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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20160856 Ver 1_Buffer and/or Stream Determination_20160906Environmental Consultants, NC 27615 • Phone: (919) &Wr 59(00 .:mdmxorn August 31, 2016 S&EC Project p 12891. W I To: N.C. Division of Water Resources (DWR) Surface Water Protection Station (SWPS) Wetlands Branch - 401 & Buffer Pcnnining Unit Atm: DWR Director c/o Ms. Kamm Higgins or Jennifer Burdette Archdale Building - 9'^ Floor 512 N. Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27604 Cc: DENR Raleigh Regional Office Attn: Ms. Chari Smith 3800 Barnett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609 Re: MLK/Hwy 55 Site, Durham, Durham County. NC Appeal Request On-site Stream Determination -Feature B City of Durham - UDO 8.5.6 (8)(5) On behalf of the OwneT, Cornwallis Ventures, we hereby request an appeal of an on-site stream determination of feature B performed by the City of Durham represcritative (attached) as allowed under City of Durham UDO 8.5.6(8X5). The UDO states; "...any dispute shall be referred to the Division Director c% the 401 Oversighr Express Permitting Unit. or its successor, in writing." Please contact mvself at 919-691-2114 or sbalPn sandocxom to schedule the on-site appeal meating. Steven Ball. RF, PWS Project Manager Atuchmrnes: Complete DWR Stream Origin/Buffer Applicability Determination Form NC DWQ Stream Determination Certificate of Training City of Durham Stream Determination DURHAM 1869 CITY OF MEDICINE CITY OF DURHAM Department of Public Works Stormwater Services 101 City Hall Plaza I Durham, NC 27701 919.560.4326 1 F 919.560.4316 www.durhamnc.gov August 24, 2016 Via E-mail Steven Ball, RF Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA 8412 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 104 Raleigh, NC 27615 (919) 691 - 2114 sballksandec.com SUBJECT: Stream Determination — 3322, 3320 NC 55 HWY and 212 E. Cornwallis Road REFERNCE: COD Jordan # 2016-008 Project Name 3322, 3320 NC 55 HWY and 212 E. Cornwallis Road PIN 0739-03-24-7636, 0739-03-24-7286, 0739-03-24-7051 Parcel ID 155774, 155773, 155771 Location/Directions 3322, 3320 NC 55 HWY and 212 E. Cornwallis Rd, Durham, NC Sub Stream Northeast Creek Date of Determination August 18, 2016 Table 1. Stream Feature Determinations 3322, 3320 NC 55 HWY and 212 E. Cornwallis Road Not FStream Soil USGS Feature Subject Subject Start @ Stop @ Type Survey Topo A X Outside Project Area Outside Project Area Perennial X X B X Consultant's Flag SF1 Outside Project Area Intermittent X C X Consultant's Flag SF3 Consultant's Flag SF4 Ephemeral X X D X Consultant's Flag SF4 Outside Project Area Ephemeral X X Wetlands may be present within and adjacent to the project area. Contact the City of Durham Planning Department (Dennis Doty 919-560-4137) to determine if your project is subject to wetland set back regulations. Explanation: The feature(s) listed on the attached Table 1 have been located on the Soil Survey of Durham County, North Carolina and/or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,000 scale, or was determined to be subject per section 8.5(B)(4) of the Durham Unified Development Ordinance. Each feature that is checked "Not Subject" has been determined not to be a stream. Features that are checked "Subject" possess characteristics that qualify it to be a stream. There may be other streams located on your property that do not show up on the maps referenced above but, still may be considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Division of Water Resources (DWR), or both. Stream Determination — 3322, 3320 NC 55 HWY and 212 E. Cornwallis Road Page 2 of 3 This on-site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of determination in this letter. Landowners or affected parties that dispute a determination made by the City of Durham may request a determination by the N.C. Division of Water Resources. An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter or from the date the affected party (including downstream and/or adjacent owners) is notified of this letter. A request for a determination by the DWR shall be referred to DWR in writing c/o Karen Higgins, Surface Water Protection Section, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650. DWR's determination can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 1506 by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH). A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431-3000 for information. Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the OAH. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:OOam and S:OOpm, excluding official state holidays). The petition may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431-3100, provided the original and one copy of the petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission. Mailing address for the OAH: If sending via US Postal Service: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.): Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR: Lacy Presnell, General Counsel Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 This determination is final and binding unless, as detailed above, you ask for a hearing or appeal within sixty (60) calendar days. The owner/future owners should notify the City (including any other Local, State, and Federal Agencies) of this decision concerning any future correspondences regarding the subject property (stated above). This project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity or other City of Durham permit(s). Durham — Where Great Things Happen Stream Determination — 3322, 3320 NC 55 HWY and 212 E. Cornwallis Road Page 3 of 3 Any inquiries regarding section 404/401 permits should be directed to DWR (Central Office) at (919) 807-6300, and the USACE (Raleigh Regulatory Field Office) at (919) 554-4884. If you have any questions about the City's determination or need clarification please contact me. Sincerely, Christine Smith, Water Quality Technician Christine.Smith@durhamnc.gov (919) 560-4326, x 30276 Attachments: Table 1. Stream Feature Determinations Stream Determination Map — Exhibit 1 Soil Survey Map — Exhibit 2 USGS Map — Exhibit 3 Durham — Where Great Things Happen DURHAM Map prepared by Stormwater & GIS Services, Department of Public Works on August 2016: Information depicted hereon is for reference purposes only and is compiled from the best available REFERENCE: COD Jordan # 2016-008 N Exhibit 1 Q Project Area Ephemeral Intermittent Stream sources. The City of Durham/Durham County assumes no 0 70 140 280 Feet Determination Perennial $ •6 :=4 responsibility for errors arising from use or misuse of this map I i I i i i I Map ------ Pond Feature M Y '//J/f I • � f ` lk ' �/ 1 a• Ws Cc Feature •B• « �- sC j a GrC Fea?u,e A"' I " Feature •C" Gr ' POW Drained $ Filled M fC .-.t G r13 �.y CrRsc r� • � A Project Number: 12891.W1 Map Title: N Figure 2 - Soil Survey Map4 1,000 Project Manager: I i I i I S€3 MLK/NC 55 Property Feet scale: 1" = 500' Durham County, NC Source: * soil a Environamiital (,onsultants, 1'.N Date: Durham County„1. 8/01/16 Soil Survey Sheet 31 J .. ;- t • • CT :P + ' r Few, i r r I C Faftm W Feature "C" ' + 64 . J r lar r 9► .1 "� ,f �' � r 1 e � + D YSSEY OR r . j AIRM I ' r J r I � i '• 1 Project Number. 12891.W1 Map Title: N Figure 1 - USGS Mapo goo i ,000 Project Munger: l 1 s s i I SB MLKINC 55 Property Feet scale:1" = 500 'Durham County, NC ' IOU cYc Environmental Corl%ultallt%, PA Date: Durham County �.r �... �..:�,•......,„,.� ......,.�,.. 8/01J1� Southwest Durham Quad ran le '' ”" Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PAT MCCRORY Governor DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secretary S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Director Date Received DWR Use Only: Project # Buffer Determination Request Form Property Owner information 1. Owner Information Ia. Name(s) on Recorded Deed Cornwallis Ventures LLC lb. Responsible Party (for LLC) lc. Mailing Address 3300 Twin Leaf Dr. Raleigh, NC 27613 Id. Telephone Number le. Email Address Address of Property: Intersection of MLK Blvd/Hwy 55, Cornwallis Rd is the northern property boundary. Project Description (attach plan if available): Consultant/Agent Information 4. Agent/Consultant Information 4a. Name, Company Steven Ball, S&EC 4b. Mailing address 8412 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 104, Raleigh, NC 27615 4c. Telephone no. 919-846-5900 4d. Email address sball@sandec.com 5. Project and Site Information 5a. Name of project MLK/Hwy 55 Site 5b. County Durham 5c. Nearest Named Stream Northeast Creek 5d. River Basin Cape Fear 6. Has anyone from DWQ visited the site? Y / N I I Staff Name I Date of Visit? Attach a map of the site indicating project boundaries on the USGS 1:24,000 Topo and/or NRCS Soil Survey. Please return form Stephanie Goss to: 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 Email: stephanie.goss@ncdenr.gov Please contact the Raleigh Regional Office at (919) 791-4200 if you have any questions. Division of Water Resources, Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Operations Section http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/aps 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 Phone: (919) 791-4200 Location: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 Fax: (919) 788-7159