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November 15, 2016
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TO: Maria Tri Dunn, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
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Josh Pelletier, US Army Corps of Engineers
Anthony Scarbraugh, DWR — Water Quality Regional Operations
FROM: Doug Huggett, Major Permits Coordinator
Division of Coastal Management
SUBJECT: CAMA Minor Modification Request to Major Permit #03-15
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Landing Association
Project Location: Adjacent 3918 Ivy Lane & Albemarle Sound, Kitty Hawk, Dare County
Proposed Project: Reconfiguration of rock permitted for jetty walls
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project modification
_. and return this form by 12/06/2016 to Courtney Swears, Assistant Maior Permits Coordinator,
400 Commerce Avenue, Morehead Citv, •NC 28557 (fax: [phone]). If you have any
questions regarding the proposed project, please contact Ron Renaldi via email at
Ronald.Renal.di(a—,)ncdenr.gov. When appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting data are
requested.
REPLY: This agency has no objection to the project as proposed.
This agency has no continent on the proposed project.
This agency approves of the project only if the recommended changes are
orpomted. See attached.
This agency objects to the project for reasons described in the attached
comments.
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State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Coastal Management
1367 US Hwy 17 South I Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-264-39011252-264-3723 [fax]

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TO: Courtney Spears, DCM Assistant Major Permit Coordinator
FROM: Shane Staples, DCM Fisheries Resource Specialist
SUBJECT: Kitty Hawk Landing Association, Northern Entrance Modification
DATE: 11/17/16
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A North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (DCM) Fisheries Resource Specialist has reviewed the
subject permit application for proposed actions that impact fish and fish habitats. The applicant has proposed
a modification to Permit #03-15 which authorized repairs to an existing vinyl sheet break -water that
protected the entrance channel to Kitty Hawk Landing and the installation of rock along the breakwater with
a footprint of 26' in width (13' of each side of breakwater). The modification would move the rock to be
placed on the interior of the breakwater to the outside of the breakwater.
Originally this office had no objection to the permit even though the area is mapped submerged aquatic
vegetation (SAV) habitat and SAV does exist in the adjacent waters. Surveys provided with the original
application show SAV beds in the area and on a site visit in November of 2014(well after the preferred SAV
survey time) I observe remnant SAV growth. Reasoning for no objection was that a portion of the project was
the repair of an existing structure as well as the area outside of the breakwater was already disturbed by
heavy scour from wave action encountering the vertical breakwater limiting SAV growth directly adjacent to
the breakwater. The other half of the approximately 14,000 square feet of fill was occurring between the
breakwaters in area already disturbed by boat traffic and with an active dredge permit.
I do object to the proposal to modify the permit by placing all of the rock on the outer portion of the
breakwater as it is likely to have a significant adverse impact on SAV and SAV habitat in the area surrounding
the breakwaters. Placing the entire 26' footprint of rock on the outer portion of the vinyl breakwaters
expands the footprint well beyond the area of bottom disturbed by wave action adjacent to the vertical
structure and essentially doubles the impacts to bottom habitat. If rock placed between the vinyl
breakwaters is a concern to navigation and maintenance that portion of the project should be removed, not
placed outside the breakwater.
Contact Shane Staples at [phone] or [e-mail] with further questions or concerns.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Coastal Management
400 Commerce Avenue I Morehead City, NC 28557
252-808-28081252-247-3330(fax)