20140947 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20140923

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North Carolina; Department of, Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. -Skvarla, III
Governor° - `Secretary,
September °23, 2014
DW,R' #14-0947
Franklin County
Ken'Sutherland
605 Sagamore Dr,'.
`Louisburg; NC"27,549
Subject: APPROVAL ,O,FMINOR VARIANCE PER THE TAR - PAMLICO RIVER `BASIN RIPARIAN
BUFFER PROTECTION- RULES (15A NcAC 026.0259) WITH ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONS
6.05 Sagamor,e Drive
Dear Mr. Sutherland:
You ,hav , our approval for,the frnpacts listed below for -the, purpose desedbed'ib yourap,plication
dated August 26, 2014, and received ,by the'Division of ,Water Resources (Division) on September 2,
2014. This letter shall "act.as your'Minor Varlanee:Approval as described within 15A NCAC 02B
.0259'(9)(b). PI'ea"se,note that "you should get any other >federal,Pstate or local permits before
proceeding with your project, i'ncludingt_hose required �by (but not limited to) Sediment and
:E'rosion Control, Nbn- Discharge, and Water,Supply Watershed regulations. This Minor`V_,ariance
Approval shall expire,five (5)'years'from,the date ofithis letter.
This, approval requires you,to,compLy °with,,the "following conditions *:
'1. The following'impacts,are hereby, approved provided that all of'the other specific and general
coriditions of the Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts..
Type of Impact
Amount: Approved
Amount Approved
(units)
(units) +
Permanent
Temporary
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Buffers• Zone '2
44 (square feet)
r feet)
0 (squa a ee )
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North Carol inaiDivision of Water, Resources 1'628 Mail Service Center Raleigh; NC- 27699 -1628 Phone [phone]' Customer Service
'Internet- www,ncwaterquahty, org "Location'38Wl3afrett "Drive R'al'eigh, NC 27609 Fax [phone]
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6,05 Sagamore Drive
DW R, #14 -0947
MINOR VARIANCE APPROVAL
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2. No Zone'1 Impacts
No impacts (except for "exempt" uses as identified within '15A NCA' C,2B .0259) shall occur'to
Zone 1 of the protected'ripar,ian Ibuff.,ers unless,otherwi"s - +approved by,the Division. No
impervious surfaces shall be'added to Zone 1 „unless otherwise approved by °theiD,ivision;
1. Buffer Mitigation
You are required to mitigate for impacts to the protected °riparian b,uffer-s. The required area
of mitigation to compensate'for impacts to the protected ,riparian buffers is,66 square feet as
required undergthis variance approva[and 15A NCAC 2B .0259. We understand that °you are
intendingtoplant one tree that,is native” tq the, pied mont,of 'North Carolina inthe riparian
buffer. 'Th'is planting, will satisfy our compensatory mitigation requirements.Under 15A NCAC
02,61.0260(9),.
3. Pfotective, Fencing
The outside buffer, wetland'or•water boundary ,and - along'theconstruction corridor within
these boundaries approved shall be clearly, marKed,•wifh orange warning fencing (or similar
high visibility material)-for °,the areas that'have,been,approved to infringe within the bufferr-,
wetland or water prioi to an,y land disturbing activities to ensure, compliance with 15'A NCAC
0213.02-59.
4, ',No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill�of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in Wetlands, waters, or;riparian areas,
'beyond the,footprint ofthe impacts•depicted in, the, application., All construction, activities;
including, the, design ,'installation,roperation, and maintenance of sediment and ,,erosion control,
!Best Management. Practices, shall be performed so "that no violations of state,water quality _
standards,,statute's,,or rules'occur.,
,5. This approval,and its'condifilons are final and binding unless contested.
This MinorVariance Approval can •be,coniested as;prov,ided in,Articles 3 and 4 of G'eneralStatute
150D by filinga written petition for,,an administrative hearing,to the Office -of Administrative
Hearings (hereby-known as,OA`F'i). A� petition forni, m m ay be obtai'ned;fro the OAH at
h'ttp: % %wwW.ncoah.com /_ or by ,calli'ng'the OAH Clerk's Office; at�(919) 43.1 -3000 for information.
Within thirty (30) calendar, days °of receipt of th'i's notice, a petition must be filed with the OAH. A
petition, is considered fi-led when the original and,one (1).copy along with any,appli'cablerOAHrfiling'
fee'is�received in, the OAH during, normal office hours (Monday_ through Fri'day`between'B :00am,
and;S:bopm,, excluding, official,state,holidays). ?'
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505,Sagamore Drive
DWR #1,4 -0947-
MINOR VARJANCEAPPROVAL
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The petition ftfay, be,faxed fathe`OAH at 431 .-3'100,^providgcl th­e,qrigi'na[:and'Ion­e copy, of'the
petition, along, with any zlppi-icable,OAH filing fee -,i's received by the'OAH withih.,five (5), business
days followinigfhe,fixed transmission..
Mail_in-g,8ddress,for'th'e,0AH-.-
'If, seridihg,'ok,Pirst Class Mail If sending Via, deliveryservice,
via the OS Postal,Service-.-, (e.g. VPS,,Fedfx)._.,
'Office,of Administrative FfLsarings Office of Adryfithistrdtive Hearings
6714 Mill Service Center 1711 New Kolpethurch Road,
Ra-'leigh'-, N'C- 27699,-6714 Raleigh, MC-27609-6285
One,('I,)� cop7ybf-the petition must also be. 5erved.to, DEN-iR-
Lacy Wesnell, Gerfdrbl, Cbtfn-sel
Depaft-ment'of Environment and Natural Resources,
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1:601'Mail Service"Center
Ralbigh,,Nit 27699=1601
'Pie-ase,seln'd ,ore (l),pppy,pi the, petition to,DWR,:
f sendihgoy First Class,Mbil, If sending Via, delivery service
Via, the US Postal Service: (e,g. UPS; FedEx),.'
Kdren, Higgins Karen Higgins
NC OMR-DWR—Webscape,Un it, KDENR=DWR — Webscape Unfit
1650 Mail Service,Center 512--N L Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27699,-1650 Raleigh,, Nt 27604
This letter compICALis the.`r-e_VieW,6f,',the Division underfhedTar-!Rarnli'co- s�
,kipqei'ah,buffee,Rule as
des(fribed in 15A RCAC,0213 '0259. Please contact I;herri,Smith at r9l_,19-79,1­4251 or
cherri.smithPncd6nr­.g6V�ff ydLf haV -any q.06stionsbr concerns.
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