20070043 Ver 1_More Info Letter_20070112

~~F W ATF9Q Michael F. Easley, Governor
`O G William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
~ 1~.- North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
~ ~
p .~ Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
January 12, 2007
DWQ Project # 07-0043
Franklin County
Page 1 of 2
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. William B. Smith
321 Commons Walk Circle
Cary, NC 27519
1665 Sagamore Drive, Lake Royale, NC
Lake Royale [030401, 28-31-(1), B, NSW]
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Smith:
On January 5, 2007, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
received your minor variance application dated January 2, 2007, regarding your request for a Minor
Variance from the Tar Pamlico Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0259) for the subject property. The DWQ
is required to prepare a "preliminary finding" /"finding of fact" as to whether the variance request meets
the requirements of 15A NCAC 02B .0259(9)(a). The DWQ may attach conditions to a variance approval
that support the purpose, spirit and intent of the riparian buffer protection program. Conditions usually
include stormwater management and buffer mitigation.
Additional information will be required before we can proceed with the review of your variance request.
Therefore, unless additional information is provided as described below, we will have to move toward
denial of your request per 15A NCAC 2B .0259 and will place this project on hold as incomplete until we
receive this additional information.
Additional Information Requested:
1. Buffer Miti ag tion-Mitigation will be required as a condition if you choose to proceed with either
the Minor or Major Variance. If you choose to proceed with a variance, then please provide a
buffer mitigation plan pursuant to 1 SA NCAC 02B .0242.
2. Stormwater Mana eg ment- Stormwater Management will be required as a condition if you choose
to proceed with either the Minor or Major Variance. Please provide a detailed stormwater
management plan depicting how you intend to treat the Stormwater running off the proposed
impervious surfaces.
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] / Internet: httn://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
NonehCarolina
~atura!!y
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/]0% Post Consumer Paper

William B. Smith
Page 2 of 2
January 12, 2007
Please respond in writing within three weeks of the date of this letter by sending a copy of this
information to me and to Mike Horan of the DWQ Raleigh Regional Office. If we do not hear from you
in writing within three weeks, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue your variance request
and we will consider the request as withdrawn. Please call Ms. Amy Chapman of this office at (919) 733-
1786 if you have any questions.
Sincerely, /I)
l
Cyndi Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
CBK/asc
cc: Mike Horan, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
File Copy
Central Files
Filename: 0700431665 SagamoreDrive(Frank I in)On_Hold
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] /Internet: httn://h2o.enr,slate.nc.us/ncwetlands
N~~on~~Carolina
~vatura!!y
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/] 0% Post Consumer Paper