20180399 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20180516

ROY COOPER
COW
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretory
LINDA CULPEPPER
Water Resources Interim Director
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY .
May 16, 2018
DWR #1870399
Wake County
Heritage Inn of'Raleigh, LLC
Attn: Lori Kasowski
1202 Westrac Drive', 31d Floor
Fargo, NC 58103
Subject: 'AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE PER THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER
PROTECTION .RU LES (15A NCAC 02B.0233) WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Staybridge Suites
Dear Ms. Kasowski:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your
application received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on March 19, 2018 with
additional information received on May 16, 2018. Please note that you should.get any other
federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your'project, including those. required by
(but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, and Water Supply
Watershed regulations. This Authorization'Certificate shall expire five (5) years from the
date of this letter.
This approval requires you to comply -with the following conditions:
1. The following impacts are hereby, approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts [15A NCA(0213'..0233(8)].
Type of. Impact j f
Am®unt Approved
Amou.nt,Approved
(units)
(units)
V
Permanent
Temporary
Buffers - Zone 1
131 -Aerial Sewer Line
x,691 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Buffers= Zone 2
131 -Aerial Sewer Line
h451 (square feet)
0 _(square feet)
Division of Water Resources, Raleigh Regional &flcc;-Water Quality Operations Section
1628 Mail Service. Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Location; 3800 Barrett Drive; Raleigh, NC 27609
http:/,/portal.fcdenr.org/web/wq/aps 'I
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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2. Diffuse Flow
All stormwater must b'e directed and maintained as diffuse flow at non-erosive velocities
through the protected stream buffers such that it will not re -concentrate before discharging
into a stream. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5)] j
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 [15A NCAC 02H .0501
and .05021.
4. Protective Fencing
All wetlands, streams, surface waters, and riparian buffers located within 50 feet of the
construction area on the project site, shall be clearly marked (example- orange fabric
fencing). prior to any land disturbing activities and must be maintained on the property until
the project phase is completed. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H
.0507 (c)]
5. This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and
specifications for this project. are incorporated by reference as part of the Buffer
Authorization. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be
required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is
sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this approval letter and is responsible for
complying With all conditions.
6. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.51
This Buffer Authorization can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute
150B 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 [phone] for'information.
Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition'must be filed with the
OAH. A petitio,n 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 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays).

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The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], 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 by First Class Mail
via the US Postal Service:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
If sending via delivery service
(e.g. UPS, FedEx):
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to Department of Environmental Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Please send one (1) copy of the petition to DWR:
If sending by First Class Mail If sending via delivery service
via the US Postal Service: (e.g. UPS, FedEx):
Karen Higgins
NC DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting
Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Karen Higgins
NC DWR —401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as
described in 15A NCAC 02B .0233. Please contact Stephanie Goss at 919-791-4256 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
i
Sincerel ,
Danny Smith
Supervisor, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
cc: DWR RRO 401/Buffer Authorization file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file

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Jonathan Lowry via e-mail at [e-mail]