20170788 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170727

ROY COOPER
Governor
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
July 27, 2017
DWR# 17-0788
Wake County
Raaed Al Haddad
525 Thistlegate Trail
Raleigh, NC 27610
Subject: APPROVAL OF MINOR VARIANCE PER THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN
BUFFER PROTECTION RULES (15A NCAC 02B .0233) WITH ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONS
525 Thistlegate Trail, Raleigh
Dear Mr. Al Haddad:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application dated June 20, 2017 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on
June 26, 2017. This letter shall act as your Minor Variance Approval as described within 15A
NCAC 02B .0233(9)(b). Please note that you should get any other federal, state or local permits
before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not limited to) Sediment
and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations. This Minor
Variance Approval shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
This approval requires you to comply with the following conditions:
1. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B. 0233(8)]
Type of Impact Amount Approved Amount Approved
(units) (units)
Permanent Temporary
Buffers—Zone 2
Retaining Wall 375 (square feet) 0 (square feet)
Division of Water Resources, Raleigh Regional Office,Water Quality Operations Section http://portaLncdenr.org/web/wq/aps
1628 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699-1628 Phone:[phone]
Location: 3800 Barrett Drive,Raleigh,NC 27609 Fax:[phone]

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2. No Zone 1 Impacts
No impacts (except for "exempt" uses as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233) shall occur to
Zone 1 of the protected riparian buffers unless otherwise approved by the DWR. No
impervious surfaces shall be added to Zone 1, unless otherwise approved by the DWR. [15A
NCAC 2B .0233(4)(a)]
3. Buffer Mitigation
You are required to mitigate for impacts to the protected riparian buffers. The required
area of mitigation to compensate for impacts to the protected riparian buffers is 456 square
feet as required under this variance approval and 15A NCAC 2B .0233. We understand that
after completion of the house, you are intending to plant approximately 20 native trees and
shrubs within the riparian buffer to meet this mitigation requirement. This planting project
will satisfy our compensatory mitigation requirements under 15A NCAC 02B .0242(7).
4. Diffuse Flow
All stormwater must be directed and maintained as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities
through the protected stream buffers such that it will not re-concentrate before discharging
into a stream. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5)]
5. Protective Fencing
The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within
these boundaries approved shall be clearly marked with orange warning fencing (or similar
high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the buffer,
wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and
(c)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c)]
6. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the application. All construction activities,
including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion
control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water
quality standards, statutes, or rules occur. [15A NCAC 02H .0501 and .0502]
7. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Minor Variance Approval can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General
Statute 1508 by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of
Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH). A petition form may be obtained from the
OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at [phone] for
information.

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Within thirty (30)calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the
OAH. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any
applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal office hours(Monday through
Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and one copy of
the petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5)
business days following the faxed transmission.
Mailing address for the OAH:
If sending by First Class Mail If sending via delivery service
via the US Postal Service: (e.g. UPS, FedEx):
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
Sam Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Please send one (1) copy of the petition to DWR:
If sending by First Class Mail If sending via delivery service
via the US Postal Service: (e.g. UPS, FedEx):
Karen Higgins Karen Higgins
NC DENR-DWR-401 & Buffer NC DENR-DWR-401 & Buffer
Permitting Unit Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center 512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Raleigh, NC 27604

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This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as
described in 15A NCAC 02B .0233. Please contact Stephanie Goss at 919-791-4256 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
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Danny Smit , Supervisor
Supervisor, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
cc: DWR RRO 401/Buffer Authorization file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit