Town of Surf City, Pende - North Carolina Wildlife Resources ...
Fiscal Note Review of Proposed Wildlife Resources Commission No-Wake Zone Rule 15A NCAC 10F .0321 – Town of Surf City, Pender County Contact:
Betsy Haywood, No Wake Zone Coordinator 1701 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C 27699-1701 (919) 707-0013 [email protected]
Impact:
State Government: No Local Government: Yes Private: Yes Substantial Impact: No G.S. 75A-3: 75A-15
Authority:
The proposed amendment to 15A NCAC 10F .0321 (APPENDIX 1) will establish a no-wake zone in the waters of Deep Creek off of Topsail Sound, along the waterfront in the Town of Surf City, Pender County. The Town of Surf City submitted a formal application to establish a no-wake zone in the waters of the channel known as Deep Creek along the town waterfront. The creek is narrow with a high amount of traffic, and includes fueling docks, a commercial fish house, and a public vessel access area for commercial and residential boaters. Wildlife Enforcement has concurred that placement of three no-wake markers on two pilings inside the creek will mitigate hazards to boater safety. The piling at the entrance to the no-wake zone will have signs on both sides to mark the entrance and exit of the no-wake zone. The Town of Surf City will purchase markers and pilings and will mark the no-wake zone at a cost of no more than $2300.00. Of that cost, the Town may spend $400.00 for the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) permit required under § 113A-118 before placing structures in waters in coastal counties. Two pilings and three no-wake signs will cost no more than $700.00. Estimated labor cost for three marine technicians to sink two pilings and place three markers on pilings is 48 hours (16 hours each), for a total of $1200.00. State Impact Analysis: None. Local Impact Analysis: The Town of Surf City will incur an expense of no more than $2,300.00 to purchase and place two pilings and three markers to mark the no-wake zone. Private Impact: This rule has minimal private fiscal impact. The regulated community will not incur any direct financial cost as a result of this rule change, but their behavior will be restricted in Deep Creek along the town waterfront. However, the benefit of that restriction is increased boater safety. Substantial Economic Impact None. There will be no substantial economic impact to the public.
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APPENDIX 1 15A NCAC 10F .0321 PENDER COUNTY (a) Regulated Areas. This Rule applies to the following waters in Pender County: (1) the canal adjoining Old Point Development; (2) the First Finger Canal in New Topsail Beach; (3) the eastern side of Banks Channel that extends 50 yards north of the northern boat ramp at the South Beach Villas and 50 yards south of the boat ramp at Bush's Marine at Topsail Beach; in the Town of Topsail Beach, those waters on the eastern side of Banks Channel within 100 yards of the shoreline beginning 155 yards west of Bush’s Marina, and extending northeast ending 75 yards from the shoreline perpendicular to Haywood Avenue; (4) those waters of the Northeast Cape Fear River between the U.S. Highway 117 bridge and the Seaboard Coastline Railroad bridge. a railroad trestle sixty yards east of the Castle Hayne Boating Access Area; (5) in the Town of Surf City, the waters of the channel in Topsail Sound known as Deep Creek, from its mouth at a point at 34.43199 N, 77.54795 W to its end west of Goldsboro Avenue. (b) Speed Limit. No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel at greater than no-wake speed within the regulated areas described in Paragraph (a) of this Rule. (c) Placement and Maintenance of Markers. The Board of Commissioners of Pender County with respect to the regulated areas designated in Subparagraphs (1), (2) and (4) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule, and the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Topsail Beach, with respect to the regulated area designated in Subparagraph (3) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule Rule, and the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Surf City, with respect to the regulated area designated in Subparagraph (5) of this Rule are designated as suitable agencies for placement and maintenance of the markers implementing this Rule, subject to the approval of the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. History Note:
Authority G.S. 75A-3; 75A-15; Eff. May 1, 1976; Amended Eff. July 1, 1993; December 1, 1991; May 1, 1989; October 1, 1985; Temporary Amendment Eff. April 1, 1999; Amended Eff. May 1, 2017; July 1, 2000.
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Betsy Haywood, No Wake Zone Coordinator 1701 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C 27699-1701 (919) 707-0013 [email protected]
Impact:
State Government: No Local Government: Yes Private: Yes Substantial Impact: No G.S. 75A-3: 75A-15
Authority:
The proposed amendment to 15A NCAC 10F .0321 (APPENDIX 1) will establish a no-wake zone in the waters of Deep Creek off of Topsail Sound, along the waterfront in the Town of Surf City, Pender County. The Town of Surf City submitted a formal application to establish a no-wake zone in the waters of the channel known as Deep Creek along the town waterfront. The creek is narrow with a high amount of traffic, and includes fueling docks, a commercial fish house, and a public vessel access area for commercial and residential boaters. Wildlife Enforcement has concurred that placement of three no-wake markers on two pilings inside the creek will mitigate hazards to boater safety. The piling at the entrance to the no-wake zone will have signs on both sides to mark the entrance and exit of the no-wake zone. The Town of Surf City will purchase markers and pilings and will mark the no-wake zone at a cost of no more than $2300.00. Of that cost, the Town may spend $400.00 for the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) permit required under § 113A-118 before placing structures in waters in coastal counties. Two pilings and three no-wake signs will cost no more than $700.00. Estimated labor cost for three marine technicians to sink two pilings and place three markers on pilings is 48 hours (16 hours each), for a total of $1200.00. State Impact Analysis: None. Local Impact Analysis: The Town of Surf City will incur an expense of no more than $2,300.00 to purchase and place two pilings and three markers to mark the no-wake zone. Private Impact: This rule has minimal private fiscal impact. The regulated community will not incur any direct financial cost as a result of this rule change, but their behavior will be restricted in Deep Creek along the town waterfront. However, the benefit of that restriction is increased boater safety. Substantial Economic Impact None. There will be no substantial economic impact to the public.
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APPENDIX 1 15A NCAC 10F .0321 PENDER COUNTY (a) Regulated Areas. This Rule applies to the following waters in Pender County: (1) the canal adjoining Old Point Development; (2) the First Finger Canal in New Topsail Beach; (3) the eastern side of Banks Channel that extends 50 yards north of the northern boat ramp at the South Beach Villas and 50 yards south of the boat ramp at Bush's Marine at Topsail Beach; in the Town of Topsail Beach, those waters on the eastern side of Banks Channel within 100 yards of the shoreline beginning 155 yards west of Bush’s Marina, and extending northeast ending 75 yards from the shoreline perpendicular to Haywood Avenue; (4) those waters of the Northeast Cape Fear River between the U.S. Highway 117 bridge and the Seaboard Coastline Railroad bridge. a railroad trestle sixty yards east of the Castle Hayne Boating Access Area; (5) in the Town of Surf City, the waters of the channel in Topsail Sound known as Deep Creek, from its mouth at a point at 34.43199 N, 77.54795 W to its end west of Goldsboro Avenue. (b) Speed Limit. No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel at greater than no-wake speed within the regulated areas described in Paragraph (a) of this Rule. (c) Placement and Maintenance of Markers. The Board of Commissioners of Pender County with respect to the regulated areas designated in Subparagraphs (1), (2) and (4) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule, and the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Topsail Beach, with respect to the regulated area designated in Subparagraph (3) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule Rule, and the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Surf City, with respect to the regulated area designated in Subparagraph (5) of this Rule are designated as suitable agencies for placement and maintenance of the markers implementing this Rule, subject to the approval of the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. History Note:
Authority G.S. 75A-3; 75A-15; Eff. May 1, 1976; Amended Eff. July 1, 1993; December 1, 1991; May 1, 1989; October 1, 1985; Temporary Amendment Eff. April 1, 1999; Amended Eff. May 1, 2017; July 1, 2000.
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