15A NCAC 10F .0330       CARTERET COUNTY

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

(1)           the waters of Money Island Slough in Atlantic Beach, 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 in Morehead City, 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 in Beaufort, 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 in Beaufort south of Old Causeway Road;

(8)           the waters of the Newport River in Beaufort, 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 in Morehead City, including all waters surrounding the Port of Morehead City to Goat Island as delineated by markers;

(11)         the waters of Newport River, known as Morgan Creek in Beaufort, 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 in Newport, beginning at its intersection with Bogue Sound at 34.70163 N, 76.98157 W, as delineated by markers;

(13)         the waters of Newport River within 200 yards of the Newport River Beach Access Boat Ramp, 301 U.S. Highway 70 East, Morehead City, beginning at the shore north of the U.S. Highway 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 on the White Oak River in the Town of Cedar Point, 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;

(15)         the portion of the canal at Dolphin Bay Estates on the White Oak River in the Town of Cedar Point, beginning 30 yards inside the entrance to the canal and extending the entire length of the canal;

(16)         the waters within approximately 50 yards of the Gordon S. Myers Boating Access Area at Cedar Point Boating Access Area, but not extending into the Intracoastal Waterway channel setback, at 144 Cedar Point Boulevard, Cedar Point;

(17)         the waters of the navigation channel from a point in Bogue Sound at 34.67392 N, 77.00725 W to the Emerald Isle Boating Access Area, a distance of 345 yards, at 6800 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle;

(18)         the waters within 50 yards of the Newport Boating Access Area on Newport River, at 333 E. Chatham Street, Newport;

(19)         the waters within 50 yards of the Morehead City Boating Access Area on the Intracoastal Waterway, 3407 Arendell Street, Morehead City;

(20)         the waters within 50 yards of the West Beaufort Boating Access Area on Newport River, 298 West Beaufort Road, Beaufort;

(21)         the waters within 50 yards of the Taylors Creek Boating Access Area on Taylors Creek, 2370 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort;

(22)         the waters within 50 yards of the Straits Landing Boating Access Area on North River, 1648 Harkers Island Road, Straits;

(23)         the waters within 50 yards of the Oyster Creek Boating Access Area on Oyster Creek, 1300 U.S. Highway 70, Davis;

(24)         the waters within 50 yards of the Salters Creek Boating Access Area on Salters Creek, 200 Wildlife Ramp Road, Sealevel; and

(25)         the waters within 50 yards of the Cedar Island Boating Access Area on Pamlico Sound, 115 Driftwood Drive, Cedar Island.

(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 place 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;

(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; and

(6)           the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission shall place and maintain markers for the areas designated in Subparagraphs (a)(16) through (25) of this Rule.

History Note:        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.

Amended Eff. February 1, 2025.