20100988 Ver 2_More Info Letter_20120312

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild P E Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
March 12 2012
Corps Action ID# SAW 2010 00636
DWQ Project #10 0988 v2
Guilford County
CERTIFIED MAIL 7009 2250 0004 1083 6548
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Thomas Brown
U S Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive Suite 105
Wake Forest North Carolina 27587
Subject Property Greensboro Auto Auction
Dear Mr Brown
On behalf of the NC Division of Water Quality we respectfully request that you consider the
following comments within your review of the 404 Individual Permit request for the above referenced
property
1 Although the Division cannot fully review the purpose and need for this project we request that
the USACE consider that this project appears to be speculative at this time We request that
should the USACE issue a permit for this project that the permit be limited to the purpose stated
in this application and become invalid should Kaplan School determine the site is not suitable at
some time in the future
2 The Division requests that the parking requirements for the Kaplan School be evaluated in more
detail The original building is approximately 270 000 square feet Minimum parking for the
original building was determined to be 250 spaces per the previous permits issued by the USACE
and DWQ Therefore the approved parking requirements are approximately I space per 1000
square foot of building space The building expansion is proposed as an additional 10 000 square
feet The applicant proposes that 100 additional spaces are necessary for the 10 000 square foot
addition (12 original spaces will be lost and will need to be added elsewhere) however this does
not adhere to the previously determined minimum parking needs of 1 space /1000 square feet
The Division requests that the applicant provide further clarification of minimization of the
impacts related to this building expansion
Wetlands Buffers Stormwater Compliance and Permitting Unit (WeBSCaPe)
1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1650
Phone [phone] FAX 919 - 807 -6494
Internet http Hportal ncdenrorg/web /wq/ws
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Thank you for your considering the Division s comments during your review of this Individual Permit If
you have any questions please contact me at 336 771 4964
Sincerely
Sue Homewood
DWQ Winston Salem Regional Office
cc DWQ WSRO
DWQ — 401 Wetlands Unit File Copy
Mike Brame ECS Carolinas LLP (via email)
Becky Fox 1307 Firefly Road Whittier NC 28789