At its October 2004 meeting, the CRC:

• Adopted for public hearing a permanent rule that would create a general permit to allow construction of riprap sills for wetland enhancement and shoreline protection in estuarine and public trust waters. A public hearing on the rule will be held during the next CRC meeting.

• On the recommendation of the Planning and Special Issues Subcommittee, the commission voted to certify an Advanced Core Land Use Plan for the Town of Emerald Isle.

• On the recommendation of the Planning and Special Issues Subcommittee, the commission voted to certify a Land Use Plan amendment for Chowan County. This amendment will create a new urban waterfront development area in the county. 

• Granted a variance to Larry Powell of New Hanover County, who sought relief from the commission’s 30-foot buffer rule to build a single-family home on a property in Carolina Beach.

• Affirmed an administrative law judge’s decision in the case of Ray, et al v. Division of Coastal Management, Brunswick County, who appealed the issuance of CAMA permits based on a re-staked vegetation line in Ocean Isle Beach.

CRC actions from 2004: January | April | June | August

CRC actions from 2003: January | April | July | October

CRC Actions from 2002: January and February | April | July | October