20020013 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20020108

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Michael F. Easley
Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
January 8, 200.
DWQ # 02-001.
Pamlico Count
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Richard C. and Judith Ann Schneider
560 Thrall Avenue
Suffield, Ct 06078
Subject Property: Lot #2, Rosa Deimo Subdivision, 3636 Brown Creek Rd, Memtt, NC 28556
Brown's Creek [03-04-10, 27-141-3, SA HQ~' NSW]
APPROVAL for the use of the "General" MAJOR VARIANCE; From the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Riparian Buffer
Rules for the Construction of Residential Structures on Existing Lots within the Coastal Counties as defined by the
Coastal Area Management Act with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Dear Mr. and Ms. Schneider,
You have our approval, in accordance with the conditions listed below, to impact approximately 500 ftZ of Zone 2
of the protected riparian buffers for the purpose of constructing the proposed single family residential dwelling on the
subject property. This letter shall act as your approval for the use of the "General" Major Variance; From the Neuse and
Tar-Pamlico Riparian Buffer Rteles for the Construction of Residential Structures on Existing Lots tivithin the Coastal
Counties as defined by the Coastal Area Management Act with ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS as approved by the Water
Quality Committee (WQC) of the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) on May 10, 2001. In addition, you
should get any other required federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project including (but not
limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control and CAMA permits.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your variance request form dated
December 27, 2001 except as modified below. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required
to send us a new request for approval. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this approval and is
thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions
listed below.
1. No impacts shall occur to Zone 1 of the protected buffers (except for "exempt" activities as described withir
15A NCAC 2B .0233(6)).
2. Stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers
as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233(5). Roof drainage from the house shall be directed to vegetated
areas at non-erosive velocities prior to entering the protected riparian buffers. Any additional stormwater
located on the remainder of the property shall be directed as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities prior to
entering the protected riparian buffers. No new ditching or piping of stormwater through the protected
buffers is allowed.
3. The outside boundary of Zone 1 (30 feet from the coastal wetland) shall be clearly marked with orange
fabric fencing (or similar clearly visible markers) for the length of the construction area that has been
approved to infringe within the buffer prior to and for the duration of any land disturbing activities to
ensure compliance with 15A NCAC 2B .0233.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certficaticr. tfiit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-165fl (MaHing AddrESS)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2250 (Location)
919-733-1786 (phcrae), 919-73..6893 (fax), httpJ/h2o.enr.state.nc.usncwetlands/

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If you do not accept any of the conditions of this approval, you may ask for and adjudicatory hearing. You must
act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition that conforms to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under the Neuse River Riparian Buffer
Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0233 (9)(b)). Please call Mr. Bob Zarzecki at 919-733-9726 or Ms. Deborah Sawyer at
252-946-6481 if you have any questions or require copies of our rules or procedural materials.
Sincerely,
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Ac g Director, DW
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Cc: Deborah Sawyer, DWQ Washington Regional Office
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