Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) General.
Project plans or work plats must include a top or planview, a cross-sectional
view, and a location map. All plats must have the standard north arrow. North
should be at the top of the plat. The prints must be neat and sufficiently
clear to permit photographic reproduction. Originals are preferred as copies
are often found to be unacceptable. The applicant should use as few sheets as
necessary to show clearly what is proposed. Work plats must be accurately drawn
to scale. A scale of 1" = 200' or less is normally required in order that
project detail can be easily understood.
(b) Details of Work Plats
(1) Topview or Planview Plats. Such drawings
must 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 and effluent outlets. Existing
water depths must be indicated using mean low water as base or zero. These can
be shown either as contours or spot elevation. Care should be used in
indicating which features are existing and which are proposed. Property
boundaries, as they appear on the deed, and the names of adjacent property
owners must be shown on the detailed plat. The work plat must clearly show any
areas to be excavated and exact locality for disposal of the excavated
material. When fill material is to be placed behind a bulkhead or dike, the
plan must be sufficiently detailed to show the exact location of such bulkheads
or dikes, and the adequacy of the bulkhead or dike to confine the material.
Drawings must indicate approximate mean low and mean high water lines and the
presence of marsh in the area of proposed work. In areas where the difference
in daily low and high tides is less than six inches, only an average water
level must be indicated.
(2)
Cross-Section Drawing. A cross-sectional diagram showing depth and elevation of
proposed work relative to existing ground level -- mean low and mean high water
line must be included in the plan. The mean low water must be the reference for
water depths and land elevations (i.e., mean low water should be depicted as
"Elevation 0.0 MLW"). First floor elevations relative to mean sea level must be
shown for any proposed buildings.
(3) Location Map. A map of small scale
showing the location of the proposed work is also required. The location map
must provide adequate information to locate the project site.
(4) Title of Drawing. Each drawing must have
a simple title block to identify the project or work, and shall include name of
applicant, date the plat was prepared, and scale of the plat. The date of any
revisions must be clearly noted. The applicant must also include the name of
the person who drew the plat.
(c) Applications are often made for permits
to authorize projects that have a portion of the development outside Areas of
Environmental Concern. Some information concerning plans for development
outside AECs is necessary to determine compatibility with the local Land Use
Plan and to be reasonably sure that such development will not adversely impact
AECs. Therefore, any application for a CAMA or Dredge and Fill permit shall
include, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) detailed information on any development
located in or directly impacting an AEC;
(2) a plat showing the entire tract of land
to be developed and possible access or roadway locations;
(3) maps or statements concerning the
location of wetlands within the project area to the extent that a wetlands
examination has been made by a private consultant or government agency. Each
developer of a project is urged, for his own protection and planning, to
procure such information prior to submission for a CAMA permit;
(4) a narrative description of the proposed
development that shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
(A) the character of the development (i.e.
residential, commercial, recreational, etc.);
(B) the maximum number of residential living
units that will be permitted;
(C)
the maximum acreage that will be utilized for non-residential
purposes;
(D) a statement as to
whether wastewater treatment is to be by municipal system, septic tank, or
other on-site treatment system. A general description of any on-site treatment
system shall be included;
(E) a
statement that access, as required by all land use regulations, is available
through the site to the Area of Environmental Concern without crossing any
Section +404= wetland or, if such a crossing is required, a statement that said
crossing is properly authorized. If the site contains significant wetlands,
such statement may be required from a qualified private consultant or
government agency, based on an examination of the property by such private
consultant or government agency. The CAMA permit when issued may be conditioned
upon the procurement of any required wetlands permit, if the need for such is
disclosed by such statement;
(5) any maps or plans that have been prepared
to meet other regulatory requirements such as stormwater management and
sedimentation and erosion control.
Following review of the permit application, including the
aforementioned supporting data (Subparagraphs 1-5), a permit may be issued
conditioned upon compliance with the development parameters provided in the
narrative statement accompanying the application. Any subsequent violation of
these narrative standards as incorporated within the permit shall be a permit
violation. No subsequent permit, permit modification, or other agency approval
shall be required for any subsequent work performed outside the Area of
Environmental Concern as long as such work is within the parameters described
in the narrative statement presented with the permit, and included in the
permit conditions. Any subsequent change in the development which changes the
parameters of the narrative, statement shall be submitted to the staff, but no
new permit or permit modification shall be required unless staff finds that the
changes would have reasonable expectation of adversely affecting an Area of
Environmental Concern or rendering the project inconsistent with Local Land Use
Plans. Nothing in this Rule would prohibit an applicant from proceeding with
work outside an AEC that cannot reasonably be determined to have a direct
adverse 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.
