15A NCAC 07H .1305      SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

(a)  Boat ramps shall be no wider than 15 feet and shall not extend more than 20 feet waterward of the normal high water level or normal water level.

(b)  Excavation and ground disturbing activities above and below the normal high water level or normal water level will be limited to that necessary to establish ramp slope and provide a ramp no greater in size than specified by this general permit.

(c)  Placement of fill materials below normal high water level, or normal water level, will be limited to the ramp structure and any associated riprap groins. Boat ramps may be constructed of concrete, wood, steel, clean riprap, marl, or any other suitable equivalent materials approved by the Division of Coastal Management. No coastal wetland vegetation shall be excavated or filled at any time during construction.

(d)  The permit set forth in this Section allows for up to a six-foot wide launch access dock, fixed or floating, immediately adjacent to a new or existing boat ramp. The length shall be limited to the length of the permitted boat ramp with a maximum length of 20 feet waterward of the normal high water level or normal water level. No permanent slips are authorized by this permit.

(e)  Groins shall be allowed as a structural component on one or both sides of a new or existing boat ramp to reduce scouring. The groins shall be limited to the length of the permitted boat ramp with a maximum length of 20 feet waterward of the normal high water level or normal water level.

(f)  The height of sheetpile groins shall not exceed one foot above normal high water level or normal water level and the height of riprap groins shall not exceed two feet above normal high water level or normal water level.

(g)  Riprap groins shall not exceed a base width of five feet.

(h)  Material used for groin construction shall be free from loose dirt or any other pollutant. Riprap material must be of sufficient size to prevent its movement from the approved alignment by wave action or currents.

(i)  "L" and "T" sections shall not be allowed at the end of groins.

(j)  Groins shall be constructed of granite, marl, concrete without exposed rebar, timber, vinyl sheet pile, steel sheet pile, or other suitable equivalent materials approved by the Division of Coastal Management.

(k)  Boat ramps and their associated structures authorized under this permit shall not interfere with the access to any riparian property and shall have a minimum setback of 15 feet between any part of the boat ramp or associated structures and the adjacent property owners' areas of riparian access. The minimum setbacks provided in the rule may be waived by the written agreement of the adjacent riparian owners, or when two adjoining riparian owners are co-applicants. Should the adjacent property be sold before construction of the boat ramp or associated structures commences, the applicant shall obtain a written agreement with the new owner waiving the minimum setback and submit it to the Division of Coastal Management prior to initiating any development of the boat ramp or associated structures authorized under this permit.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113A-107(a); 113A-107(b); 113A-113(b); 113A-118.1; 113A-124;

Eff. March 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2014;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2022.