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Home My WebLink About20100988 Ver 2_Public Notice_20120223Dennison, Laurie lo- ogBS uZ From Thames Joyce A SAW [Joyce A Thames @usace army mil] Sent Thursday February 23 2012 7 07 AM To Brown Thomas L SAW Cc James Lisa M SAW Gibby Jean B SAW Subject US Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification UNCLASSIFIED Caveats NONE As you requested, you are hereby notified that Wilmington District, United States Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Public Notice The text of this document can be found on the Public Notices portion of the Regulatory Division Home Page Each Public Notice is available in ADOBE ACROBAT ( pdf) format for viewing, printing or download at http / /www saw usace army mil /WETLANDS /notices html As with all a mail attachments, be sure to check for viruses prior to opening the attachment The current notice involves PUBLIC NOTICE ACTION ID # 2010 00636 ISSUE DATE 23 FEBRUARY 2012 The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application for modification to an existing permit from Mr Dean Green of Greensboro Auto Auction, seeking Department of the Army (DA) authorization to discharge fill material into waters of the United States, permanently impacting an additional 319 linear feet of jurisdictional stream channel These impacts are associated with an expansion of the existing Greensboro Auto Auction and the redevelopment of an existing 30,000 square foot building in conjunction with a 10,000 square feet building addition, and the new development of an adjacent 26 acre tract, in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina Three previous nationwide permits were issued for earlier phases of the Greensboro Auto Auction for a total of 75 linear feet of permanent stream impact, 40 linear feet of temporary stream impact, and 2 8 acres of permanent impacts to waters /wetlands Specific plans and location information are described below and shown on the attached plans This Public Notice and all attached plans are also available on the Wilmington District Web Site at http / /www saw usace army mil /Wetlands /Notices /Current notices html EXPIRATION DATE 26 MARCH 2012 POC THOMAS BROWN (919) 554 4884 EXT 22 Classification UNCLASSIFIED Caveats NONE 1 ga-zg�VR 5 FEB 2 3 2012 DENR WATER QUALITY WETLANDS AND STORMWATER BRANCH to - o988 Oa Issue Date February 23 2012 Comment Deadline March 26, 2012 Corps Action ID # SAW 2010 00636 The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application for modification to an existing permit from Mr Dean Green of Greensboro Auto Auction seeking Department of the Army (DA) authorization to discharge fill material into waters of the United States permanently impacting an additional 319 linear feet ofjurrsdretronal stream channel These impacts are associated with an expansion of the existing Greensboro Auto Auction and the redevelopment of an existing 30 000 square foot building in conjunction with a 10 000 square feet building addition, and the new development of an adjacent 26 acre tract in Greensboro Guilford County, North Carolina Three previous nationwide permits were issued for earlier phases of the Greensboro Auto Auction for a total of 75 linear feet of permanent stream impact 40 linear feet of temporary stream impact and 2 8 acres of permanent impacts to waters /wetlands Specific plans and location information are described below and shown on the attached plans This Public Notice and all attached plans are also available on the Wilmington District Web Site at http / /www saw usace army mil/Wetlands/Notices/Current notices html Applicant Greensboro Auto Auction Mr H Dean Green 3907 West Wendover Avenue Greensboro, North Carolina 27409 Authority The Corps will evaluate this application and a decide whether to issue conditionally issue or deny the proposed work pursuant to applicable procedures Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Location The proposed site is an approximate 26 5 acre property located at 3919 3921 West Wendover Avenue and 4009 West Wendover Avenue adjacent to the existing Greensboro Auto Auction at 3909 West Wendover Avenue in Greensboro Guilford County, North Carolina The geographic coordinates (in decimal degrees) for the site are 36 0594 N and 79 8810 W (NAD83 /WGS84) Existing Site Conditions The project site is currently developed and contains structures formerly occupied by Evergreens Senior Healthcare System LifeSpan Incorporated and Guilford County Mental Health Services The site is bounded by Wendover Avenue to the north, the existing Greensboro Auto Auction to the east and south and Costco Wholesale Corporation to the west The project site contains one unnamed tributary to South Buffalo Creek which is in the Cape Feai River Basin (8 Digit Cataloging Unit 03030002) Applicant's Stated Purpose The applicant s stated purpose for the pioject is to accommodate anticipated increased parking needs associated with the construction of a 10 000 square feet building addition Project Description The activity involves the redevelopment of an existing 26 +/ acre tract on West Wendover Avenue in Greensboro North Carolina Based on their 10 year plan Kaplan University the intended occupant of the site intends to construct a 10 000 square foot addition The applicant would be required by the university to provide 100 additional parking spaces Proposed impacts associated with these additional parking spaces would total 319 linear feet of stream To mitigate for the anticipated impacts the applicant has proposed to purchase 614 stream credits from Cripple Creek Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank Other Required Authorizations This notice and all applicable application materials are being forwarded to the appropriate State agencies for review The Corps will generally not make a final permit decision until the North Carolina Division of Water Quality ( NCDWQ) issues denies or waives State certification required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (PL 92 500) The receipt of the application and this public notice combined with appropriate application fee at the North Carolina Division of Water Quality central office in Raleigh will constitute initial receipt of an application for a 401 Water Quality Certification A waiver will be deemed to occur if the NCDWQ fails to act on this request for certification within sixty days of the date of the receipt of this notice in the NCDWQ Central Office Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may be reviewed at the NCDWQ Central Office 512 North Salisbury Street, Floor 9 Raleigh, North Carolina 276004 1170 All persons desiring to make comments regarding the application for certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act should do so in writing delivered to the North FA Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) Attn Ms Karen Higgins Webscape Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1650 by March 16, 2012 Essential Fish Habitat This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act The Corps initial determination is that the proposed project will not adversely impact EFH or associated fisheries managed by the South Atlantic or Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Councils or the National Marine Fisheries Service Cultural Resources The Corps has consulted the latest published version of the National Register of Historic Places and is not aware that any registered properties or properties listed as being eligible for inclusion therein are located within the project area or will be affected by the proposed work Presently unknown archeological, scientific prelustoric, or historical data may be located within the project area and/or could be affected by the proposed work Endangered Species The Corps has reviewed the pioject area, examined all information provided by the applicant and consulted the latest North Carolina Natural Heritage Database Based on available information, the Corps has determined pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that the proposed project will have no effect on federally listed endangered or threatened species or their formally designated critical habitat Evaluation The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impacts including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity on the public interest That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its seasonably foreseeable detriments All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects thereof, among those ale conservation economics aesthetics general environmental concerns wetlands historic properties fish and wildlife values flood hazards flood plain values (in accordance with Executive Order 11988) land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion recreation water supply and conservation, water quality energy needs, safety food and fiber production, mineral needs considerations of property ownership and, in general the needs and welfare of the people For activities involving the discharge of dredged or fill materials in waters of the United States the evaluation of the impact of the activity on the public interest will include application of the Environmental Protection Agency s 404(b)(1) guidelines Commenting Information The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public, Fedeial, State and local agencies and officials including any consolidate State Viewpoint or written position of the Governor, Indian Tribes and other mteiested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to determine whether to issue modify, condition of deny a permit for this proposal To make this decision comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species historic properties, water quality general environmental effects and the other public mteiest factois listed above Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) and /or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Comments aie also used to determine the need foi a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed activity Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a public hearing be held to consider the application Requests for public hearings shall state, with particularity the reasons for holding a public hearing Requests for a public hearing shall be granted unless the District Engineer determines that the issues raised are insubstantial of there is otherwise no valid interest to be served by a hearing Wiitten comments pertinent to the proposed work as outlined above will be received by the Corps of Engineers Wilmington District until 5pm March 26, 2012 Comments should be submitted to Thomas Brown Raleigh Regulatory Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Dr Suite 105 Wake Forest NC 27587 4 -ego ha � I �-. i�J��/ �,t� ,�"� /�'% Lllfs+�'�+1►,. anti i _ III► .._ 905 Allo" 1 ir) hv r� f De gg / jgpyf �+ 910 ( E r B tiro R 5 t � 76 I q r SOURCE FIGURE 1 USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SITE LOCATION MAP GUILFORD AND GREENSBORO NC GREENSBORO AUTO AUCTION QUADRANGLES L�L��IJ' WEST WENDOVER AVENUE DATED 1951 REVISED 1994 GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA SCALE 1 =2 000 CAROLINAS ECS PROJECT NO 09 20406 ON 0 ADDITION OF TURN LANE , I, , PROPOSED RIGHT +� TURN LANE-, , r 1 5 1 I` PaCPa'ED FE5 AUU ..0.K t5 Ii —r I I — NAPIAN ARW MA(iN aw.wncuuan.wvmvxw. rxcvosm aoo sw,manaxcav .unnrw ..acaov,� mmKra ermwcxv�n ,i aue aamaca .u�rRO�mm .orcunw as mvsmraaruw m RESTAURANT 1095 P PARK N6 R_WIFREh EN IAW 9F 100 SPACES PRaVWW ^PACES FPOP � w G3CPC5:D RE5 RR.V w 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