{"id":2608,"date":"2019-12-17T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2019-12-20T11:02:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T16:02:16","slug":"town-news-important-inlet-hazard-area-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/town-news-important-inlet-hazard-area-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Town News: Important Inlet Hazard Area Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Coastal Resources Commission is in the process of developing new rules that have the potential to greatly impact several hundred lots at Holden Beach. Please review the information below for an executive summary prepared by the Business Alliance for a Sound Economy (NCBASE) complete with details of the rules, dates\/times of public hearings, maps of properties affected and contact information for those needing to receive feedback on the proposed changes. Please review the new maps and new rules. Then make plans to attend the public hearings and make your voice heard. The Proposed IHA Rule Changes may increase the CRC’s exposure to takings claims. Such claims may arise because the Proposed IHA Rule Changes and setbacks would prohibit development within areas in which development is not currently prohibited. They may also arise where property owners who acquired or held their property with the expectation of being able to develop at a certain intensity are not satisfied with the limited development potential that the Proposed IHA Rule Changes would permit in protected IHAs<\/p>\n\n\n\n The CRC Memo states that the Proposed IHA Rule Changes include provisions to grandfather all existing structures within the new IHAs as well as all lots under 15,000 square feet, platted after July 23, 1984 or before the effective date of the Proposed IHA Rule Changes, with respect to density restrictions. However, there is no language in the Proposed IHA Rule Changes that expressly grandfathers such lots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Public Hearing Schedule <\/strong>Inlet Hazard Area Update <\/strong> The Coastal Resources Commission is in the process of developing new rules that have the potential to greatly impact several hundred lots at Holden Beach. Please review the information below for an executive summary prepared by the Business Alliance for a Sound Economy (NCBASE) complete with details of the rules, dates\/times of public hearings, maps of properties affected and contact information for those needing to receive feedback on the proposed changes. Please take the time to review, attend the hearings if possible and provide your comments\/concerns.Information from NCBASE:The NC Division of Coastal Management is holding public hearings and accepting feedback regarding the proposed changes to the Inlet Hazard Areas (IHA). The proposal put forth will 1) greatly expand inlet hazard areas as well as 2) significantly change in the way that setbacks are measured in these areas. If approved by the Coastal Resources Commission, this proposal will impact thousands of acres of coastal land and thousands of parcels and structures in our region.The proposed rules can be found in the attached document (click here) on pages 16. On pages 6 – 7, you can see the breakdown (structure, acres) by community.Here are some additional links to resources related to the IHA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2609,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[171],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610,"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608\/revisions\/2610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holdenbeach.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Please take the time to review, attend the hearings if possible and provide your comments\/concerns.
Information from NCBASE:<\/strong>
The NC Division of Coastal Management is holding public hearings and accepting feedback regarding the proposed changes to the Inlet Hazard Areas (IHA). The proposal put forth will 1) greatly expand inlet hazard areas as well as 2) significantly change in the way that setbacks are measured in these areas. If approved by the Coastal Resources Commission, this proposal will impact thousands of acres of coastal land and thousands of parcels and structures in our region.
The proposed rules can be found in the attached document (click here<\/a>) on pages 16. On pages 6 – 7, you can see the breakdown (structure, acres) by community.
Here are some additional links to resources related to the IHA update:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Public Hearings and Comment Period:<\/strong>Public hearings start on December 17, 2019 in Brunswick County and will be held in a number of coastal locations through mid-January. The full schedule is at the end of this document. Written comments, questions and feedback will also be accepted. Provide written comments, questions and feedback via email to DCM Director Braxton Davis (braxton.davis@ncdenr.gov<\/a>) and\/or Ken Richardson (ken.richardson@ncdenr.gov<\/a>).
Comments will be accepted through January 31, 2020. Depending on breadth of comments, the issue could go to the Coastal Resources Commission at the February 2020 meeting and have an implementation date of April or May 2020.
Background:<\/strong>The IHA zones and rules have remained relatively unchanged since 1981. In 2010, the Coastal Resources Commission did propose a rule change to refine the IHA boundaries, but that proposal was not carried forward. In part, this was due to concerns about what changes would be made to the development standards within the newly refined IHAs in light of the increased size of the proposed IHAs.
Since setting aside the proposed rule changes in 2010, the CRC has further studied the IHAs and now proposes new IHA boundaries and revised rule language.
Over the same period, the state of North Carolina and individual communities have continued to proactively advance coastal management strategies including the creation of a shallow draft inlet fund, the permitting of terminal groins and investment in continued coastal storm damage reduction projects to enhance our coastal infrastructure.
Concerns:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brunswick County December 17, 2019 10:00 a.m. Brunswick County Government Complex 30 Government Center Drive, NE Bolivia, NC 28422 New Hanover County December 17, 2019 3:00 p.m. New Hanover County Government Center 230 Government Center Drive Wilmington, NC 28403 Onslow County December 18, 2019 10:00 a.m. Sneads Ferry Library 1330 Highway 210 Sneads Ferry, NC 28460 Pender County December 18, 2019 3:00 p.m. Assembly Building 720 Channel Blvd. Topsail Beach, NC 28445 Carteret County January 7, 2020 3:00 p.m. NCDCM 400 Commerce Avenue Morehead City, NC 28557 Hyde County January 8, 2020 10:00 a.m. Community Center – Multipurpose Room 30 Oyster Creek Road Swan Quarter, NC 27885 **broadcast simultaneously to Ocracoke Island: Ocracoke Community Center 999 Irvin Garrish Highway Ocracoke, NC 27960 Dare County January 14, 2020 11:00 a.m. Town of Nags Head Board of Commissioners Room 5401 S. Croatan Highway Nags Head, NC 27959<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"