North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 07 - Coastal Management
Subchapter J - PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING AND ENFORCEMENT OF MAJOR AND MINOR DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, VARIANCE REQUESTS, APPEALS FROM PERMIT DECISIONS, DECLARATORY RULINGS, AND STATIC LINE EXCEPTIONS
Section .1200 - BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN APPROVAL PROCEDURES
Section 07J .1203 - PROCEDURES FOR APPROVING A BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN

(a) At the meeting at which approval of a Beach Management Plan is considered by the Coastal Resources Commission, the following shall occur:

(b) The Coastal Resources Commission shall approve a Beach Management Plan if the request contains the information required and meets the criteria presented in 15A NCAC 07J .1201(d)(1) through (d)(4), the Division of Coastal Management recommendation, and public comments on the Beach Management Plan submitted with the request to approve the Beach Management Plan. The final decision of the Coastal Resources Commission shall be made at the meeting at which the matter is heard or in no case later than the next scheduled meeting. The final decision shall be transmitted to the petitioner by registered mail within 10 business days following the meeting at which the decision is reached.

(c) The decision to approve or deny a Beach Management Plan is a final agency decision and is subject to judicial review in accordance with G.S. 113A-123.