...to preserve, protect, develop, and restore coastal resources for all Rhode Islanders
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
Coastal Resources Management Council
Stedman Government Center
4808 Tower Hill Rd
Wakefield, RI
July 20, 2010
8:30 am
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of previous meeting minutes
3. OLD BUSINESS/WORKS IN PROGRESS
4. PROPOSED PROGRAMMATIC REVISIONS
Management Procedures
Redbook/SAMPS
A. Section 210.3 Coastal Wetlands
B. Section 335 Protection and Enhancement of Public Access to the Shore
C. Section 300.14Maintenance of Structures
D. Guidelines for the Development of Municipal Harbor Management Plans
- Section III.B.3: Mooring Management/Requirements
5. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Grandfather Activities
6. NEW BUSINESS
7. STAFF REPORTS
8. ADJOURN
RI Coastal Resources Management Program Proposed “Redbook” Revisions
Item 4.A
Revise Section 210.3.C.4 Coastal Wetlands as follows:
C. Policies
4. Alterations to salt marshes and contiguous freshwater or brackish wetlands abutting Type 2 waters are prohibited except for minor disturbances associated with (a) residential docks and walkways approved pursuant to the standards set forth in Section 300.3, and, (b) approved construction or repair of structural shoreline protection facilities; or, (c) Council-approved restoration activities.
Item 4.B
Revise Section 335.C.2 Protection and Enhancement of Public Access to the Shore
C. Policies
2. It is the Council's policy to require applicants to provide, where appropriate, on-site access of a similar type and level to that which is being impacted as the result of a proposed activity or development project.
Item 4.C
Revise Section 300.14/Table 4a as follows:
Table 4a. Dwelling Rebuilds and Additions for Maintenance Activities under Section 300.14
Section 210.7 (Dunes): Within the 50 Foot Dune Setback Zone | |||
DEVELOPED BARRIERS | MODERATELY DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED BARRIERS* | ||
All Structural Alterations other than Maintenance will be Required to: Move Beyond the 50 foot Setback Area and Meet Flood Plain Elevation Requirements |
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Additions (On Ground) |
Prohibited Allowed: 25 sq.ft. Cantilever Decks at a minimum of 8 feet above grade (in 50 foot setback area only) |
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If Foundation is NOT FEMA Compliant and: 1. Rebuild In-kind 2. Anything Else |
Note: Before any work can be done, structure’s foundation must be made FEMA-compliant (i.e.: move up) and meet Section 140 (move back) & other applicable RICRMP sections. |
Not Allowed Prohibited* Prohibited |
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If Foundation IS FEMA Compliant and: 1. Rebuild In-kind 2. Anything Else (Add 2nd Floor (Demolition/ Add 2nd Floor |
Allowed (as Maintenance) Allowed only if Activity is built beyond 50 foot Setback and meets Flood Plain Elevation) Allowed only if Activity is built beyond 50 foot Setback and meets Flood Plain Elevation) |
Note: If structure is within the 50 foot setback area, and cannot re- locate beyond 50 foot setback area, application will be deter- mined to be a Maintenance activity and the structure will be allowed to be rebuilt in-kind. |
Allowed* Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited |
These are for typical maintenance activity reviews. In unusual circumstances, the Executive Director may invoke the maintenance provision allowances of Section 300.14. This table is for residential structures which are intact and functional at the time of application. It shall not be applicable for structures which have been destroyed 50% or greater by coastal storms. Structures which have been destroyed 50% or more by coastal storms will be processed as new applications under the appropriate sections of the RICRMP and applicable SAMPs. Relief from this table requires a Special Exception.
*On Moderately Developed and Undeveloped Barriers, only in-kind maintenance is allowed. If a lot can support it, the structure may be moved back and up (FEMA-compliant). However, in-kind rebuild is still the only allowance.
Guidelines for the Development of a Municipal Harbor Management Plan
SECTION III: REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A HARBOR MANAGEMENT PLAN
Item 4.D
B. ISSUE IDENTIFICATION ELEMENTS
3. Mooring Management/Requirements
Harbor management plans shall include mooring management provisions that:
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(b) Include the locations of all mooring areas. Coordinates of at least the corner points of each mooring field must be recorded using the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (RISPCS) of 1983 as defined above. Either a GPS/GIS-generated A chart or map or one stamped and signed by a registered professional engineer, land surveyor, or architect showing the detailed features of all mooring areas shall be submitted to CRMC on a site plan at a scale of 1"= 40' or larger. Navigational channels, fairways, the shoreline and any pertinent setback limits thereto must be shown and keyed to the RISPCS grid. In addition, the following data must be provided for all mooring areas:
(c) Moor all vessels within designated mooring areas, except for riparian moorings. Moorings assigned to riparian property owners will not be included in the total mooring count for designated mooring areas;
(d) Ensure mooring areas are not established, nor any vessel moored or anchored, so as to interfere with the free and unobstructed use of channels, fairways, or shoreside facilities within the harbor. Public mooring areas shall provide, where possible, a minimum 50 foot setback from CRMC-approved marina perimeter limits, all residential docks, piers, floats, public launching ramps, federal navigation channels, fairways, anchorages, and/or turning basins. Setback limits from riparian moorings and shoreline public rights-of-way shall be sufficient to allow for ingress and egress and to prevent interference with the exercise of private or public rights in these areas. Mooring areas shall be set back at least three times the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ authorized project depth from federal navigation projects (e.g., navigation channels and anchorage areas);
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