15A NCAC 07J .0203       Standards for Work Plats

(a)  General. Project plans or work plats shall include a top or plan view and a cross‑sectional view. All plats shall have the standard north arrow. North shall be at the top of the plat. Work plats shall be drawn to a scale of 1" = 200' or less.

(b)  Details of Work Plats

(1)           Top View or Plan View Work Plats. Such drawings shall show existing and proposed features such as dune systems, shorelines, creeks, marshlands, docks, piers, bulkheads, excavated areas, fill areas, type and location of sewage treatment facilities, effluent outlets, shoreline length, upland vegetation, coastal wetlands and/or 404 wetlands, house, septic tanks, septic fields, existing structures on adjacent property (i.e. shoreline stabilization, docking facility), Areas of Environmental Concern shall be labeled, the 30' buffer or DWR buffers as applicable, US Army Corps of Engineers setbacks and lines, First Line of Stable Natural Vegetation, development setbacks, pre-project vegetation line, north arrow, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, shellfish, navigation markers, hydraulic dredge pipe alignment, spoil disposal location, dune elevations or contours and adjacent waterbody name. Existing water depths shall be indicated as Normal Water Level or Normal High Water Level unless work plats are by a professional surveyor or engineer where water depths can be indicated using mean low water as base or zero and shall be shown either as contours or spot elevation. In areas where the difference in daily low and high tides is less than six inches, mean water level as certified by a professional surveyor or engineer or normal water level shall be used. Work plats shall indicate which features are existing and which are proposed. Property boundaries, as they appear on the deed, and the names of adjacent property owners shall be shown on the work plat with Riparian Lines and 15' riparian setback. The work plat shall show areas to be excavated and the exact site for disposal of the excavated material unless outside of the Area of Environmental Concern, then an address may be provided. When fill material is to be placed behind a bulkhead or dike, the plan shall show the exact location of such bulkheads, dikes and fill areas and calculations showing that the bulkhead or dike has the capacity to confine the material. Work plats shall indicate the presence of wetlands in the area of proposed work.

(2)           Cross‑Section Work Plats. A cross‑sectional diagram showing depth and elevation of proposed work relative to Normal Water Level or Normal High Water Level unless certified by a professional surveyor or engineer where water depths can be shown as mean low and mean high water, shall be included in the plan. First floor elevations shall be shown for any proposed structures.

(3)           Title of Work Plats. Each work plat shall be numbered, have a title block to identify the project or work, and shall include name of applicant or project, date the plat was prepared, and scale of the plat. The date of any revisions shall be noted. The applicant shall also include the name or initials of the person who drew the plat.

(c)  Any application for a CAMA Major or Dredge and Fill permit shall include a narrative of the proposed development that shall include the following information:

(1)           the character of the development (i.e. residential, commercial, recreational, etc.);

(2)           a description of the development activities proposed; and

(3)           the amount of ground disturbance in the AEC measured in acres or square feet.

(d)  Following review of the permit application, a permit may be issued conditioned in accordance with G.S.143B-279.4. Any subsequent violation of these conditions shall be a permit violation. Any subsequent change in the development which changes the parameters of the project shall be submitted to the Division of Coastal Management. Nothing in this Rule would prohibit an applicant from proceeding with work outside an AEC that is determined by the Division of Coastal Management to not have a direct impact on the AEC while a permit application for work in the AEC is pending provided that all other necessary local, state, and federal permits have been obtained.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-229(n)(3); 113-230(a); 113A‑119; 113A‑124;

Eff. March 15, 1978;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1989;

RRC objection September 17, 2022 and rule returned to agency on October 5, 2023;

Codifier determined that agency's findings of need did not meet criteria for emergency rule on December 20, 2023;

Emergency Adoption Eff. January 3, 2024.