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Home My WebLink About20081843 Ver 3_Emails_20120606A NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Coastal Management Beverly Eaves Perdue Braxton C. Davis Governor Director MEMORANDUM TO: Doug Huggett THRU: Roy Brownlow FROM: Barry Guthrie Dee Freeman Secretary SUBJECT: Modification — CAMA Major Permit #47 -09, NC Div. Parks and Recreation -Jones Island Please find attached a request from Lexia Weaver, with NCCF, to modify State Permit #47 -09. The original permit was issued to NC Division of Parks and Recreation for the construction of wetland protection sills and a pier on Jones Island, adjacent the Town of Swansboro and located on the White Oak River. The permittee wishes to modify the permit by adding a 150' long oyster —bag sill on the south tip of the island, a maximum of 30' waterward of NHW for the purpose of promoting coastal wetland growth as well as planting coastal wetlands landward of the proposed sill. The sill would be 6' in width and approximately 18" in height. The sill would also have a 6' break in the center of the structure to allow for increased water flow and fish passage. This portion of the Jones Island Oyster Sill Project would be located adjacent property owned by Mr. Joe Singh Rodriguez. State Permit #47 -09 would need to be modified to reflect Mr. Rodriguez as a permittee (authorization document attached). The bottom habitat is fine sand and no SAVs or shellfish resources were present at the times of numerous site visits. A check in the amount of $100.00 was submitted for processing. The proposal appears to be consistent with the use standards found in 15A NCAC 07H .0208, contingent upon all general and specific conditions placed on the original permit. The following condition shall apply: 1) On shorelines where no fill is proposed, the landward edge of the sill shall be positioned no more than 5 feet waterward of the waterward depth contour of locally growing wetlands or to mid -tide depth contour, whichever is greater. Where no wetlands exist, in no case shall the landward edge on of the sill be positioned greater than 30 feet waterward of the mean high water or normal high water line. 2) The height of sills shall not exceed six inches above mean high water, normal water level, or the height of the adjacent wetland substrate, whichever is greater. 3) The sills shall have at least one five -foot drop -down or opening every 100 feet and may be staggered or overlapped or left open as long as the five -foot drop -down or separation between sections is maintained. Overlapping sections shall not overlap more than 10 feet. Deviation from these drop -down requirements shall 400 Commerce Ave., Morehead City, NC 28557 Phone: 252 - 808 -2808 \ FAX: 252- 247 -3330 Internet: www.nccoastalmanagement.net An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarohna Naturally be allowable following coordination with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and the National Marine Fisheries Service. 4) The riprap structure shall not exceed a slope of a one foot rise over a two foot horizontal distance and a minimum slope of a one and a half foot rise over a one foot horizontal distance. The width of the structure on the bottom shall be no wider than 15 feet. 5) The permittee shall not claim title to any lands raised above the mean high or normal water levels as a result of filling or accretion. 6) All structures shall have a minimum setback distance of 15 feet between any parts of the structure and the adjacent property owner's riparian access corridor, unless either a signed waiver statement is obtained from the adjacent property owner or the portion of the structure within 15 feet of the adjacent riparian access corridor is located no more than 25 feet from the mean high or normal water level. The riparian access corridor line is determined by drawing a line parallel to the channel, then drawing a line perpendicular to the channel line that intersects with the shore at the point where the upland property line meets the water's edge. 7) Sills shall be marked at 50 -foot intervals with yellow reflectors extending at least three feet above mean high water level. 8) Backfilling of sill structures may be utilized only for the purpose of creating a suitable substrate for the establishment or reestablishment of wetlands. Only clean sand fill material may be utilized. 400 Commerce Ave., Morehead City, NC 28557 Phone: 252 - 808 -2808 \ FAX: 252 - 247 -3330 Internet: www.nccoastalmanagement.net An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarolina Aaturally 3609 Highway 24 (Ocean) Newport NC 28570 Barry Guthrie May 24, 2012 400 Commerce Ave. Morehead City, NC 28557 Re: Major Permit No. 47 -09, Jones Island Oyster and Marsh Habitat Restoration Project Applicant: N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation/Hammocks Beach State Park Dear Mr. Guthrie, The North Carolina Coastal Federation, on behalf of Hammocks Beach State Park, would like to request a minor modification to create an additional 150 ft. oyster shell bag sill along the southern shoreline of Jones Island. Please contact me if you require further information or have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you soon regarding approval of this minor modification. Sincerely, Lexia Weaver, Ph.D. Coastal Scientist Phone: 252 - 393 -8185 Fax: 252 - 393 -7508 Email: nccf @nccoast.org Website: www.nccoast.org Applicant: Mr. Joe Singh Rodriguez Authorized Agent: North Carolina Coastal Federation General Permit for a 150 linear ft. oyster shell bag sill at Jones Island Construction scheduled to begin June 2012 The 150 linear ft. oyster shell bag sill will run parallel to the southern shoreline of Jones Island, no more than 30 ft. from NHW (Figure 1). A 6 ft. gap will be created in the middle of the sill to allow fish passage and water circulation. The sill will consist of three layers high of oyster shell bags. Each oyster shell bag is approximately 2 ft. long, 6 in. wide and 6 in. high. Oyster shell bags will be placed perpendicular to the shoreline, three bags end to end (Figures 2 -3). Figure 1. Location of proposed 150 linear ft. oyster shell bag sill at Jones Island (yellow line). 0 0 Un NHW (18 in.) NLW (6 in.) Bottom Substrate 6 ft. wide Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Oyster bag Figure 2. Top view of oyster shell bag sill. 6 ft. wide cw 0 0 Figure 3. Cross- section/profile of oyster shell bag sill. Oyster Shell Bag Oyster Shell Bag Oyster Shell Bag bn Oyster Shell Bag Oyster Shell Bag Oyster Shell Bag Oyster Shell Bag Oyster Shell Bag Oyster Shell Bag z Figure 3. Cross- section/profile of oyster shell bag sill. DESIGNATION OF LEGALLY AUTHORIZED LIMITED AGENT Project Name: Oyster and Marsh Habitat Restoration and Marine Debris Removal at Jones Island in the White Oak River Mr. Joe Singh Rodriguez hereby authorizes the North Carolina Coastal Federation, 3609 Highway 24 (Ocean), Newport, NC 28570 to act as his authorized agent for the following limited purposes: 1. Applying for the required CAMA permits for the construction of oyster shell bag sills, marsh grass plantings and marine deb�:s removal on or directly offshore of property owned by Mr. Rodriguez, located at Jones Island in the White Oak River, NC and identified by heed Book 2464, page 53 in t11C 011s10 w C oua by Register of Leeds. 2. The aforementioned organization has my permission for the limited purpose of applying for and signing all CAMA Major Development Permit application forms necessary to accomplish the actions described in Paragraph 1 above.. 3. The North Carolina Coastal Federation shall not act as my agent for any purpose other than as set forth above. 4. This au#iprization shall expire on completion of the above described actions, or 344 9 days after the below date, whichever occurs first. Z� trl Pro Arty ner s Na e Date