SECTION .2200 - GENERAL PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF

FREESTANDING MOORINGS IN ESTUARINE WATERS AND PUBLIC TRUST AREAS and ocean

hazard areas

 

15A NCAC 07H .2201       PURPOSE

A general permit pursuant to this Section

shall allow the construction of freestanding moorings in the estuarine waters

and public trust areas AECs according to the procedures provided in 15A NCAC

07J .1100 and according to the rules in this Section.  This permit shall not

apply to waters adjacent to oceanfront shorelines or to waters and

shorelines adjacent to the Ocean Hazard AEC with the exception of those

shorelines that feature characteristics of the Estuarine Shoreline AEC.  Such

features include the presence of wetland vegetation, lower wave energy, and

lower erosion rates than the adjacent Ocean Erodible Area.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113A‑107; 113A‑118.1;

Eff. February 1, 1996;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2003.