print Name: * Roger Leslie and Mary Evans Leslie
Signature
Submission Date:
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Initial Review
Is this accepted into the review process?* • Yes No
Yes
• No
ID#* 20221659
Version:* 1
Select Reviewer: * Robert Tankard:eads\rbtankard
Select Reviewing Office* Washington Regional Office - [phone]
Is this project a public transportation project?*
Has payment been received?* • No Payment Needed
Fee Received
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