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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19940341 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19940413State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management James B, Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification Ms. Lizzie Gray Knox Mayberry 106 Gilead Road Huntersville, N.C. 28075 Dear Ms. Mayberry: A4; [D EHNF1 June 10, 1994 Mecklenburg County DEM Project # 94341 You have our approval to place fill material in 0.07 acres of wetlands or waters for the purpose of lot fill at lot # 131, as you described in your application dated 31 April, 1994. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 2733. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 18 when it is issued by the Corps of Engineers. This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project. If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 30 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing. This letter completes the review of the Division of Environmental Management under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-1786. Sincerely, reston owar P.E. Director Attachment cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office Mooresville DEM Regional Office Mr. John Dorney Central Files David Patrick; Patrick Wetland Consultants 94341.1tr P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 FAX 919-733-2496 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post-consumer paper PATRICK WETLAND CONSULTANTS 280 HWY 29 South Suite 120 / Box 304 Concord, North Carolina 28027 June 6, 1994 D Mr. John R. DorneyJ?N Wetlands and Technical Review Group ??994 q;--- _ Division of Environmental Management North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources P. O. Box 29535 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Re: Lizzie Gray Knox Mayberry, Wynfield Forest Project # 94301 COE Action ID No. 199404304 Dear Mr. Dorney: In response to our telephone conversations over the past three weeks regarding the submittal of a request, under Nationwide Permit #18, to fill 0.10 acres of wetlands associated with McDowell Creek for Lot #131, we have carefully evaluated the minimum lot size required to site a single family home on this lot. By adjusting the structure's location and minimizing the transition from the foundation fill to the existing grade, we would be able to reduce the fill area to 0.07 acres, leaving a 20+ foot area along the lot line which traverses wetlands (see attached figure). Assuming this is satisfactory, we look forward to your concurrence with the Corps of Engineers' issuance of a Nationwide Permit #18 authorization, which was issued May 25, 1994. In regard to our Individual Permit application for a nature trail through wetlands of McDowell Creek, the applicant continues to review the options available to avoid and/or minimize wetland impacts. We are by this letter requesting an additional 60-day extension of the previously requested 30-day extension to the response period noted in your letter; the 30-day extension expires June 8, 1994. While there continue to be limited economically or logistically feasible options for modifying the trail, we would like to make every effort to find an equitable and reasonable modification of the proposed project to address the DEM's concerns. We anticipate submittal of our response to your office by no later than August 8, 1994. Please contact me if I can provide any further information regarding this time extension. Sincerely, David D. Patrick, Jr. DAVID 1). PATRICK, IR. 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Wetland type (select one) o Other • o Swamp forest o Shoreline • cy" Bottomland hardwood forest o Stream channel • o Carolina bay o Salt marsh • ' o Pocosin o Brackish marsh • o Pine savannah o Freshwater marsh • o Wet flat o Bog/Fen • o Perched o Vemal pool • • • • • • .. • • • • • • . • . • . • • . • • .sue .. • • • .. a • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • . • • . • • • • • • .-:>:::::::::::-s Water storage Bank/Shoreline stabilization I ¢ x 4.00 = Pollutant removal -? • • IN Sensitive watershed `- x ISO ? . • Wcrland score. I Dispersal corridor I • Special ecplogical attributes Wildlife habitat x 1S0 ?. • ... Aquatic life value • Recreation/Education > x01 ,-' , • Economic value ?.<T • Wetland area z") aces Wetland width 4-0 5 a feet Nearest road oA,?f/Ai?? o Hydrologically connected o Hydrologically Isolated d , DEM ID: ACTION ID: APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION UNDER NATIONWIDE PERMIT N0. NWP # 18 JOINT APPLICATION FORM FOR NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE DISTRICT ENGINEER NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION CONCURRENCE NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION WILMINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER CORPS OF ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY P. 0. BOX 1890 WILMINGTON, NC 28402-1890 ATTN: CESAW-CO-E Telephone (919) 251-4511 WATER QUALITY PLANNING DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURC`ES' -- P. 0. BOX 29535 RALEIGH, NC 27626-0535 ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY Telephone (919) 733-5083 [/(,1)j ? I ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. PLEASE PRINT. _:_ 1. OWNERS NAME;: Q ZZ1E GRAY KNOX MAYBERRY 2. OWNERS ADDRESS: 106 GILEAD ROAD, HUNTERSVILLE, NC, 28075 3. OWNERS PHONE NUMBER (HOME): (704) 875 - 6583 (WORK): 4. IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICIAL, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER: DAVID PATRICK, PATRICK WETLAND CONSULTANTS, 280 HWY 29 SOUTH, SUITE 120 / BOX 304, CONCORD, NC, 28027, (704) 786-6518 5. LOCATION OF PLANNED WORK (ATTACH MAP). COUNTY: MECKLENBURG NEAREST TOWN OR CITY: HUNTERSVILLE, NC SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ETC.): APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF SAM FUR ROAD AT THE END OF HUGH MCAULEY ROAD, WEST OF I-77 AND EAST OF MCDOWELL CREEK. 6. NAME OF CLOSEST STREAM/RIVER: MCDOWELL CREEK 7. RIVER BASIN: CATAWBA RIVER 8. IS THIS PROJECT LOCATED IN A WATE;kSHED CLASSIFIED AS 'T'ROUT, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, OR WS II? YES [ ) NO [XX] 9. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON THIS PROPERTY? YES [XXI NO [ J IF YES, EXPLAIN. AUTHORIZATION UNDER NWP #12 (ACTION ID 199304305, SEWER LINES) AND #26 (ACTION ID 199304306, FILL IN ISOLATED WETLAND) 10. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCATED ON PROJECT SITE: 14 ACRES 11. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLAND IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT: FILLED: 0.10 ACRES DRAINED: FLOODED: EXCAVATED: TOTAL IMPACTED: 0.10 ACRES 12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK (ATTACH PLANS): CLEAN FILL MATERIAL WILL BE USED TO FILL PART OF LOT #131 WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD BE UNUSEABLE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF WETLANDS. 13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WORK: IMPROVEMENT OF UNSUITABLE BUILDING CONDITIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING SUBDIVISION 14. STATE REASONS WHY THE APPLICANT BELIEVES THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN WETLANDS. ALSO, NOTE MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIMIZE WETLAND IMPACTS. FULL AND REASONABLE USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING REQUIRES THE IMPROVEMENT OF UNSUITABLE BUILDING CONDITIONS IN THIS WETLAND; ALL OTHER LOTS ARE TO BE KEPT OUTSIDE OF THE FLOODPLAIN WETLANDS (13+ ACRES) TO MINIMIZE WETLAND IMPACTS. 15. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) AND/OR NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF ANY FEDERALLY LISTED OR PROPOSED FOR LISTING ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES OR CRITICAL HABITAT IN THE PERMIT AREA THAT MAY BE AFFECTED 13Y THE PROPOSED PROJECT. HAVE YOU DONE SO? YES [XX] NO [ ] RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE ATTACHED. 16. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO) REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN THE PERMIT AREA WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT. HAVE YOU DONE SO? YES [XX] NO [ ] RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE ATTACHED. 17. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY DEM: A. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAMS, AND LAKES ON THE PROPERTY. B. IF AVAILABLE, REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF WETLANDS TO BE IMPACTED BY PROJECT. C. IF DELINEATION WAS PERFORMED BY A CONSULTANT, INCLUDE ALL DATA SHEETS RELEVANT TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE DELINEATION LINE. D. ATTACH STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THIS PROJECT, IF REQUIRED. E. WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY? RURAL /AGRICULTURAL AND RESIDENTIAL F. IF APPLICABLE, WHAT IS PROPOSED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL? DISCHARGE TO CENTRALIZED SYSTEM (CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG UTILITY DISTRICT) (6ddNER' S SI ATURE DATE) L 7-7-i : Gg-tLA/ /&lo k hl A e pe 2.!l OWNER'S NAME PRINTED) OWNER'S TITLE (IF APPLICABLE) MAYBERRY PROPERTY / McDOWELL CREEK PROJECT NARRATIVE The applicant proposes to provide for construction of a single-family residential subdivision on 168 acres adjacent to McDowell Creek in northern Mecklenburg County. Construction of all units within the subdivision will require filling 0.10 acre of floodplain wetlands along the east side of McDowell Creek. In addition to this impact to jurisdictional wetlands, the applicant proposes to construct sewer lines (Action ID No. 199304305), fill a 0.83-acre isolated wetland (Action ID No. 199304306), and construct a pit-gravel or similar nature trail in the floodplain, including wetlands, of McDowell Creek. Authorization for the nature trail has been applied for under separate Individual Permit Application procedures (Action ID No. 199304304). The extent of jurisdictional wetlands was determined by the applicant's agent and reviewed in the field and confirmed by a representative of the Corps of Engineers' Asheville field office (Steve Lund) on November 16, 1992. Wetland vegetation is described in the attached Routine On-site Determination Data Forms. To minimize impacts to wetland, Lot #131 is the only lot to be partially located in wetlands of the floodplain of McDowell Creek. Restricting construction to non-wetland areas reduces the number of potential lots available for development, and substantially reduces the economic benefits of using the property. This is done specifically in the interest of minimizing impacts to wetlands of McDowell Creek. As partial mitigation for impacts associated with filling the isolated wetland, the applicant proposes to donate the McDowell Creek wetlands and floodplain area of the property to the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department for its Greenway Program. The applicant's agent has met with the SHPO (represented by Susan Myers) and has reviewed the SHPO records regarding presence of archaeological and/or historical resources. No cultural resources are known to be present anywhere on the subject property, nor have any surveys to determine the presence of such resources been performed. The applicant's agent has reviewed the records of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as met with Mike Schafale and reviewed the Natural Heritage Program records regarding presence of listed threatened and/or endangered species of plants and/or animals, or those proposed for listing. There are no records of such species occuring anywhere on the subject property, nor have any surveys to determine the presence of such resources been performed. Further, field review by the applicant's agent has not resulted in identification of any protected species of plants or animals. DATA FORM ROUTINE ONSITE DETERMINATION METHODt Field Investigalor(s): _14"rh 10191 (C-k Date: .SeP%• a b 1592- Project/She: Avx? a r k State:• 11C County: Mcc.KLErlgtAACG Applicant/Owner: I xx'E A ek Plant Community $/Name: Ioo? ??+ ocac Note: ,H amore detailed site description is necessary, use the bads of data form -- afieldn o ebook. ---------------p-------7--------------------------- Do normal environmental conditions exist at the plant communily? Yes ;_ No (H no, explain on back) Has the vegetation, soils, and/or hydrology been significantly disturbed? Yes No _-)k- (If yes, explain on back) Indicator Dominant Plant Species Status 1. 4ci4- mS ru IK- F-Ig C_ 2. Frax;nu?cnnfVILMAic4 FAcL.) 3. Ot.2,f cu s is S of Ac, 4 / / S l?l$ i4CV:5' 4T-S 'AC a1 S. u. <r S a i ?t44 C 6. Lir,Ddlndr?'?J°' EA 7. P(4?anuS OccidGnrgL'S RCaJ- 8. SAfik n?r-c 06 L_ 9. ('arprnus Cara U,rni ant FA c 10. L'? u tf? u w S'' ne n S-A- _ r14 C_ VEGETATION Stratum Dominant Plant Species I. Gat- V% US 4 m 0 M u w% 12. 41ECrn4nt("'a pk/O.Xe?e%dCS 13. ?ORiCsr4 ?40t11 G0. 14 %ox:codevdvrn-cars " 15. Sn,?I?k gyp. 16. SnwruruS cU-n4u< 17. 18. SKI 19. 20. Indicator Status Stratum Ri rJ S43 m B? x^04 n? AG '? /4- G ' 05G " Percent of dominant spaces that are OBL, FACW, and/or FAC _ so 100,20 Is the hydrophytic vegetation criterion met? Yes -4--_ No o s f F/? tJ or Rationale: All 14I- A-5 4.1 a -I G a SIC F-ACam` M z C, ( Q SOILS Series/phase: m on aG.GYt ( rA. <tor?d? Subgroup.2 PkxQ&?.?c Is the soil on the hydric soils list? Yes No _ Undetermined Is the soil a Histcsol? Yes No 4_ Histic epipedon present? Yes _- No Is the soil: Mottled? Yes No Gleyed? Yes ?- No Matrix Color: 14 4/4 Mottle Colors: sYL Other hydric soil indicators: Is the hydric soil criterion met? Yes_ No Rationale: se'i 41,& µ?aeR , I(O,a.S vt'c Ihc?c.?S.b,? 5 a ln?e ?a? -Q- °"SZ .. nr _ . , .,_ r r. 0 1..rc 70% HYDROLOGY 11 Is the ground surface irr??ndated? Yes __k No Surface waler depth: '4 Is the soil saturated7boVes _ No Depth to free-standing water in p?dsoil probe hole: 0-3 List other field evidence o surface inun ation or soil saturation. G1.t c rn TV-"- `>,? " a 6 y c ?.4i f e u S roo 1ri?w f St?c'?C Is the wetland hydrology criterion met? Yes. _ No Rationale: day- ?ti\.Qi caj -b-A T LI cn? uhf awQ /nr S?c?u r41(i?r, r? ki- W .h JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION AND RATIONALE Is the plant community a welland? Yes _ No Rationale for jurisdictional decision: _5(1 ? WIQ*L , 1 This data form can be used for the Hydric Soil Assessment Procedure and the Plant Community Assessment Procedure. 2 Classification according to *Soil Taxonomy: .A M B-2 , ( V1 N 01 753 cics Crossroads 3920 1. ) \\''v ` \'?;?• ?, , r ?,. \?Z'.. r1 ! ? ? 111`' ? ? \ \? ,'? 1 ? ?.? ,? ..•_ r ' I \ / 11 \r' // I 1? 25' Jr, -9 3919 ' /?u (,l\ t it )) /? CQ /r tiM J) j (1. Illrl'I `,I\ I,I„' .I'"i _, ?ys.115 3918 a 36 110 64 60 I 11V l (( r? / 11 , d 15 ROAD CLASSIFICATION / Primary highway, Light duty road, hard or 3917 ?? I+1?•O?? j1' I hard surface improved surface . ''?'\i • , f' ,, i?/ rr Secondary highway, hard surface Unimproved road (.i; ,' +! \`` ;, } O Interstate Route U. S. Route O State Route 100 )9G ff' ?: ' I LAKE NORMAN SOUTH N. C. '1l (2 3 -?'?"•' (/? N3522.5-W8052.5/7.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicant: Lizzie Gray Knox Mayberry Project: Wynfield Forest Agent: Patrick Wetland Consultants Proposed Work: Fill for, County/State: Mecklenburg, North Carolina Date: 14 February 1994 Body of Water: McDowell Creek Sheet -L_ of ?? V `\ ? II TP6M1C I PFOIA < VV I ' i PFOIA `W-01A 1 Pt :5 fTe PFOIA pugNh \-? PEMIA-(? Q?pEMIC R2U?Hx? ` 1 / • ,'\,, ? ? FOIFh ?'. N 1 1 PFOIA ? ?\ -•? psslA _ \ \? \ Ps p, 1 I ` PFOIA V 1 \ i 1 t.°+I9 1' 1 ?' PU<SHh I f ` / PFOIA 1 r! PV6Nh MIN 1 J PF01A I (? PFOIAx `\ PFOIA `\. I' I 1 I ? PFOICx PFOIAA KOIU j I PFOIA PFOIA I AFOIA i 1 ''113 \ PsSIAr , ,. ,. Ps91Cx ( /R2U6H, PU6N\1, PEMIA?.? ??J f1 PFOICx / .I -PEMIC PFOIA-{ PEMIr? g ?BNx' ?• 1 PFOIA PFOIA I , P-01A PEMIC? PFOIA I PFOIA / 56 1 ..i PF01C , pFOIA \ PEMIC PFOIC. 1 ` PEM1A /' Pu6Hh , I I MAI UB"InAl PEMIF{, i , PFOIA - % 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicant: Lizzie Gray Knox Mayberry Project: Wynfield Forest ".r 131 Agent: Patrick Wetland Consultants Proposed Work: Fill for y a «- County/State: Mecklenburg, North Carolina Date: 14 February 1994 Body of Water: McDowell Creek Sheet o2 of - I/11-T I IV? i? 4- / Ape i l i i J rj O \ Ir\ ` A14 T ?' 4R ALL , 1 .CO 0 !0 100 770 ty?O / . '' / ESP ASSOCIAT S .A. ` / ongi+u.+ing wan.ying •y tanning roroo 1•r Cw• Dn+. fw. rr. a..ur...ae tare (01) !.t-1r0 i 'M•aDwrc C44k - - Applicant: Lizzie Gray Knox Mayberry Project: Wynfield Forest .for 13/ Agent: Patrick Wetland Consultants Proposed Work: Fill for County/State: Mecklenburg, North Carolina Date: 14 February 1994 Body of Water: McDowell Creek Sheet 3 of _f 24 SF y 'a IQ ?4"O , toot ?5? `?? yob " IJ rtiy W 68s 680 e. 7S 1-74(. i 74 L 7L 470 10,400 SF 8 ad i ?ya bxc.ST'i A. h6eIZo,17-Al.' l h-'Zo' Applicant: Lizzie Gray Knox Mayberry Agent: Patrick Wetland Consultants County/State: Mecklenburg, North Carolina Body of Water: McDowell Creek Project: Wynfield Forest I-ot /3? Proposed Work: Fill for Date: 14 February 1994 Sheet 4 of _ A A.