20160035 Ver 1_Local Government Buffer Authorization_20160323

Permit # Mebane 2016-1
Subject Property: Crosslink Church
345 Old Hillsborough Road, Mebane, NC 27302
AUTHORIZATION of Jordan Lake Water Supply Watershed Riparian Buffer Protection Rules (15A
NCAC 2B.0267) Authorization Certificate
Dear Mr. Chet Sikes:
You have our authorization, in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .02 and the City of Mebane's Jordan Lake
Riparian Buffer Protection Ordinance and any conditions listed below, to impact approximately 4902 ft2 of Zone 1
and 3003 ft2 of Zone 2 of the protected riparian buffers for the purpose of constructing Crosslink Church on the
subject property as described within your application from November 2015, received by the City of Mebane. In
addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you
go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non -discharge regulations.
This authorization certification is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change
your project, you must notify the City and you may be required to submit a new application. If the property is sold,
the new owner must be given a copy of this authorization letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all
conditions. This authorization requires you to follow the conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions of
this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are approved including incidental
impacts:
Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Zone 1 Buffers 0 (square ft.)
Zone 2 Buffers 13,774 (square ft.) Final Plans
2. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing the
proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in order to
protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed, operated, and
maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and
Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual.
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b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control measures
must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most recent version of the
North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all
construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor -owned or leased
borrow pits associated with the project.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed, installed, operated,
and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina Surface Mining
Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in accordance with
the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
3. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond the
footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre -Construction Notification. All construction activities, including
the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best Management
Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur.
4. No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures within Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters without prior approval by
the Division. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and waters is unavoidable,
design and placement of temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may
result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or stream beds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of
the above structures. All sediment and erosion control devices shall be removed and the natural grade
restored within two (2) months of the date that the Division of Land Resources or locally delegated
program has released the project.
5. Diffuse Flow
An additional condition is that all stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities
through the protected stream buffers and will not re -concentrate before discharging into the stream as
identified within 15A NCAC 213 .0267(8).
6. Protective Fencing
The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within these boundaries
approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange warning fencing (or similar high
visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the buffer, wetland or water prior
to any land disturbing activities to ensure compliance with 15A NCAC 213 .0267.
7. Certificate of Completion
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Upon completion of all work approved within this authorization, and any subsequent modifications, the
applicant is required to return the attached certificate of completion to the City of Mebane, Planning
Department.
8. Deed Notifications
Deed notifications or similar mechanisms shall be placed on all retained jurisdictional wetlands, waters and
protective buffers in order to assure compliance for future wetland, water and buffer impact. These
mechanisms shall be put in place at the time of recording of the property, or of individual lots, whichever is
appropriate. A sample deed notification can be downloaded from the 401/Wetlands Unit web site at:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wg/swp/ws/401/riparianbuffers. The text of the sample deed notification may
be modified as appropriate to suit to this project. This information shall be included on the final plat of the
water quality basin and shall include the maintenance and access easement.
Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization (associated with the approved buffer impacts) shall
be referred in writing to the City of Mebane within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice for a decision.
You can contest the City of Mebane's decision as provided in the City's Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Protection
Ordinance.
This Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
This letter completes the review of the "No Practical Alternatives" determination under 15A NCAC 2B .0267 and
the Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Protection Ordinance. If you have any questions or would like a copy of the buffer
rules, please call Josh Johnson, P.E. at [phone]. This letter does not authorize any impacts to either Waters
of the United States or Waters of the State. Please contact the US Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) or NC
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) if any impacts are proposed to either of these waters.
Sincerely,
Josh Johnson, P.E.
Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
cc: Montrena Hadley, City of Mebane Planning Department
Adam Carroll, P.E. Timmons Group
Sue Homewood, NC DEQ
CITY OF MEBANE 106 East Washington Street I Mebane, NC 27302 A 919 563 5901