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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
3411 Arendell Street • Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
James G. Martin, Governor Roger N. Schecter
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
January 24, 1992 ,
MEMORANDUM:
TO: Dr. George T. Everett, Director C'y'',k fl, }*'? y?"Y41,,,.
Division of Environmental Management
FROM: John R. Parker, Chief JAN 28 1992
Major Permits Processing Section
SUBJECT: CAMA/DREDGE & FILL Permit Application Review DIVISION OF
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COASTAL NlillN GEibIEIvT
Applicant: Donald E. Mercer
Project Location: SR1161, Core Creek AIWW, Eastman Creek, Beaufort, Carteret Co
Proposed Project: to extend an existing pier and excavate a shoal
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed
project and return this form by February 13, 1992. If you have any questions
regarding the proposed project, please contact David Noble at 919/726-7021.
When appropriate,'in-depth comments with supporting data is requested,
REPLY his agency has no objection to the project as proposed.
This agency has no comment on the proposed project.
This agency approves of the project only if the recommended
changes are incorporated. See attached.
This agency objects to the project for reasons described in the
attached comments.
Signed 1?? Date 2_ Z D G
1'O Box 709, ,blorehcatl ( its' North ( arolina 28s?,; Mcfduw(' 9197267021
An i.qual Oppmunity Affirmative ktlml f mplovct
To: John Dorney
Planning Branch
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
CAMA MAJOR PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW
PROJECT NAME: Donald E. Mercer
COUNTY: Carteret Project #: 92014
STREAM OR ADJACENT WATER BODY: Core Creek
CLASS: SA
OPEN OR CLOSED: Closed
STORMWATER PLAN REQ'D: No
IF YES, DATE APPROVED:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes to construct
and excavate a man-made shell pile area within the creek.
REVIEWER: Gregson, JOINT NOTICE: No
DATE APP. RECD: 92/01/28 RECOMMENDATION: Issue
RETURNED: (ISSUE/DENY/OTHER)
RESUBMITTED:
INITIAL REPORT
FINAL REPORT: 92/02/07
WATER QUALITY CERT. (401)
CERT. REQ'D: No
IF YES, TYPE:
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
TYPE OF DISPOSAL PROPOSED: N/A
(EXISTING, PROPOSED, SEPTIC TANK ETC.)
TO BE PERMITTED BY: N/A
(DEM, DHS, COUNTY)
a pier
IF BY DEM, IS SITE AVAILABLE AND PERMIT ISSUANCE PROBABLE: N/A
WATER/WETLAND FILL
AREA OF FILL: WATER: N/A
WETLAND: N/A
IS FILL ELIMINATING A SIGNIFICANT USE? N/A
DREDGING
IS DREDGING ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT LOSS
OF RESOURCE? No
IS SPOIL DISPOSAL ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED? Yes
MARINA
ARE THE FOLLOWING ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED?
SEWAGE DISPOSAL: N/A
MARINA SERVICES: N/A
OXYGEN IN BASIN: N/A
CLOSURE OF SHELLFISHING WATERS: N/A
(ATTACH A MARINA USE ATTAINABILITY EVAL.)
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RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OR PERMIT RESTRICTIONS: That the project
be done in such a manner so as to not cause turbidity outside the
immediate construction area to exceed 25 NTU.
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Wilmington Regional Office Files
DCM-Noble
?_..1 DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
FIELD INVESTIGATION REPORT
1. APPLICANT'S NAME Donald E. Mercer
2. LOCATION OF PROJECT SITE SR1161, Core Creek AIWW, Eastman Creek,
Beaufort, Carteret County
PHOTO INDX: 1989: 141-11 (M-18) 1984: 41-1412 (L-9)
STATE PLANE COORDINATES: X: 2698600 Y: 389000
3. INVESTIGATION TYPE: DREDGE & FILL X
4. INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE:
(A) DATES OF SITE VISIT 12/91
(B) WAS APPLICANT PRESENT NO
5. PROCESSING PROCEDURE:
6.
REVISED: 1-10-92
APPLICATION RECEIVED December 16, 1991
OFFICE Morehead City
SITE DESCRIPTION:
(A) LOCAL LAND USE PLAN County of Carteret
LAND CLASSIFICATION FROM LUP Limited Tra
DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS IDENTIFIED IN LUP
CAMA X
(B) AEC(S) INVOLVED: OCEAN HAZARD ESTUARINE SHORELINE X
COASTAL WETLANDS PUBLIC TRUST WATERS -X
ESTUARINE WATERS X OTHER
(C) WATER DEPENDENT: YES X NO
(D) INTENDED USE: PUBLIC PRIVATE X COMMERCIAL
(E) TYPE OF WASTE WATER TREATMENT: EXISTING septic system
PLANNED SAME
(F) TYPE OF STRUCTURES: EXISTING house & pier
PLANNED pier extension
(G) ESTIMATED ANNUAL RATE OF EROSION -0- SOURCE area is accreting
7. HABITAT
8.
(A) VEGETATED WETLANDS
NONE
(B) NON-VEGETATED WETLANDS:
Public Trust Waters - pier
shoal area/shell pile
(C) OTHER:
NONE
DREDGED FILLED OTHER
1750 sq.ft.
1760 sg. ft
(D) TOTAL AREA DISTURBED: Approximately 3500 sq.ft.
PROJECT SUMMARY: The applicant proposes to extend his existing
pier into Core Creek and to excavate a 50' x 35' shoal.

FIELD INVESTIGATION REPORT - DONALD E, MERCER, CARTERET COUNTY
PAGE #2
9. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION: The applicant's property is a 4 acre
tract located off SR1161, off NC Highway 101, on Core Creek
AIWW, near Eastman Creek, near Beaufort, in Carteret County.
There is an existing house on the property. A significant
portion of the property is marsh.
There is an existing pier approximately 475' long which
extends over marsh to a small tidal creek. There is a
U-shaped dock at the waterward end of the pier. The small
tidal creek has shoaled in at the mouth and is no longer
navigable. The applicant proposes to extend the existing
dock over the tidal creek and shoal by 190' out into Core
Creek. The applicant proposes to construct a 12' x 40'
T-head at the waterward end of the pier and to place 2
mooring pilings 20' offshore of the T-head. The new
extension and pilings will effectively extend 100' into Core
Creek from the existing shell bank shoal. Water depths at
the end of the pier are -3' to -4' MLW.
In addition to the pier extension, the
proposes to excavate a 50' x 35' shoal
the tidal creek north of the existing
proposes to conduct this excavation by
and will transport the 200 cu. yds. of
highground.
applicant also
area at the mouth of
pier. The applicant
dragline and barge
spoil material to
10. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS: The proposed pier extension will be in
Core Creek and may be in close proximity to the edge of the
Federally maintained U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway Channel. At this time, the precise
distance to the channel edge from the pier is unknown.
The proposed pier/slip will occupy 1,760 sq. ft. of Public
Trust Waters. The proposed excavation will disturb 1J 750
sq. ft. of shell pile/shoal area.
The waters of Core Creek are classified as 'SA' by the
Division of Environmental Management and are closed to
shellfishing by the Division of Environmental Health and
Division of Marine Fisheries.
PREPARED BY: W. DAVID NOBLE
DATE: JANUARY 24, 1992
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Please type or print. Carefully describe all anticipated
development activities, including construction, excava-
tion, filling, paving, land clearing, and stormwater con-
trol. If the requested information is not relevant to your
project, write N/A (not applicable). Items 1-4 and 8-9
must be completed for all projects.
1 APPLICANT
a. Name Don Mercer
Address P, o. Box 986
City Jacksonville
State NC
Zip 2354o Day phone [phone]
Landowner or X Authorized agent
b. Project name (if any)
P7one
c. If the applicant is not the landowner, also give the
owner's name and address.
Arthur Murray
rr7 iuaxins court
Greensboro,
2 LOCATION OF PROPOSED
PROJECT
a. Street address or secondary road number
Road beside Box 550, s;R.116l(Tuttle1s
rove way 101
b. City, town, community, or landmark
Beaufort, NC
If you plan to build a marina, also complete and
attach Form DCM-MP-2.
b. Is the proposed activity maintenance of an
existing project, new work, or both?
both
c. Will the project be for community, private, or
commercial use?
Pr ivat e
d. Describe the planned use of the project.
Private pier for mooring personal boat
4 LAND AND WATER
CHARACTERISTICS
a. Size of entire tract 4 acres
b. Size of individual lot(s) 4 acres
c. Elevation of tract above mean sea level or
National Geodetic Vertical Datum
+ 1.0 FT
d. Soil type(s) and texture(s) of tract
Soft mud and shell pile
e. Vegetation on tractmar sh
f. Man-made features now on tract 41 'Fide x 475' pier
c. County Carteret g. What is the CAMA Land Use Plan Classification of
A. Is proposed W %. k within city limits or planning the site? (Consult the local land use plan.)
jurisdiction? O
e. Name of body of water nearest project
Intracoastal Waterway - Core Creek
3 DESCRIPTION AND PLANNED USE
OF PROPOSED PROJECT
a. Describe all development activities you propose (for
example, building a home, motel, marina, bulkhead,
or pier). Construct pier addition and
excavate shell rile
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_ Conservation Transitional
_ Developed Community
X Rural Other
h. How is the tract zoned by local government?
n /a
i. How are adjacent waters classified?
SA-closed
j. Has a professional archaeological survey been
carried out for the tract? 110 If so, by whom?
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5 UPLAND DEVELOPMENT
Complete this section if the project includes any land
development.
a. Type and number of buildings, facilities, or
structures propos
b. Number of lots or parcels
c. Density (Give the number of residential units and the
units per acre.)
d. Size of area to be graded or disturbed
e.
If the proposed project will disturb more than one
acre of land, the Division of Land Resources must
receive an erosion and sedimentation control plan at
least 30 days before land disturbing activity begins.
If applicable, has a sedimentation and erosion
control plan been submitted to the Division of Land
Resources?
f. Give the percentage of the tract within 75 feet of
mean high water to be covered by impermeable
surfaces, such as pavement, buildings, rooftops.
g. List the materials, such as marl, paver stone, asphalt,
or concrete, to be used for paved surfaces.
h. If applicable, has a stormwater management plan
been submitted to the Division of Environmental
Management?
i. Describe proposed sewage disposal and/or waste
water treatment facilities.
j. Have these facilities received state or local approval?
k. Describe existing treatment facilities.
1. Describe location and type of discharges to waters of
the state (for example, surface runoff, sanitary
wastewater, industrial/commercial effluent, "wash
down").
m. Water supply source
n. If the project is oceanfront development, describe
the steps that will be taken to maintain established
public beach accessways or provide new access.
o. If the project is on the oceanfront, what will be the
elevation above mean sea level of the first habitable
floor?
6 EXCAVATION AND FILL
INFORMATION
a. Describe below the purpose of proposed excavation
or fill activities (excluding bulkheads, which are
covered in Section 7).
Access channel
(MLW) or (NWL)
Boat basin
other (break-
water, pier,
boat ramp,
rock jetty)
Fill placed in
wetland or below
MHW
Upland fill
areas
Length Width Depth
50' 50' 5#

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b. Amount of material to be excavated from below
water level in cubic yards 200
c. Typeofmaterial man made shell ; i i e
d. Does the area to be excavated include marshland,
swamps, or other wetlands?
yes
e. High ground excavation, in cubic yards
none
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f. Diroensjons of spoil disposal area
up an
g. Location of spoil disposal area Beaufort
above MLW
h. Do you claim title to the disposal area? yes
If not, attach a letter granting permission from the
owner.
Will a disposal area be available for future
maintenance? no
If so, where?
j. Does the disposal area include any marshland,
swamps, or water areas?
no
k. Will the fill material be placed below mean high
water? no
1. Amount of fill in cubic yards
m. Type of fill material
n. Source of fill material
o. Will fill material be placed on marsh or other
wetlands? no
p. Dimensions of the wetland to be filled
none
q. How will excavated or fill material be kept on site
and erosion controlled?
stockpiled/spread and grassed
r. What type of construction equipment will be used
(for example, dragline, backhoe, or hydraulic
dredge)?dragline and barge
s. Will wetlands be crossed in transporting equipment
to project site? no If yes, explain steps that will
be taken to lessen environmental impacts.
7 SHORELINE STABILIZATION
a. Length of bulkhead or riprap
b. Average distance waterward of mean high water or
normal water level
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c. Shoreline erosion during preceding 12 months, in
d. Type of bulkhead material
e. Amount of fill, in cubic yards, to be placed below
mean high water
f. Type of fill material
8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In addition to the completed application form, the follow-
ing items must be submitted:
A copy of the deed (with state application only) or other
instrument under which the applicant claims title to the
affected property. If the applicant is not claiming to be
the owner of said property, then forward a copy of the
deed or other instrument under which the owner claims
title, plus written permission from the owner to carry out
the project.
An accurate work plat (including plan view and cross
sectional drawings) drawn to scale in black ink on an 8
1/2 x 11 white paper. (Refer to Coastal Resources
Commission Rule 7J.0203 for a detailed description.)
Please note that original drawings are preferred and
only high quality copies will be accepted. Blue-line
prints or other larger plats are acceptable only if 18 high
quality copies are provided by applicant. (Contact the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding that agency's
use of larger drawings.) A site or location map is a part
of plat requirements and it must be sufficiently detailed
to guide agency personnel unfamiliar with the area to the
site. Include county road (SR) numbers, landmarks, and
the like.
A stormwater management plan, if applicable, that
may have been developed in consultation with the
Division of Environmental Management.
A list of the names and complete addresses of the
adjacent waterfront (riparian) landowners. These
individuals have 30 days in which to submit comments
on the proposed project to the Division of Coastal
Management and should be advised by the applicant of
that opportunit
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Name Linton Lewis
Address Rt. 1, Box 551
Beaufort, NC 28516
Name Jack Humphrey
Address Front t.
Beaufort, :1U 2051b
Name A. B. Cooper, Jr.
Address 0. Pox 99
Atlantic Beach,
A list of previous state or federal permits issued for
work on the project tract. Include permit numbers,
permittee, and issuing dates.
None
A check for $250 made payable to the Department of
Environment , Health, and Natural Resources to cover
the costs of processing the application.
A signed AEC hazard notice for projects in oceanfront
and inlet areas.
A statement on the use of public funds. If the project
involves the expenditure of public funds, attach a state-
ment documenting compliance with the North Carolina
Environmental Policy Act (N.C.G.S. 113A-1 to 10).

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9 CERTIFICATION AND PERMISSION
TO ENTER ON LAND
Any permit issued in response to this application will
allow only the development described in the application.
The project will be subject to conditions and restrictions
contained in the permit.
I certify that to the best of my knowledge, the proposed
activity complies with the State of North Carolina's ap-
proved Coastal Management Program and will be con-
ducted in a manner consistent with such program.
I further certify that I am authorized to grant, and do in
fact, grant permission to representatives of state and
federal review agencies to enter on the aforementioned
lands in connection with evaluating information related
to this permit application and follow-up monitoring of
project.
This ' e !? day of ,/, eCCit , 19?.
X
Landowner or Authorized agent
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Taylor Bros. Marine Construction, Inc.
Marine Engineering & Construction
P.O. Box 837
Beaufort, N.C. 28516
LJAN 1 0 1992 f
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1-919-728-2525
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