20040471 Ver 2_Other Agency Comments_20130617

Permit Class d Permit Number
NEW 2 68 -13
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
and
Coastal Resources Commission
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for
X Major Development in an Area of Environmental Concern
pursuant to NCGS I I3A -118
X Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113 -229
Issued to Town of Plymouth, 124 East Water Street, Plymouth, NC 27962
Authorizing development in Washington, Bertie County adj. to the Roanoke River, at 132 E. Water
Street, at Plymouth , as requested in the permittee's application dated 418113. including the
attached workplan drawings (2), both dated 4/23/13
This permit, issued on June 13, 2013 , is subject to compliance with the application (where consistent
with the permit), all applicable regulations, special conditions and notes set forth below. Any violation of these terms may
be subject to fines, imprisonment or civil action; or may cause the permit to be null and void.
Boat Ramos
1) Unless specifically altered herein, this permit authorizes the reconstruction and reconfiguration of the
boat ramp, all as indicated on the attached workplan drawings.
2) The boat ramp shall either be poured at an upland location and pushed into place once hardened, or
poured entirely within a watertight containment structure. Live concrete shall not be allowed to
contact waters of the State or waters that will enter waters of the State.
(See attached sheets for Additional Conditions)
This permit action may be appealed by the permittee or
other qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing
date. An appeal requires resolution prior to work initiation or
continuance as the case may be.
This permit must be accessible on -site to Department
personnel when the project is inspected for compliance.
Any maintenance work or project modification not covered
hereunder requires finther Division approval.
All work must cease when the permit expires on
December 31, 2016
In issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees
that your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of DENR and the
Chairman of the Coastal Resources Commission.
This permit
Braxton C. Davis, Director
Division of Coastal Management
JUN l 7 2013
of Permittee

Town of Plymouth
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Launch Piers, Groin, and Docking Facility
Permit # 68 -13
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3) Unless specifically altered herein, this permit authorizes the launch piers, tie pilings, groin, additional
side shore docking, and the other structures and uses located in or over the water that are expressly and
specifically set forth in the permit application. No other structure, whether floating or stationary, shall
become a permanent part of this reconfigured docking facility without permit modification. No non-
water dependent uses of structures shall be conducted on, in or over public trust waters without permit
modification.
4) The associated 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 to the west, including any reference
to the tie pilings in the attached application and workplan drawings. This corridor 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.
NOTE: If the permittee is able to obtain a signed riparian corridor waiver from the property owner to the
west, a modification of this permit may be requested to authorize the construction of the tie
pilings deleted in Condition No. 4 of this permit.
5) Should the adjacent property to the east be sold prior to the initiation of construction, the permittee shall
be required to obtain a signed riparian corridor waiver from the new property owner prior to the
placement of any structure within the 15 foot riparian corridor.
6) No attempt shall be made by the permittee to prevent the full and free use by the public of all navigable
water at or adjacent to authorized work.
7) The permittee shall maintain the authorized work in good condition and in conformance with the terms
and conditions of this permit. The permittee is not relieved of this requirement if he abandons the
permitted activity without having it transferred to a third party.
8) This permit does not authorize the interference with any existing or proposed Federal project, and the
permittee shall not be entitled to compensation for damage to the authorized structure or work, or injury
which may be caused from existing or future operations undertaken by the United States in the public
interest.
9) The permittee shall install and maintain at his expense any signal lights or signals prescribed by the U.S.
Coast Guard, through regulation or otherwise, on the authorized facilities. At a minimum, permanent
reflectors shall be attached to the structures in order to make them more visible during hours of darkness
or inclement weather.
10) This permit authorizes six additional formalized boat slips.
Shoreline Stabilization
11) Unless specifically altered herein, this permit authorizes the reconstruction of the bulkhead that is
expressly and specifically set forth in the permit application.

Town of Plymouth Permit # 68 -13
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
12) The authorized bulkheads shall adhere to the alignment depicted on the attached workplan drawings.
13) The bulkhead shall be constructed prior to any backfilling activities.
14) The bulkhead shall be structurally tight so as to prevent seepage of backfill materials through the
structure.
15) The bulkhead shall be solid and constructed of treated wood, concrete slabs, metal or vinyl sheet piles,
or other suitable materials approved by Division personnel.
16) All backfill material shall be obtained from a high ground source and confined behind the permitted
bulkhead.
17) All fill material to be placed below normal water level shall be confined behind the permitted bulkhead.
Upland Development
18) Unless specifically altered herein, this permit authorizes the grading and other land disturbing activities
associated with the development of the above referenced property, including the platform, gazebo,
bathroom facility, parking spaces, , associated with the public boating access all as expressly and
specifically set forth in the attached permit application and workplan drawings.
Sedimentation and Erosion Control
19) In order to protect water quality, runoff from construction shall not visibly increase the amount of
suspended sediments in adjacent waters.
20) Appropriate sedimentation and erosion control devices, measures or structures shall be implemented to
ensure that eroded materials do not enter adjacent wetlands, watercourses and property (e.g. silt fence,
diversion swales or berms, etc.).
General
21) The permittee understands and agrees that, if future operations by the United States requires the
removal, relocation, or other alteration of the structure or work authorized by this permit, or if in the
opinion of the Secretary of the Army or his authorized representative, said structure or work shall cause
unreasonable obstruction to free navigation of the navigable waters, the permittee will be required, upon
due notice from the Corps of Engineers, to remove, relocate or alter the structural work or obstructions
caused thereby, without expense to the United States or the state of North Carolina. No claim shall be
made against the United States or the state of North Carolina on account of any such removal or
alteration.
22) This permit shall not be assigned, transferred, sold, or otherwise disposed of to a third party without the
written approval of the Division of Coastal Management.
23) The permittee and/or his contractor shall meet with a representative of the Division prior to project
initiation.

Town of Plymouth
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Permit # 68 -13
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NOTE: This permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional state, federal or local permits,
approvals or authorizations that may be required.
NOTE: This permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional state, federal or local permits,
approvals or authorizations that may be required.
NOTE: Future development of the permittee's property may require a modification of this permit.
Contact a representative of the Division at (252) 946 -6481 prior to the commencement of any
such activity for this determination.
NOTE: The N.C. Division of Water Quality has authorized the proposed project under DWQ Project No.
04 -0471 V2.
NOTE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the proposed project under COE Action Id. No.
SAW- 2013 -01074