20141219 Ver 1_DCM Permit_20141126

Permit Class
MODIFICATION/MINOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
and
Coastal Resources Commission
Vermit
for
X Major Development in an Area of Environmental Concern
pursuant to NCGS 113A -118
X Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113 -229
Permit Number
104 -11
Issued to N.C. Depariment of TransDortation.113 Airport Drive, Suite 100. Edenton, NC 27932
Authorizing development in Dare County at Atlantic Ocean and NC 12, six miles south
of Oregon Inlet, Pea Island NWR , as requested in the permittee's application letter dated 11/5/14, including
the attached workplan drawings (8) dated as received on 11/10/14.
This permit, issued on 11/26/14 , 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.
1) Unless specifically altered herein, this minor modification authorizes the mining of 30,000 to 50,000
cubic yards of sand from the Oregon Inlet groin area, stock piling of sand within the Old Coast Guard
Station parking lot area, and the construction of a protective sand dune approximately 580 feet in
length along NC 12 just south of the New Inlet temporary bridge, all as depicted on the attached
workplan drawings.
2) Nothing in this permit authorizes any activity that has not received approval from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) for work within the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.
3) In accordance with commitments made by the permittee, all work shall take place between November
15`h and April 0 to avoid any potential impact to protected species.
4) No vegetated wetlands shall be excavated or filled, without permit modification.
(See attached sheet for Additional Conditions)
This permit action may be appealed by the permittee or Signed by the authority of the Secretary of DENR and the
other qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing Chairman of the Coastal Resources Commission.
date.
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 further Division approval.
All work must cease when the permit expires on
April 30, 2015
Braxton C. Davis, Director
Division of Coastal Management
This permit and its conditions are hereby accepted.
In issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees
that your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program. Signature of Permittee

N.C. Department of Transportation Permit #104 -11
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
5) The authorized dune maintenance activities shall not result in impacts to the existing dune systems that
would weaken the protective values of these dune systems.
6) All work shall be accomplished in such a manner that the damage to existing vegetation is minimized.
7) All sands used to strengthen the dune must be of the same general characteristics as the sand in the
existing dunes and ocean beach where it is to be placed.
8) The north and south ends of the dune system undergoing maintenance shall be aligned to the greatest
extent possible with the existing adjacent dune ridges.
9) The permittee and /or his contractor shall contact the DCM Transportation Project Field Representative
in Elizabeth City at (252) 264 -3901 to request a preconstruction conference prior to project initiation.
10) This minor modification shall be attached to the original of Permit No. 104 -11, which was issued on
9/2/11, as well as all subsequent modifications and refinements, and copies of all documents shall be
readily available on site when a Division representative inspects the project for compliance.
11) All conditions and stipulations of the active permit remain in force under this minor modification unless
altered herein.
12) This minor modification does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional permits, approvals or
authorizations that may be required, including but not limited to any from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the N.C. Division of Water Resources.