20140574 Ver 3 _Cover Letter _20160118

January 14, 2016
TIMMONS GROUP
YOUR VISION ACHIEVED THROUGH OURS.
Mr. James Lastinger
US Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Ms. Karen Higgins
NC Dept. of Environmental Quality
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
RE: Sunset Bluffs Subdivision NWP 29 Pre -Construction Notification Application
Fuquay-Varina, Wake County
Dear Mr. Lastinger and Ms. Higgins:
On behalf of SSBNC, LLC, we are requesting authorization from the USACE to use NWP 29 for 185 linear feet of
perennial stream impacts, 8,173 square feet of permanent Zone 1 buffer impacts and 4,971 square feet of permanent
Zone 2 buffer impacts for construction and grading for Sunset Bluffs Subdivision. We are also requesting a 401 WQC
from the NC Department of Environmental Quality for the above referenced impacts.
Sunset Bluffs Subdivision is a 131± acre proposed 61 single-family dwellings and an amenity site with
associated infrastructure (e.g., roads and utilities). The project is located at 2405 Herbert Akins Road, Fuquay-
Varina, Wake County (Latitude: 35.6260°N Longitude: -78.8054°W). The project is in the Neuse River Basin.
The Water Quality Classification for Basal Creek is B; NSW.
James Lastinger, USACE, visited the site with Scott Mitchell of Mitchell Environmental, PA. The delineated
jurisdictional areas included forested wetlands and three jurisdictional stream features, which are buffered
under the Neuse Riparian Buffer rules. Cheng Zhang, NCDWR issued a riparian buffer determination letter on
July 17, 2013 (NBRRO#13-156).
The proposed project impacts consist of a total of 185 linear of feet of stream impacts, 149 LF coming from the
current proposed project and 36 LF coming from the previous sewer outfall project. 8,173 square feet of permanent
Zone 1 buffer impacts and 4,971 square feet of permanent Zone 2 buffer impacts. Mitigation is anticipated for
the permanent stream impacts, but not for the permanent stream buffer impacts.
Please refer to attached PCN, supporting materials and plans for details describing the proposed impacts. If
you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me (919-866-4508; iustin.milstein o)timmons.com) or
Scott Mitchell at 919-866-4952 or [e-mail].
Respectfully Submitted,
Justin Milstein, SSIT
Environmental Scientist
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