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Home My WebLink About20171060 Ver 1_CAMA major mod_20171009Fermit Class MODIFICATIONIMAJOR STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmen#al Quality and Coastal Resources Commission P�I1�it for X Major Develapment in an Area of Environmental Concern pursuant to NCGS 113A-118 X Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113-229 Issued to N.C. DOT Ferry Division,159 Lucinda Lane, Powells Point, NC 279G6 Permit Number 224-$7 Authorizing development in Hvde and Dare County at Hatteras Inlet, Hatteras Island Ferrv Basin, and Silver Lake Harbor , as requested in the permittee's application dated 7/13/17, including attached workplan drawin�s (43) as referenced in Condition No. 2 of this permit. This permit, issued on October 9. 2017 , is subject to compliance with the application (where consistent with the permit}, all applicable regulations, special conditions and notes set forth below. Any violation of these terms may be subject to fines, imprisonment or civil action; or may cause the permit to be null and void. Ocracoke-Hatteras Passen�er Ferry 1) Unless specifically altered herein, this Major Modification authorizes the follawing infrastructure improvements to two existing ferry facilities related to the praposed passenger ferry route between Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island: (a) two additional parking lots; (b) two stormwater infiltration basins; (c) approximately 1851inear feet of trench drain; (d) two open a.ir covered passenger vyaiting pavilions; (e) gravel construction entrances; (� reconfiguration of some existing piles and dolphin strucfures; {g) floating dock structures; (h) sidewalk/ramp/boardwalk/path improvements; (i) a transit pull out area for a passenger tram; (j) additional restroom building; (k) associated utiliry work; (1) parking lot and fencing improvements; and (m) miscellaneous additional improvements, all as depicted on the atta.ched workplan drawings. (See attached sheets for Additianal Conditions) This permit action may be appealed by the permittee or other qualified persons within twenty (20} days of the issuing date. This permit must be accessible on-site to Departrnent personnel when the project is inspected for compliance. Any maintenance work or project modificarion not covered hereunder requires further Division approval. All work must cease when the permit expires on December 31, 2021 In issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees that your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal Management Program. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of DEQ and the Chairman of the Coastal Resources Commission. Braxton C. Davis, Director Division of Coastal Management This permit and its conditions are hareby accepted. Signature of Pern�ittee N.C. Department of Transportation ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Permit #224-87 Page 2 of 3 2) Unless specif cally altered herein, a11 work authorized by this permit shall be carried out in accordance with the following attached workplan drawings, 22 dated 5/1/17, 9 dated S/10/17, 6 dated as received 8/8/7, 4 dated 6128/17, 2 dated 7/12/17, & 2 dated 8/1 ll17, except as rriodified herein. 3} In accordance with commitments rnade by the permittee, in order to protect the endangered West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, the applicant shall implement the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Guidelines, and strictly adhere to all requirements therein. The guidelines can be found a� http://www.fws.gov/nc-es/maminal/manatee �uidelines pdf. NOTE: The State Historic Preservation Qffice Representative signed the Historic Architecture and Landscapes Assessment of Effects Form on January 24, 2017 �with concurrence that the proposed project will have a"de minimus" effect on historic properties, including the National Register- listed Ocracoke Historic District and t1�e Cape Hatteras Natianal Sea�hore. 4) The authorized activities shall not result in any permanent or temporary impacts to wetlands, without permit modification. 5) No new excavation or fill shall occur within waters of the State, either by conventional methods or by prop wash "kicking", without permit modification. 6} Construction staging areas shall be located only in upland areas, and not in wetlands or waters of the Sta.te. 7) Any waste materials or debris associated with construction, demolition, or other activities shall not enter wetlands or waters of the State, even temporarily. It shall be disposed of at an approved upland site or shall be recycled in an environmentally appropriate manner provided appropriate authorizations from any relevant state, federal, or local authorities are obtained. 8) This Perrnit authorizes only the floating dock structures, piles, and dolphin structures and associated structures and uses located in or over the water that are expressly and specifically set forth in the permit applicatian. No other structure, whether floating or stationary, may become a permanent part of this facility without permit modification. No non-water dependent uses of structures may be conducted on, in, or over public trust waters without permit modificatian. 9} This project shall conform to a11 requirements of the N.C. Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and the N.C. Department of Transportation's {NCDOT's) Memorandum of Agreement with the N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources. 10} Any utility work associated with this project that is not specifically depicted on the atta.ched workplan drawings, or described within the attached permit application, shall require approval from DCM, either under the authority of this permit, or by the utility company obtaining separate authoriza#ion. 11) Uncured concrete shall not be allowed to contact waters of the State or water that will enter waters of the State. 12) The permittee and/or his con�ractor shall contact the DCM Transportation Field Representative in Elizabeth City at {252} 264-3901 to request a preconsttuction conference prior to praject initiation. N.C. Depar#ment of Transportation ADDYTIONAL CONDITIONS Perm'rt #224-$7 Page 3 of 3 13) If it is determined �hat additional permanent andlor temporary impacts are necessary that are not shown on the attached workplan drawings or described in the autharized permit application, a permit modification anc}/or additional authorization from DCM shall be required. In addition, any changes in the approved plan rr�ay also require a permit modification and/or additional authorization from DCM. The permittee shall contact a representative af DCM prior to commencement of any such activity for this determination and any permit modification. 14) Nothing in this permit authorizes any activity which has not received approval from the National Park Service (NPS) for work within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. NOTE: The NPS issued a Special Use Permit # 5700-027 on July 14, 2017. 1S) The N.C. Division of Water Resources {DWR) authorized the proposed project on 10/3/17 (DWR Project No. 20171060) under Watex Quality Certification No. 4097 and under the Tar-Pamlico Buffer Rules (for the Silver Lake facility only}. Any violation of the Certification approved by DWR shall be considered a violation of this CAMA permit. NOTE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has assigned the project Actian ID No. SAW-2017-01751. 16) This Major Modification does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional permits, approvals or authori�atians that may be required. 17) This Major Modification shall be attached to the original of Permit No. 224-87, which was issued on 11/20187, as well as all subsequent modifications, renewals and Ietters of refinement, and copies of a11 documents shall be readily available on site when a Division representa.tive inspects the project for compliance. 18) All canditions and stipulations of the active permit remain in force under this Major Modification unless � altered herein. NOTE: A majar modification application processing fee of $475 was received by DCM for this project. This fee also satisfied the Section 401 application processing fee requirements of the Divisian of Water Resources.