RICRMC Policies & Procedures Agenda 6/17/14

AGENDA
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
Coastal Resources Management Council
Stedman Government Center
4808 Tower Hill R
Wakefield, RI

June 17, 2014
8:30 am

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of previous meeting minutes

3. OLD BUSINESS/WORKS IN PROGRESS

4. PROPOSED PROGRAMMATIC REVISIONS

Management Procedures

A. Section 5.9 - Presentation of Expert and Lay Testimony

Redbook/SAMPS

B. Section 110.C – Applications for Category A and Category B Council Assent

C. Water Type Matrices – Type 6 Waters

5. OTHER BUSINESS

6. NEW BUSINESS

7. STAFF REPORTS

8. ADJOURN

Parties should refer to CRMC Management Procedures Section 5.3(8), among other sections, for additional information as they pertain to applications, matters or petitions pending before the Council or its subcommittees.

ITEM 4A

Management Procedures

Section 5.9 - Presentation of Expert and Lay Testimony

All parties to an application shall provide a list of all expert and lay witnesses it intends to present, as well as the subject matter on which the witness is expected to testify to the Council or subcommittee after completion of the CRMC staff reports and not less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

ITEM 4B

"Redbook"

Section 110.C – Applications for Category A and Category B Council Assents

C. Applications eligible for administrative review include the following.

Subdivisions of 20 units or less;
Residential docks less than 200 feet (MLW) in length in the Sakonnet River or the open waters of Narragansett Bay ~~up to 75 feet (MLW) in all other waters~~;
Residential docks up to 75 feet (MLW) as may be permissible in all other water bodies of the State;
Terminal floats less than 200 square feet;
Aquaculture sites of up to three (3) acres in the salt ponds or upper Narragansett Bay; less than 10 acres elsewhere;
Structural shoreline protection facilities of less than 300 linear feet;
Dredging, and dredge material disposal at pre-approved locations of less than 100,000 cubic yards for marinas or state navigation projects;
Beach Nourishment projects;
Wetland mitigation that is habitat restoration when an applicant is a federal, state, or municipal entity;
Harbor management plans that are recommended for approval;
Boat and float lifts.;
Habitat Restoration projects undertaken by public entities or in partnership with public entities; and
RIDOT road and bridge projects.

ITEM 4B

Water Type Matrices – Type 6 Waters

Type 6 Waters10	Tidal Waters	Beaches and Dunes	Undeveloped Barriers	Moderately Developed Barriers	Developed Barriers	Coastal Wetlands	Headlands, Bluffs and Cliffs	Rocky Shores	Manmade Shorelines	Areas of Historic/Archaeological Significance
Filling, Removal, and Grading of Shoreline Features	n/a	B	P	A¹	A¹	P	B	B	A¹	B
Residential Structures	P	P	P	P	A	P	B	B	A	B
Commercial/Industrial Structures	B	B	P	P	B	P	B	B	B	B
Recreational Structures	B	B	P	P	B	P	B	B	B	B
Recreational Mooring Areas	B P	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Marinas	B	B	P	P	B	P	B	B	B	B
Launching Ramps*	B	B	P	B	B	P	B	B	B	B
Residential Docks,Piers,& Floats Limited Recreational Boating Facilities	A/B⁵	B	P	P	B	B	B	B	B	B
Mooring of Houseboats	B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	P	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mooring of Floating Businesses	B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	P	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Municipal Sewage Treatment Facilities	B	B	P	P²	B	P	B	B	B	B
Individual Sewage Disposal Systems	P	P	P	P	A	P	B	B	A	B
Point Discharges - Runoff	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Point Discharges - Other	B	B	P	B	B	P	B	B	B	B
Non-Structural Shoreline Protection	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Structural Shoreline Protection	B	B	P	P	P	P	B	B	B	B
Energy-related Activities/Structures	B	B	P	P³	B	P	B	B	B	B
Dredging - Improvement	B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	P	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dredging - Maintenance	A	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	P	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Open-Water Dredged Material Disposal	B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	P	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Upland Dredged Material Disposal	n/a	B	B	B	B	P	B	B	B	B
Beach Nourishment	B	B	B	B	B	P	n/a	n/a	n/a	B
Filling in Tidal Waters	B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	P	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aquaculture	B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	P	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mosquito Control Ditching	A	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	A	n/a	n/a	n/a	B
Mining	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Construction of Public Roads, Bridges, Parking Lots, Railroad Lines, Airports	B	B	P	P	B	P	B	B	B	B

CALENDAR INDEX

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