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Home My WebLink About20181505 Ver 1_Clark Properties of Ocracoke_BA_20181113NORTH CAROLINA ROY COOPER EnOednmettrdy Quality Govv"w MICHAEL S. REGAN Secraerary LINDA CULPEPPER Infer airecror November 13, 2018 DWR # 18-1505 BEAUFORT County Clark Properties of Ocracoke, LLC Attn: Mr. Hubert W. Clark, Jr. P.O. Box 262 Ocracoke, NC 27960 Subject: AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE PER THE TAR-PAMLICO RIPARIAN BUFFER PROTECTION RULES (15A NCAC 0213 .0259) WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Clark Properties of Ocracoke Dock House — Lot # 106 Oyster Creek Banks Dear Mr. Clark: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated October 26, 2018, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on November 5, 2018. 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 Authorization Certificate shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. This approval requires you to comply with the following additional 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. 0259(8)]. Type of Impact Amount Approved (units) Permanent Amount Approved (units) Temporary Plan location/ Reference Attached Buffers —Zone 1 B1 (Open Slatted 288 (square feet) 0 (square feet) Deck) Site Map 2. Diffuse Flow North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Division of Water Resources -Washington Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889 252-946-6481 CLARK PROPERTIES OF OCRACOKE DWR # 18-1505 BUFFER APPROVAL Page 2 of 3 An additional condition is that all stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers and will not re -concentrate before discharging into the stream as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0259(5) or provide treatment via an approved stormwater BMP meeting the nutrient removal requirements established within 15A NCAC 02B .0257(a)(1)(2). 3. The Permittee shall replant the vegetation within temporarily disturbed areas associated with this project in an "in kind" manner immediately following construction. (Example: Disturbed areas with pre-existing grassed lawns must be replanted with grass. Disturbed areas with pre-existing trees or woody vegetation must be replanted with trees and woody vegetation. Disturbed areas with pre- existing forest vegetation must be replanted with forest vegetation including at least two different native hardwood tree species at a density sufficient to provide 260 trees per acre at maturity. This density can usually be achieved by planting approximately 360 (11 x 11 spacing) to 538 (9 x 9 spacing) trees per acre.) Restoration of trees/shrubs/forest must be completed by the first subsequent planting season (November 1 through March 30). Note, if the tree plantings do not survive, they will need to be replaced such that the density is sufficient to provide 320 trees per acre at maturity. [15A NCAC 02H.0507 (c), 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(3), and 15A NCAC 0213 .0259 (6)] 4. 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 the Authorization. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this approval letter and Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0507(d)(2)] 5. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. {G.S. 143-215.51 This Buffer Authorization can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 150B 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 (919) 431-3000 for information. Within sixty (60) 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 (919) 431-3100, 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. �DE North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Division of Water Resources - Washington Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889 252-946-6481 Mailing address for the OAH: If sending via US Postal Service Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 CLARK PROPERTIES OF OCRACOKE DWR # 18-1505 BUFFER APPROVAL Page 3 of 3 If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc): Office of Administrative Hearings 1711 New Hope Church Road Raleigh, NC 27609-6285 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DEQ: William F. Lane, General Counsel Department of Environmental Quality 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 This letter completes the review of the Division under the Tar -Pamlico Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0259. Please contact Anthony Scarbraugh at 252-948-3924 or anthony.scarbraugh@ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns. cc: Steve Trowell, DCM WaRO Laserfiche Sincerely, Ro" T"" Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality IDivision of Water Resources - Washington Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889 252-946-6481 S e �i I 4 1—#I!Lwed Q) OZ 4I�II a;ea �; �"� ` w:sabinoseN J918M;o uolslnl4 G— avc-07 1jiy491?D-ud-WPuwooivawe6euevy !e}uawuwlnu3 eu!laeO WON aa�1 aa�1 a � ! r PS kwA 05 9_� �= ti `i - I a1 I M1 I 9,bl go ndo> 13 6 s ac i 0i o — � I ME G j / Q/ \� ,Le