20070343 Ver 1_401 Application_20070207

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Via Federal Express
February 23, 2007
Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
107 Union Drive, Suite 202
Washington, NC 27889
Attention: Mr. Josh Pelletier
Re: Pre-Construction Notification
Proposed Lowe's Site
Greenville, NC
H&H Job No. LPA-015
Dear Mr. Pelletier:
2923 South Tryon Street
Suite 100 Charlotte, ~'C
28203-5449
704-58G-0007 phone
704-586-0373 tax
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20070343
PI~~MENT
RECEIVED
Please fnd the attached Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) and request for coverage under
Nationwide Permit 39 for a road crossing over an intermittent stream at a proposed Lowe's
Home Improvement Warehouse in Greenville, North Carolina. Because of North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) buffer rule considerations, H&H is
providing DENR copies of this PCN and a Minor Variance application.
Should you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact
me.
Very truly yours,
Hart & Hickman, PC
Matt Bramblett, PE
Principal and Project Manager
Attachment
Cc: NC DENR DWQ, (7 Copies of PCN and Minor Variance, and $200 Check by Fedex)
Mr. Patrick Rivers, LPA
Mr. Nicky Wagoner, Lowe's
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OFFICE USE ONLY: Date Received Request #
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Variance Request Form -for Minor Variances
Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Areas Rules
NOTE: This form maybe photocopied for use as an original. 2 ~ ~ 7 0 3 4 3
Please identify which Riparian Area (Buffer) Protection Rule applies.
^ Neuse River Basin: Nutrient Sensitive Waters Management Strategy
Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Areas Rule (15A NCAC 02B
.0233)
- Tar-Pamlico River Basin: Nutrient Sensitive Waters Management
Strategy Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Areas Rule (15A
NCAC 02B .0259)
^ Catawba River Basin: Protection and Maintenance of Existing Riparian
Buffers (15A NCAC 02B .0243)
Part 1: General Information
(Please include attachments if the room provided is insufficient.)
1. Applicant's name (the corporation, individual, etc. who owns the property): Lowe's Home
Centers Inc.
2. Print Owner/Signing Official (person legally responsible for the property and its compliance)
Name: Michael W. Reynolds
Title: Director of Site Development
Street address: P.O. Box 1111
City, State, Zip: N. Wilkesboro NC 28659-1111
Telephone: 336 } 658-2182 ~,~' ` ,~~ ~ ~-F a," j-..2
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3. Contact person who can answer questions about the proposed project: Z~117
Name: Matt Bramblett PE

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4. Project Name (Subdivision, facility, or establishment name -consistent with project name on
plans, specifications, letters, operation and maintenance agreements, etc.):
Proposed Lowe's of East Greenville. NC
Version 2: November 2002

5. Project Location:
Street address: East 10th Street
City, State, Zip: Greenville NC
County: Pitt
Latitude/longitude: 35°35'19" N 77°19'6"
6. Directions to site from nearest major intersection (Also, attach an 8 %2 x 11 copy of the USGS
topographic map indicating the location of the site):
The site is located just southwest of the intersection of E. 10th Street and Port Terminal
Road which is just east of downtown Greenville. (Figure 1)
7. Stream to be impacted by the proposed activity:
Stream name (for unnamed streams label as "UT" to the nearest named stream): UT to
Hardee Creek
Stream classification [as identified within the Schedule of Classifications 15A NCAC 26
.0315 (Neuse) or .0316 (Tar-Pamlico)]: Tar-Pamlico, Class C NSW
8. Which of the following permits/approvals will be required or have been received already for
this project?
Required: Received: Date received
X
X
Permit Type:
CAMA Major
CAMA Minor
401 Certification/404 Permit
On-site Wastewater Permit
NPDES Permit (including stormwater)
Non-discharge Permit
Water Supply Watershed Variance
Others (specify)
Part 2: Proposed Activity
(Please include attachments if the room provided is insufficient.)
1. Description of proposed activity [Also, please attach a map of sufficient detail (such as a plat
map or site plan) to accurately delineate the boundaries of the land to be utilized in carrying
out the activity, the location and dimension of any disturbance in the riparian buffers
associated with the activity, and the extent of riparian buffers on the land. Include the area
of buffer impact in ft2.]: See Exhibit A and Figures 1 through 5
2. State reasons why this plan for the proposed activity cannot be practically accomplished,
reduced or reconfigured to better minimize or eliminate disturbance to the riparian buffers:
See Exhibit A
3. Description of any best management practices to be used to control impacts associated with
the proposed activity (i.e., control of runoff from impervious surfaces to provide diffuse flow,
re-planting vegetation or enhancement of existing vegetation, etc.):
See Exhibit A
Variance Request Form, page 2
Version 2: November 2000

4. Please provide an explanation of the following:
(1) The practical difficulties or hardships that would result from the strict application of this
Rule. See Exhibit A
(2) How these difficulties or hardships result from conditions that are unique to the property
involved. _~____ ~ _ See Exhibit A
(3) If economic hardship is the major consideration, then include a specific explanation of the
economic hardships and the proportion of the hardship to the entire value of the project.
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Part 3: Deed Restrictions
By your signature in Part 5 of this application, you certify that all structural stormwater best
management practices required by this variance shall be located in recorded stormwater
easements, that the easements will run with the land, that the easements cannot be changed or
deleted without concurrence from the State, and that the easements will be recorded prior to the
sale of any lot.
Part 4: Agent Authorization
If you wish to designate submittal authority to another individual or firm so that they may provide
information on your behalf, please complete this section:
Designated agent (individual or firm): _ Hart & Hickrn~n, PC (Attn: Matt t3ramblett PE)
Mailing address: ~_ 2923 South Tryon St, Suite 100
City, State, Zip: Ch~~rlatte NC 28203
Telephone: [phone] ______~ -~~~
Fax: ----- _~..~
Email: mbramblett(c~h~rthickman.com
Part 5: Applicant's Certification
I, lyilG ~A~tr LJ . ~4~i~o Ld „~ (print or type name of person
listed in Part I, Item 2), certify that the information included on this permit application form is
correct, That the project will be constructed 'n conformance with the approved plans and that the
deed restrictions in accordapL~ with Par(~of this form will be recorded with all required permit
conditions. ~~ ~~ .- //
Signature: ~,/.
Date: • 0 7
Title: a.~l~ _G_____ ~iC JTL-. dL~~
Variance Request Form, page 3
Version 2: November 2000

Exhibit A
Minor Variance Part 2: Proposed Activity
Proposed Lowe's of East Greenville
H&H Job No. LPA-O15
1. The project is a proposed Lowe's Home Improvement Center. Although significant wetlands
and riparian buffer will be preserved in the western portion of the property, a small portion of an
intermittent stream and its associated Tar-Pamlico Rule protected buffer will be impacted by the
project. A driveway crossing at the rear of the store (less than 150 ft and less than 0.33 acre) and
regrading in a portion of Zone 2 of the buffer will be necessary for this project. These impacts
are allowable without the need for mitigation or a minor variance. The minor variance is needed
for placement of the southwest corner of the store and one nearby parking island. These features
will not impact Zone 1 of the buffer and will impact 2,230 square feet of Zone 2. This impact
will be mitigated by payment into the NC EEP fund.
2. This proposed store can not be practically accomplished without the Zone 2 buffer impact.
Based on parking requirements and property shape, the store can not be built without the road
crossing and the Zone 2 impacts. The property pinches together north and south of the west side
of the store which restricts the proposed store location. The parking spaces have been
minimized. Originally, the store was proposed further back on the property which would have
resulted in more stream, buffer and wetland impacts (including Zone 1 and 2 impacts). At that
time, the foundation work for a medical doctor had begun in the proposed Lowe's parking lot.
Additional property was brought under contract and the medical office was moved to the south to
allow the proposed Lowe's store to move east and toward Highway 33. The civil engineer has
re-configured the site layout more than five times to try to avoid the buffer entirely. An
expensive retaining wall was added in the western portion of the site to provide less fill slope and
more area to allow for the stormwater wetlands. In addition, the road crossing size was reduced,
and utilities have been routed underneath the road crossing to avoid other buffer crossings.
However, the Zone 2 impacts near the southwest corner of the store can not be avoided.
3. The development will use Best Management Practices for Stormwater management including
two stormwater wetlands. Level spreaders will be used at stormwater outfalls to establish diffuse
flow prior to entering Zone 2 of the buffer.
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4. (1) As noted above, the practical difficulty that would result from strict application of the
Tar-Pamlico buffer rule is that the store could not be built.
(2) There are several conditions that are unique to this property. The property is situated
on East 10th Street (Highway 33) in an up and coming commercial area in East Greenville. The
proposed Zone 2 impacts near the southwestern corner of the proposed Lowe's Garden Center
are contiguous to a proposed stream crossing. The crossing and Zone 2 buffer impacts are
situated at the upper end of an intermittent stream that is eroded and degraded. In addition, a
riparian wetland buffer borders the stream downgradient of the road crossing and Zone 2 buffer
impact area. The riparian wetland buffer is being avoided and will provide additional
stormwater treatment prior to reaching the stream.
(3) Although economics are always a consideration, the ability to construct the Lowe's
store is much more related to feasibility than economics.
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