19A NCAC 02D .0705      REVIEW PROCEDURES

(a)  Upon receipt of a completed application, the Chief Engineer shall acknowledge the receipt and initiate a preliminary investigation and review.

(b)  In reviewing the application, the following factors shall be taken into consideration as a basis for approval or disapproval:

(1)           traffic count;

(2)           availability of an acceptable detour;

(3)           length of an acceptable detour;

(4)           type road surface (paved or unpaved);

(5)           school bus route – number of buses;

(6)           anticipated frequency of flooding;

(7)           anticipated duration of flooding;

(8)           cost estimates to raise the roadway above flood stage;

(9)           probability of future significant changes in traffic characteristics;

(10)         comments from affected utilities; and

(11)         comments from general public.

(c)  Under no condition shall a permit be issued to allow flooding which would isolate any home, business, or other commercial establishment.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 136-64.1(d);

Eff. July 1, 1978;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2012;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 6, 2016.