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Source: NCDEQ, 9/20/18 Coastal property owners who
need to replace docks, piers, bulkheads or similar structures damaged by
Hurricane Florence along sounds, rivers and creeks may be authorized to do so
more quickly through an emergency general permit offered by the N.C. Division
of Coastal Management. “Our goal is to allow coastal residents and businesses to rebuild quickly from the devastating winds, storm surge and flooding caused by Hurricane Florence,” said Michael Regan, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. “The emergency permit gives us a science-based, environmentally sound way to do this.” The emergency permit expedites
the approval process for rebuilding docks, piers, bulkheads and similar water
dependent structures that meet state standards. The emergency permit may also
be used for dune reconstruction and maintenance dredging of existing channels. The normal $200 permit fee is
waived for the emergency permit, and, in many cases, no site visit or adjacent
property owner notification is required. Secretary Regan activated the emergency permit today. It can be used in all 20 coastal counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Tyrell, and Washington. The permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any other required state, local or federal authorization. To see Regan’s signed activation, go to https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Coastal+Management/documents/2018-09-20-CAMA-Emergency-General-Permit-15A-NCAC-7H.2500.pdf. Emergency permits must be
obtained, and all work must be completed, by Sept. 20, 2019. The emergency permit cannot be
used for rebuilding houses and does not apply to the replacement of oceanfront
structures. Those who want to apply for the
emergency general permit can help staff with the N.C. Division of Coastal
Management review your request as quickly as possible by following these
guidelines:
- First, call the Division of Coastal Management office that
covers your county.
County
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Office Location
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Address
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Telephone
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Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans
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Elizabeth City
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1367 U.S. 17 South
Elizabeth City
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252 264-3901
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Carteret, Craven, Pamlico,
and Onslow County north of the New River (including Jacksonville, Hubert, and
Swansboro)
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Morehead City
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400 Commerce Ave. Morehead
City
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252-808-2808 or
1-888-4RCOAST
(1-888-472-6278)
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Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford,
Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington
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Washington
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943 Washington Square Mall
Washington
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252- 946-6481
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Brunswick, New Hanover,
Pender, and Onslow south of the New River (including Topsail Island)
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Wilmington
(Currently
Closed)
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127 Cardinal Drive Ext.
Wilmington
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910-796-7215
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- Provide your name, name of any authorized agent working on
your behalf, your address, phone number and the project location. Include
any detailed information that will be helpful, such as the state road
number, the name of the water body and the name of the subdivision or
development.
- You will be required to pick up your permit at a division
office. If requested, bring with you a description of the extent of the
repair, replacement, dune reconstruction or maintenance dredging you need
to do, including dimensions and shoreline length. Pre- and post-storm
pictures of the project are helpful.
- For projects involving dredging, please provide confirmation
that the adjacent riparian property owners have been notified by certified
mail of the proposed work. The notice should instruct neighbors to provide
any comments about the proposed work to the Division of Coastal Management
within 10 days of receiving the notice, and that a lack of response by
them will be interpreted as no objection. Or, you can provide a signed
statement of no objection from both adjacent riparian property owners.
Forms are available here:https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/coastal-management/coastal-management-permits/adjacent-riparian-property.
- If you have had any other CAMA permit issued for your
property, please inform the division staff. Those permits may contain
information that will help staff with the Division of Coastal Management
review your repair or replacement request.
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