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NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Title 15A - Environmental QualityChapter 07 - Coastal ManagementSubchapter H - STATE GUIDELINES FOR AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
Section .1200 - GENERAL PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PIERS AND DOCKING FACILITIES: IN ESTUARINE AND PUBLIC TRUST WATERS AND OCEAN HAZARD AREAS
Section 07H .1202 - APPROVAL PROCEDURES

15A N.C. Admin. Code 7H.1202

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Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 8, October 15, 2024
Section 07H .1202 - APPROVAL PROCEDURES
(a) An applicant for a General Permit under this Subchapter shall contact the Division of Coastal Management and request approval for development.
(b) The applicant shall provide:
(1) the site location, dimensions of the project area and name, and his or her address; and
(2) confirmation that a written statement has been obtained signed by the adjacent riparian property owners indicating that they have no objections to the proposed work; or
(3) confirmation that the adjacent riparian property owners have been notified by certified mail of the proposed work. The notice shall instruct adjacent property owners to provide any comments on the proposed development in writing for consideration by permitting officials to the Division of Coastal Management within 10 days of receipt of the notice and indicate that no response will be interpreted as no objection. Division staff shall review all comments and determine, based on their relevance to the potential impacts of the proposed project, if the proposed project can be approved by a General Permit. If Division staff finds that the comments are worthy of more in-depth review, the Division shall notify the applicant that he or she must submit an application for a major development permit.
(c) No work shall begin until an on-site meeting is held with the applicant and a Division of Coastal Management representative to review the proposed development. A permit to to proceed with the proposed development shall be issued if the Division representative finds that the application meets all the requirements of this Subchapter. Construction shall be completed within 120 days of the issuance of the general permit or the authorization shall expire and it shall be necessary to re-examine the proposed development to determine if the general permit may be reissued.
(d) Any modification or addition to the permitted project shall require prior approval from the Division of Coastal Management.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 07H .1202

Authority G.S. 113A-107(a); 113A-107(b); 113A-113(b); 113A-118.1; 113A-124;
Eff. March 1, 1984;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2007; August 1, 1998; January 1, 1990;
Readopted Eff. December 1, 2021.
Authority G.S. 113A-107(a); 113A-107(b); 113A-113(b); 113A-118.1; 113A-124;
Eff. 3/1/1984;
Amended Eff. 10/1/2007; August 1, 1998; January 1, 1990.
Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 36, Issue 13, January 3, 2022 effective 12/1/2021.