HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240522 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20240528 (2)DocuSign Envelope ID: B70BAE78-9B9B-4F98-BB09-86357161 DA57
ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 28, 2024
DWR # 20240522
Wake County
Blue Heel Development, LLC
Attn: Julie Gavaghan
2300 Rexwoods Drive, Suite 120
Raleigh, NC 27606
Delivered via email to: iulie@blueheeldevelopment.com
Subject: APPROVAL of NEUSE RIPARIAN BUFFER AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE
Project: Mid Pines Townhomes, 2523 Mid Pines Road
Dear Julie Gavaghan:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) April 10, 2024. These impacts are covered by
the Neuse Buffer Rules. This Buffer Authorization does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to
obtain all other required Federal, State, or Local approvals before proceeding with the project, including
those required by, but not limited to, Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, Water Supply
Watershed, and/or Stormwater regulations.
The following impacts are hereby approved, provided that all of the Conditions listed below, and all of
the conditions of the Neuse Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0611(b)(2)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Buffers —Zone 1
B1: Impact A —Culvert
Extension
2747 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B2: Impact B — Road
Crossing
4707 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Totals
7454 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Buffers — Zone 2
B1: Impact A —Culvert
Extension
1286 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B2: Impact B — Road
Crossing
2677 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Totals
3963 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
NORTH CARD_INA '
o.o.mm..�me.W...m..�io..i\ /919.791.4200
DocuSign Envelope ID: B70BAE78-9B9B-4F98-BB09-86357161 DA57 Mid Pines Townhomes
DWR# 20240522
Buffer Authorization Certificate
Page 2 of 3
This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and specifications
for this project are incorporated by reference as part of this Authorization Certificate. If you change
your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new application
package. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Authorization Certificate
and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0611(b)(2)]
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions below, you must notify the Raleigh Regional
Office within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the permittee
becomes aware of the circumstances.
The permittee shall report to the Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with the conditions of this
Authorization Certificate and/or any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A NCAC
02B .0714]. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend
or holiday) from the time the applicant became aware of the circumstances.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5] Upon the
presentation of proper credentials, the Division may inspect the property.
This Authorization Certificate can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina
General Statutes by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina
Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. Requirements for filing a
Petition are set forth in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North
Carolina Administrative Code. Additional information regarding requirements for filing a Petition and
Petition forms may be accessed at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919)
431-3000.
A party filing a Petition must serve a copy of the Petition on:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
If the party filing the Petition is not the permittee, then the party must also serve the recipient of the
Authorization Certificate in accordance with N.C.G.S 15013-23(a).
This Authorization Certificate neither grants nor affirms any property right, license, or privilege in any
lands or waters, or any right of use in any waters. This Authorization Certificate does not authorize any
person to interfere with the riparian rights, littoral rights, or water use rights of any other person, nor
does it create any prescriptive right or any right of priority regarding any usage of water. This
Authorization Certificate shall not be interposed as a defense in any action respecting the determination
of riparian or littoral rights or other rights to water use. No consumptive user is deemed by virtue of this
Authorization Certificate to possess any prescriptive or other right of priority with respect to any other
consumptive user.
This Authorization shall expire when the corresponding 401 Water Quality Certification Approval
DWR#20240522 expires.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
! Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
VOF.'i I GARni I\A
D,pd tdE.0,.w-wio�ei� /'"� 919.791.4200
DocuSign Envelope ID: B70BAE78-9B9B-4F98-BB09-86357161 DA57 Mid Pines Townhomes
DWR# 20240522
Buffer Authorization Certificate
Page 3 of 3
This letter completes the Division's review under the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A
NCAC 02B .0714]. Please contact Kristina Morales at 919-791-4258 or kristina.morales@deg.nc.gov if
you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
�gDocuSigned by:
372DCBCB61EE4A8...
Michael Hall
Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources, Raleigh Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality
Electronic cc: Deborah Shirley (Soil and Environmental Consultants, Inc)
Islamic Association of Raleigh
George L Phillips, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch electronic file
Filename: 20240522 MidPinesTownhomes NBR Wake.docx
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
v Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
NORTH CAROI DNA
ftpro.o mQ..Z� 919.791.4200