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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSW8980224_Notice of Violation_20190919ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director September 11, 2019 NORTH CAROLINA EnWronmentaf Qua/try CERTIFIED MAIL 0 7013 2630 0002 1133 7263 RETLR.N RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. McKinley Dull GBT Acquisition 3807 Peachtree Avenue, Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403-6725 5EP 19 2013 DEIdR•LAND QUALM( STORi'AlYWER PERN4.-UTING Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOV-2019 - PC - 0626 Failure to Obtain State Stormwater Management Permit MARS Memory Health New Hanover County Dear Mr. Dull: This letter is to notify you that you are in violation of Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) 2H .1003 in accordance with North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-214.7 for failure to apply for and secure a Stormwater Management Permit and G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1) for creating an unauthorized outlet to waters of the State. On September 3, 2019, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMRL) in the Wilmington Regional Office inspected the site and observed land disturbance and impervious surfaces installed on the subject development site known as MARS Memory Health located at 4415 Junction Park Drive, New Hanover County, North Carolina. A review of DEMLR files confirmed that a State Stormwater Management Permit has not been issued prior to construction of impervious surfaces atthe subject site as described above. As a result of the site inspection and file review, the following violations are noted: 1. Failure to Obtain a State Stormwater Management Permit You applied for a State Stormwater permit, SW8 180710, but that application was returned unpermitted on June 11, 2019. The return letter is enclosed. The project has since begun construction without a permit Title 15A NCAC 2H .1003, in accordance with G.S. 143-214.7, requires a State Stormwater Management Permit for development activities within the 20 coastal counties that require a Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) Major Permit or an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan. The inspection and DEMLR file review confirms that a State Stormwater Management Permit was not obtained prior to construction of impervious surfaces at the subject site as described above. D_E Aft North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources \ r Wilmington Regional Office 1127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington. North Carolina 28405 d^^vV_ 910.796.7215 Required Response This Office requests that you respond to this letter in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this Notice. Your response should be sent to this office at the letterhead address. Your response should address the following items: 1. Please explain when construction (excavation, grubbing, and clearing) began at the site. 2. Please clearly explain why the appropriate Stormwater Permit was not secured. 3. Submit a complete permit application with a completed supplement form, a signed 0&M agreement, sealed calculations, and two sets of detailed plans along with the processing fee currently set at $505. Please note that a Designer's Certification is also required upon project completion. By copy of this letter to the New Hanover County Building Inspection Office, NCDENR is requesting that the Building Inspector withhold building permits and Certificates of Occupancy for this project until this matter is satisfactorily resolved. Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter. Please be advised, these violations and any continuing or future violations are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25,000.00 per day for each violation pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A. This office requires that the violations, as detailed above, be abated and properly resolved. Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact either Kelly Johnson or me at 910-796- 7215. Sincerely, Danny Smi , DYh irector Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources GDS\kpj: \\\Stormwater\Permits & Projects\ Application Requests\2019 09 NOV NH -MARS Memory Health enc: SW8 180710 Return Letter (June 11, 2019) cc: Pete Avery, VP Administration, McKinley Building Corporation (via email only, PAvery@mckinleybuilding.com) Phil Tripp, PE, Tripp Engineering (via email only, ptripp@trippengineering.com) Building Inspector, New Hanover County Building Inspections Annette Lucas, PE; DEMLR Wilmington Regional Office Stormwater File, Application Requests Wilmington Regional Office Stormwater File, SW8 180710 N ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAL Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Interim Director June 11, 2019 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality GSSC Properties, LLC (SW8 980224.1 ermittee) (formerly Gulfstream Shopping Center Properties: LLC) AND GBT Acquisition, LLC (EW8180710 _Applicant) ATTN: Mr. McKinley (Ken) Dull 3807 Peachtree Avenue, Suite 200 Wilmington, ITC 28403- Subject: State Stormwater Permits: SW8180710 (NLA-RS Memory Health Center): Project Return SW8 980224 (Junction Creek Commercial Subdivision): Notice of Inspection New Hanover County Dear Mr. Dull: The Wilmington Regional Office received and accepted a State Stormwater Management Application for MARS Memory Health on July 30, 2018 and requested additional information with a notice of inspection for the Master Permit, SW8 980224, on September 7, 2018 with a follow up inspection letter dated December 19, 2018. The master permit needs maintenance to the pond, some of which was requested on three separate occasions in 2014 but has still not been addressed. The offsite permit for MARS Memory Health cannot be issued until the pond serving it is in working order. We discussed the project over email several times granting extensions for various reasons. On May 22, 2019 we discussed that the extension to June 14, 2019 would be the final extension. Today I received an email that you all will not be able to complete the necessary items by that date. SW8 180710, MARS Memory Health: Per the requirements of Title 15A NCAC 02H.1042(3)(a)(ii) of the Stormwater Management Rules, this Office is hereby returning the subject application as incomplete. The $505.00 application fee has been forfeited and a new fee will need to be provided if you choose to resubmit this application in the future. If you wish to pursue construction of this proposed project, you must reapply for a permit to the Division. Your application package must include a completed and signed application form; supplement form; signed 0&M agreement; application fee; signed, sealed and dated calculations; and 2 sets of signed, sealed and dated site layout and grading plans with details. Please be aware that the construction of any impervious surfaces on the property prior to receipt of a stormwater permit, other than a construction entrance under an approved Sedimentation Erosion Control Plan, is a violation of NCGS 143-215.1 and is subject to enforcement action pursuant to NCGS 143- 215.6A. By copy of this letter to the local Building Inspector, this Office is requesting that they consider withholding the building permits and Certificates of Occupancy for this project pending issuance of a Stormwater Management Permit. 2. SW8 980224, Junction Creek Commercial Subdivision: Please fully address the items in the September 7, 2018 and December 19, 2018 letters by August 12, 2019 or DEMLR will conduct a re -inspection and initiate the violation process. ffim North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources 94 MM :P Wilmington Regional Office 1 I27 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 NORTH CAROLINA ° °■" �^°�n°� � 910.796.7215 State Stormwater Permit 'No. SW8 180710 Page 2 of 2 If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Kelly Johnson at (910) 796-721 S or via e-mail at kelly.p Johnson@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, •�� S. Daniel Smith, Interim Director Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources GDS./kpj: 111StormwaterlPermits & Projects120I8\180710 Offste12019 06 return_project 180710 enc: SW8 180710 Application (to Engineer) September 7, 2018 letter December 19, 2018 letter cc: Mr. Phillip G. Tripp, PE, Tripp Engineering 419 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, ITC 28401 Mr. Pete Avery, McKinley Building Corporation, VP Administration Via email only, PAveiy@mckinleybuilding.com New Hanover County Building Safety Department. New Hanover County Engineering Wilmington Regional Office