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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARI) E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
February 2, 2023
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
DWR # 20221680
Granville County
Green Pointe Development Corporation
Attn: Beth Robinson
8705 Alden Lane
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(via email: beth(cr,�greenpointelandcorp.com)
Subject: APPROVAL OF NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS
WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
McKinley Place Subdivision
Dear Beth Robinson:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
dated and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) November 28, 2022, and with
payment received December 6, 2022. These impacts are covered by the Neuse River Buffer
Rules and the conditions listed below. Please note that you should get any other federal, state or
local permits before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not limited
to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations.
This Authorization shall expire when the corresponding 401 Water Quality Certification
Approval DWR#20221680 expires.
The following impacts are hereby approved, provided that all of the Conditions listed below, and
all of the conditions of the Neuse River Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved,
including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B Neuse .0611(b)(2)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(units)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(units)
Temporary
Buffers — Zone 1
B 1: Road Crossing
4,595 (square feet
0 (square feet
B2: Road Crossing
7,347 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B3: Road Crossing
5,529 (square feet
0 (square feet
Buffers — Zone 2
B1: Road Crossing
2,994 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B2: Road Crossing
4,391 (square feet
0 (square feet
B3: Road Crossing
3,646 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
D � � North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
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McKinley Place Subdivision
DWR# 20221680
Buffer Authorization Certificate
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This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and
specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of this Authorization
Certificate. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to
submit a new application package. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy
of this Authorization Certificate and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A
NCAC 02B .0611(b)(2)]
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions below, you must notify the Raleigh
Regional Office within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time
the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The permittee shall report to the Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with the conditions
of this Authorization Certificate and/or any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A
NCAC 02B .0714]. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the next business
day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the applicant became aware of the circumstances.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5] Upon
the presentation of proper credentials, the Division may inspect the property.
This Authorization Certificate can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the
North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days.
Requirements for filing a Petition are set forth in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General
Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina Administrative Code. Additional information
regarding requirements for filing a Petition and Petition forms may be accessed at
http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431-3000.
A party filing a Petition must serve a copy of the Petition on:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
If the party filing the Petition is not the permittee, then the party must also serve the recipient of
the Authorization Certificate in accordance with N.C.G.S 15013-23(a).
This Authorization Certificate neither grants nor affirms any property right, license, or privilege
in any lands or waters, or any right of use in any waters. This Authorization Certificate does not
authorize any person to interfere with the riparian rights, littoral rights, or water use rights of any
other person, nor does it create any prescriptive right or any right of priority regarding any usage
of water. This Authorization Certificate shall not be interposed as a defense in any action
respecting the determination of riparian or littoral rights or other rights to water use. No
consumptive user is deemed by virtue of this Authorization Certificate to possess any
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
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Buffer Authorization Certificate
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prescriptive or other right of priority with respect to any other consumptive user regardless of the
quantity of the withdrawal or the date on which the withdrawal was initiated or expanded.
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules as
described in 15A NCAC 02B .0714. Please contact Zach Thomas at 919-791-4255 or
zachary.thomas(cr�,ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
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Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Nikki Thompson, Sage Ecological Services (via email: nthomsonksageecological.com)
Sean Clark, Sage Ecological Services (via email: sclark&sa eg ecological.com)
James Goldston, Pine Tree Group, LLC (via email: jmgoldston&nc.rr.com)
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