20050578 Ver 1_Staff Report_20050518

Staff Report
Project Num: 20050578 Version: 1 Status: On Hold
Name: Pennybyrn At Maryfield Project Type: Other
County: Guilford Region: Winston-Salem
Location: Unamed Trib To Deep River/High Point Lake High Point
Latitude: +35°59'40" ' Longitude: -79°5731"
SW Plan Location:
Owner: Hennessy, Lucy
Contact Person: Hennessy, Lucy Title: Phone: [phone] Ext.
Inspection Date: 05/18/2005 Entry Time: 01:30 PM Exit Time: 02:30 PM
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Staff Report
On-Site Representative(s):
Primary Inspector: Daryl Lamb Phone:
Secondary Inspector(s):
Question Areas:
Site Visit
Inspection Summary:
Nature of Impact site: Housing and long term care for the elderly
Area: 71 acres
Impacts: 506 linear feet of impacts to a spring-fed stream with both intermittent and perennial reaches. Impacts include piping and
relocation and are associated with major expansion of the facility.
Avoidance and minimization: Acceptable. Applicant has chosen a portion of available land which will completely avoid a second
perennial stream on the site. Design fill slopes were also increased from 5:1 to 3:1 and the proposed building was designed to include
a lower level and underground parking deck which further reduced the amount of fill and fill slopes needed for the expansion.
Mitigation: The applicant proposes to provide compensatory mitigation at a 1:1.5 ratio for impacts to 506 linear feet of stream.
NCEEP has notified the applicant that it is willing to accept payment for stream impacts of 677 linear feet up to a maximum of 1,354
linear feet.
Buffer impacts: In order to build the project as designed, impacts to the riparian buffers mandated by the Randleman Buffer Rule (15A
NCAC 026 .0250) will be required. These impacts will require issuance of a variance (probably major) in order to proceed.
Stormwater management: Stormwater management is required under the Randleman Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0251) as
implemented and enforced by local ordinanace (in this case the City of High Point's ordinances). The applicant's proposed Stormwater
management strategy is questionable, regardless of local ordinances, because it would require rerouting aspring-fed perennial stream
into a stormwater management pond. This may not be allowed under current EPA guidelines. The USACE will make the decision
on allowing or disallowing this approach.
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