20230186 Ver 1_Riparian Buffer Authorization Request_20230202

Buffer Authorization Application Form
15A NCAC 02B .0233 (8)(b), .0243 (8)(b), .0250 (11)(b), .0259 (8)(b), .0267 (11)(c), .0607 (e)(2) Buffer Authorization Online Form -
Update 10/23/2018
Water Reources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Original Submittal 2/2/2023
A. Owner/Applicant Information
General Information
Primary Contact Email:*
Who is submitting the application?*
1. Property Owner Information:
la. Name on Recorded Deed: *
1b. Responsible Party:
lc. Mailing Address:*
Id. Telephone:*
[phone]
3. Agent Information:
3a. Name:
3b. Company Affiliation:
3c. Mailing Address:
3d. Telephone:
3f. Attach a signed and dated copy of the agent
authorization form.
[e-mail]
Please list the contact person's email for questions or payment on this project if needed.
Owner
Applicant other than Owner
Agent
TJ Land Development LLC
Toby Tetterton
(for Corporations)
Street Address
Post Office Box 125
Address Line 2
City State / Province / Region
Pantego NC
Postal / Zip Code Country
27860
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
Postal / Zip Code
usa
le. Email Address:* [e-mail]
3e. Email Address:
State / Province / Region
Country
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B. Project Information and Prior Project History
1. Project Information

la. Name of Project: * Redevelopment of Former Smithwick Property
(Subdivision, facility, or establishment name)
1b. Is this a publicly -funded transportation project?*
Yes
No
Id. Subdivision Name: N/A
le. Nearest Municipality: Town of Belhaven
If. Property Size: 0.26
acres
1g. County (or Counties) where the project is located:*
Beaufort
1h. Property ID#
7615-19-0410
Tax PIN or Parcel id
1 i. Deed Information
Date of Purchase
9/30/2021
Deed
2119
200
1 j. Attach a copy of the recorded map that indicates when the lot was last platted.
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Deed.pdf 89.44KB
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1k. How would you like to provide the Latitude and Longitude information?*
Address Lookup
- Manually
Latitude* 35.538331 Longitude* -76.609781
11. Is the project located in any of North Carolina's twenty coastal counties?*
Yes
No
1m. Is the project located within a NC Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)?
• Yes
O No
2. Surface Waters
2a. Name of the nearest body of water to proposed project: *
Battalina Creek
2b. Water Quality Classification of nearest receiving water:
SC;HQW,NSW

2c. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams (intermittent and perennial) on the property:
120
(linear feet only)
3. Project Description:
3a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this application:
The project site is located in the Town limits of Belhaven in a neighborhood with both
mixed marine buisnesses and residential homes. The project site is a 0.26 residential
lot that contained a brick home with a footprint of 2,263 ft2. The home had an
impervious footprint of 203 ft2 in Zone 1 and 1,246 ft2 in Zone 2 of the Tar/Pamlico
buffer. The remaining portions of the buffer are vegetated with maintained lawn
grasses and no woody vegetation is present. The home has been removed in
preparation for the redevelopment of the site. A Minor CAMA permit application has
been submitted to DCM for the filling and grading of the depression left after the
home was removed. DWR agreed by an January 17, 2023 email to allow the filling
and grading in the buffer in the footprint of the house.
3b. Attach an 8 Yz x 11 excerpt from the most recent version of the USGS topographic map indicating the location of the site.
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3c. Attach an 8'/2 x 11 excerpt from the most recent version of the published County NRCS Soil Survey Map depicting the project site.
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4. Proposed Activity
Provide a detailed description of the proposed activity including its purpose and include the type of equipment to be used: *
The purpose of the project is to replace the existing flood damaged home with three
rental cabins. Cabins 1 and 2 will be built within the footprint of the existing residential
structure. Cabin 3 will have a 10' wide x 20' long open wooden deck elevated 7'
above the ground in Zone 2. The existing grassed buffer will remain under the deck.
Per the Tar/Pamlico River Basin Buffer Rule, North Carolina Administrative Code
(NCAC) 02B.0734(6)(a)(i)(b)(c) the areas in the buffer impacted by the existing
residence are exempt because those uses were present and are ongoing since
August 2000. The existing residence was built in the 1970's. Cabin 3 will only have a
10' wide x 20' long open, slated wooden deck elevated 7' above the ground in Zone
2. The maintained lawn will remain below the new deck. Per the "Table of Uses"
found in NCAC 02B.0734(11)(v)(i), the residence or necessary infrastructure is
"Allowable Upon Authorization." Pilings for the cabins will be driven with a hydraulic
hammer. Standard carprentery tools will finish the remaining work.
Attach a site plan as applicable to the project:
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Smithwick Cabin Map vl.pdf 716.89KB
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5. Jurisdictional Determinations
5a. Have jurisdictional wetlands or stream determinations by the Corps or State been requested or obtained for this property/project
(including all prior phases) in the past?*
Yes
No
6. Project History
6a. Have permits or certifications been requested or obtained for this project (including all prior phases) in the past?*
Yes
No

7. Future Project Plans
7a. Is this project a phased project?*
C. Proposed Impacts Inventory
Buffer Impacts
Yes
• No
Project is in which protected Basin?*
Neuse River Basin (15A NCAC 02B.0233)
Catawba River Basin (15A NCAC 02B.0243)
Randleman Lake Watershed (15A NCAC 02B.0250)
• Tar -Pamlico River Basin (15A NCAC 02B.0259)
Jordan Lake Watershed (15A NCAC 02B.0267)
Goose Creek Watershed (15A NCAC 02B.0606 & 15A NCAC 026.0607)
Individually list all buffer impacts below. If any impacts require mitigation, then you MUST fill out Section D of this form.
Site# - Reason
Stream Name
Buffer Impact*
Impact Type
Zone 1
Zone 2
Cabin 3 Deck
Map label (e.g. Road
Crossing 1)
Boat Harbor
Canal
Permanent
(P)
Perm or Temp
Allowable
0.00
Square
Feet
200.00
Square
Feet
Total Zone 1 Impacts: 0.00
Total Zone 2 Impacts: 200.00
Total Buffer Impacts: 200.00
Comments:
Impacts from Cabins number 1 and 2 occur within the existing footprint of the existing
residence, therefore there dimensions are not accounted for in the impact totals.
D. Impact Justification and Mitigation
1. Avoidance and Minimization
la. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing the project.
The project was designed such that the existing impervious surface coverage in the
Tar/Pamlico Buffer (Zone 2-1,246 ft2 and Zone 1-203 ft2) resulting from the existing
residence will be reduced from a total of 1,449 ft2 to 344 ft2. The proposed impervious
surface coverage in the buffer is within the existing footprint of the existing residence.
The cabins were located off the Boat Harbor Canal as much as practicable to ensure
that adequate space remains to meet the Town of Belhaven parking requirements.
The proposed 10'x 20' slated, open wooden decks will be elevated 7' above the
ground and the ground underneath the decks will remain vegetated with lawn
grasses.
lb. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques.
Proper erosion control measures will be maintained during construction of the cabins
including silt fence to encapsulate disturbed areas. A grassed buffer with
gentle slopes will be present during the cabin construction. If at any point during the
construction process, disturbed areas are to remain idle longer than 2 weeks, the
disturbed areas are to be provided a ground cover by seeding with either temporary
or permanent seed mixtures, covered with straw and or mulched to promote
vegetation establishment.
E. Diffuse Flow Plan

la. What type of SCM are you providing?*
Level Spreader
Vegetated Conveyance (lower SHWT)
Wetland Swale (higher SHWT)
Proposed project will not create concentrated stormwater flow through the buffer
Other SCM that removed minimum of 30% nitrogen
lc. Diffuse Flow Documentation
F. Supplementary Information
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Environmental Documentation
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la. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal/state/local) funds or the use of public (federal/state) land?
Violations
2a. Is the site in violation of DWR Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 02H .0500), Isolated Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 02H .1300), DWR Surface
Water or Wetland Standards, or Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0200)?
Yes
No
2b. Is this an after -the -fact buffer authorization application?
- No
G. Additional Information
Please upload any additional information you would like the Division to consider during application review.
Additional Attachments:
Additional Comments:
H. Sign and Submit
By digitally signing below, I certify that:
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o I have given true, accurate, and complete information on this form;
o I agree that submission of this form is a "transaction" subject to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act")
• I agree to conduct this transaction by electronic means pursuant to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic
Transactions Act");
o I understand that an electronic signature has the same legal effect and can be enforced in the same way as a written signature; AND
o I intend to electronically sign and submit the application form."
Print Name: * Steve Trowel)
Signature
Submission Date: (Auto populated field)

Initial Review
Is this accepted into the review process?* • Yes No
Yes
• No
ID#* 20230186
Version:* 1
Select Reviewer: * Robert Tankard:eads\rbtankard
Select Reviewing Office* Washington Regional Office - [phone]
Is this project a public transportation project?*
Has payment been received?* • No Payment Needed
Fee Received
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