15A N.C. Admin. Code 10F.0330

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 8, October 15, 2024

Section 10F .0330 - CARTERET COUNTY

(a) Regulated Areas. This Rule shall apply to the following waters in Carteret County:

(1) the waters of Money Island Slough, beginning at the east end of Money Island near the Anchorage Marina Basin at a point at 34.70187 N, 76.72938 W and ending at the west end of Money Island where Brooks Avenue dead ends at a point at 34.70235 N, 76.73271 W;

(2) the waters of Taylor Creek in Beaufort, shore to shore from its intersection with the Newport River at the western end, to a line at the eastern end between a point on the north shore at 34.70762 N, 76.61784 W, south-southwest to the eastern tip of Carrot Island;

(3) the waters of Peletier Creek, beginning at the entrance to Peletier Creek at the Intracoastal Waterway at a point at 34.72543 N, 76.78044 W and ending at U.S. Highway 70;

(4) the waters of Bogue Sound Harbor Channel in Morehead City, between Sugarloaf Island and the seawall on the south side of Evans, Shepard, and Shackleford Streets, from the east at the State Ports Authority, west to a point at 34.71848 N, 76.72015 W at the southern end of South 13^th Street;

(5) the waters of Gallants Channel, from the U.S. 70 Grayden Paul Bridge at a point at 34.72248 N, 76.66936 W, south to Taylor Creek at a point at 34.71775 N, 76.66950 W;

(6) the waters of Cedar Island Bay and Harbor in the Town of Cedar Island, from N.C. Highway 12 to Cedar Island Bay Channel Light 8;

(7) the waters of the small cove on the west side of Radio Island south of Old Causeway Road;

(8) the waters of the Newport River, from a point north of the U.S. 70 Grayden Paul Bridge at 34.72265 N, 76.66930 W, north northwest to marker #6;

(9) the waters of Spooner Creek in Morehead City, north of a point where it enters the Intracoastal Waterway at 34.72570 N, 76.80294 W;

(10) the waters of the Newport River at Bogue Sound, including all waters surrounding the Port of Morehead City to Goat Island as delineated by appropriate markers;

(11) the waters of Newport River, known as Morgan Creek, west northwest of a point at the mouth at 34.71611 N, 76.67814 W;

(12) the waters of Cannonsgate Marina and the Cannonsgate Marina Channel, beginning at its intersection with Bogue Sound at 34.70163 N, 76.98157 W, as delineated by appropriate markers;

(13) the waters of the Newport River within 200 yards of the Newport River Beach Access Boat Ramp, beginning at the shore north of the U.S. 70 Newport River Bridge at a point at 34.72141 N, 76.68707 W, west to a point at 34.72128 N, 76.68893 W, north to a point at 34.72376 N, 76.68911 N, then east to the shore at 34.72371 N, 76.68631 W;

(14) the waters of Palmetto Drive canal, a tributary to the White Oak River, beginning at a point on the western shore at 34.67903 N, 77.10142 W to a point on the eastern shore at 34.67899 N, 77.10098 W and extending the entire length of the canal; and

(15) the portion of the canal at Dolphin Bay Estates, a tributary to the White Oak River, beginning 30 yards inside the entrance to the canal and extending the entire length of the canal.

(b) Speed Limit. No person shall operate a vessel at a speed greater than no-wake speed while on the waters of the regulated areas designated in Paragraph (a) of this Rule.

(c) Placement of Markers. The following agencies shall be the designated agencies for placement of the markers implementing this Rule, subject to the approval of the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers:

(1) the Board of Commissioners of Carteret County, for the regulated areas designated in Subparagraphs (a)(1), (3), (5) through (8),(11), and (12) of this Rule;

(2) the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Beaufort, for the regulated area designated in Subparagraph (a)(2) of this Rule;

(3) the Board of Commissioners of Morehead City, for the regulated areas designated in Subparagraphs (a)(4), (9), and (13) of this Rule;

(4) the North Carolina State Ports Authority, for the regulated area designated in Subparagraph (a)(10) of this Rule; and

(5) the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Cedar Point for the regulated areas designated in Subparagraphs (a)(14) and (15) of this Rule.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 10F .0330

Authority G.S. 75A-3; 75A-15;
Eff. March 4, 1979;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1997; May 1, 1995; June 1, 1994; February 1, 1994; July 1, 1993;
Temporary Amendment Eff. February 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998;
Temporary Amendment Eff. March 1, 1999; November 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2016; July 1, 2012; September 1, 2010; July 1, 2000;
Temporary Amendment Eff. September 1, 2016;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2017;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2018.

Authority G.S. 75A-3; 75A-15;
Eff. 3/4/1979;
Amended Eff. 10/1/1997; May 1, 1995; June 1, 1994; February 1, 1994; July 1, 1993;
Temporary Amendment Eff. 2/1/1998;
Amended Eff. 7/1/1998;
Temporary Amendment Eff. 3/1/1999; November 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. 7/1/2012; September 1, 2010; July 1, 2000.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 30, Issue 21, May 2, 2016 effective 5/1/2016.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 31, Issue 21, May 1, 2017 effective 4/1/2017.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 03, August 01, 2018 effective 10/1/2018.