section .1300 – general permit to construct boat ramps along estuarine and public trust shorelines and into estuArine and public trust waters

15A NCAC 07H .1301      PURPOSE

A person requesting the construction of boat ramps along estuarine and public trust shorelines and into Estuarine and Public Trust Waters AECs shall apply for a General Permit according to the rules in this Section. This permit shall not apply 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(a); 113A‑107(b); 113A‑113(b); 113A‑118.1; 113A‑124;

Eff. March 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2003; August 1, 2000;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2022.