** APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
1. MINUTES of previous meeting.
2. PERMITS (Projects over $50,000 with no
objections and with staff recommendation for approval.)
3. CLOSED MEETING FOR CONSULTATION WITH OR BRIEFING BY COUNSEL.
4. WILLIAM ROWE, #06-1387.
Commission review, on appeal by 25 or more freeholders, of the October
10, 2006, decision by the Northumberland County Wetlands Board to
approve the rehabilitation of a previously permitted intertidal riprap
revetment, the installation of a 50-foot long intertidal riprap spur; a
120-foot long riprap spur/breakwater; a 170-foot long riprap
breakwater; a 140-foot long breakwater; a 120-foot long
sill/breakwater and the placement of 5,000 cubic yards of sandy
material adjacent to his property situated at the mouth of Presley
creek, along the Potomac River in Northumberland County.
5. WILLIAM ROWE, #06-1387,
requests authorization to install a series of headland breakwaters
which include a 120-foot long trapezoidal spur/breakwater; a 170-foot
long trapezoidal breakwater; a 140-foot long trapezoidal breakwater; a
50-foot section of a 120-foot long sill/breakwater and the placement of
5,000 cubic yards of beach nourishment adjacent to his property
situated at the mouth of Presley Creek, along the Potomac River in
Northumberland County. The subaqueous application is protested by
numerous residents of Presley Creek.
6. BURWELLS BAY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, #06-1231.
Commission review, on appeal by the applicant, of the October 30, 2006,
decision by the Isle of Wight County Wetlands Board to deny the
applicants' request to construct a 5-foot by 300-foot open-pile pier to
include a 10-foot by 75-foot L-head; a parallel 5-foot by 50-foot
“dock landing” section near an existing boatramp; and three
(3) 2-foot by 12-foot finger piers along the L-head to create 6 slips,
with lifts, for use by members of the Association at their property
situated along the James River (Burwells Bay) at 14477 Burwells Bay
Road in Isle of Wight County.
7. BURWELLS BAY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, #06-1231,
requests authorization to construct a 5-foot by 300-foot open pile pier
to include a 10-foot by 75-foot L-head; a parallel 5-foot by
50-foot “dock landing” section near an existing boatramp;
and three (3) 2-foot by 12-foot finger piers along the L-head to create
six (6) slips, with lifts, for use by members of the Association at
their property situated along the James River (Burwells Bay) at 14477
Burwells Bay Road in Isle of Wight County. The subaqueous
application is protested by Forrest R. Scott and the Bracey family.
8. MR. AND MRS. ANTHONY KLUSEWICZ, #06-1470,
request authorization to construct two (2) 50-foot by 12-foot riprap
breakwaters with 1000 cubic yards of sandy material placed landward of
the breakwaters as beach nourishment adjacent to their property
situated along the Piankatank River in Gloucester County. The
project is protested by two nearby property owners.
9. JAMES HILL, #03-1145,
requests authorization to retain a previously constructed and
unauthorized second riparian pier and a previously unauthorized
concrete boat ramp at his property situated along Streeter Creek, a
tributary to Hampton Roads in the City of Suffolk.
10. MATTAWOMAN ESTATES, #05-2601,
requests authorization to construct a 320-foot long by 5-foot wide pier
which includes a 20-foot by 10-foot L-head and seven (7) mooring piles
for the mooring of up to five (5) community boats, situated adjacent to
community property along Mattawoman Creek in the Wilsonia Neck area of
Northampton County. The project is protested by an adjacent property
owner.
11. W3 SHIPYARDS LLC, #04-2481,
requests authorization to backfill an existing deteriorated
soldier-pile bulkhead and install a riprap revetment at the toe
adjacent to their property situated along the Eastern Branch of the
Elizabeth River in Norfolk.
12. DENNIE PERKINSON, #06-0418,
requests authorization to construct a 40-foot by 16-foot open-sided
boathouse with associated finger piers at an existing private pier
adjacent to his property situated along Back Creek in York
County. The project is protested by an adjacent property owner.
13. BAY WATCH, LTD, #06-1448,
requests authorization to construct a 20-foot long by 5-foot wide
community pier with a 150-foot long by 5-foot wide L-head situated
along Pitts Creek and adjacent to lot number 12 in the “Bay Watch
Subdivision” in Accomack County. The project is protested
by nearby property owners.
14. COMMISSION CONSIDERATION of Draft Deed and Draft Resolution for Conveyance authorized by Chapter 201 Acts of Assembly 2006.
15. PUBLIC COMMENTS
16. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RECREATIONAL FISHING ADVISORY BOARD
17. PUBLIC HEARING:
Proposed amendments to Regulation 4 VAC 20-252-10 et seq.,
“Pertaining to the Taking of Striped Bass” to establish a
weight-based individual transferable quota program for the commercial
fishery.
18. PUBLIC HEARING:
Proposed amendments to Regulation 4 VAC 20-20-10 et seq.,
“Pertaining to the Licensing of Fixed Fishing Devices” to
exempt 2006 licensees from certain provisions necessary for license
renewal in 2007.
19. PUBLIC HEARING:
Proposed amendments to Regulation 4 VAC 20-720-10 et seq.,
“Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest” to
open to oyster harvest certain parts of the Lower Rappahannock River
and the Virginia tributaries of the Potomac River.
20. REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC HEARING:
a) Proposed regulations on the use of recreational gill nets in tidal freshwaters.
b) Proposed regulations to place clam and
oyster harvests under the mandatory reporting program and to establish
clam and oyster aquaculture licenses.
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ITEMS (Projects over $50,000
with no
objections and with staff recommendation for approval)
2A. COVE POINT CONDOMINIUMS, #05-2207,
requests authorization to modify an existing permit to include the
installation of floating wharf and finger pier sections instead of
fixed sections for the private use marina situated along Little Neck
Creek in Virginia Beach. Recommend no additional royalties
provided that the design changes occur as proposed within the
previously configured bold outline.
2B. TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORPORATION., #06-1751,
requests authorization to install, by dry crossing methods, 42-inch
diameter looping pipeline a minimum of five feet under multiple stream
crossings in Pittsylvania County and beneath Whipping Creek in Campbell
County and to replace existing 30-inch diameter pipeline with new
42-inch diameter pipeline at two stream crossings beneath Cub Run in
Fairfax County. Staff recommends a royalty of $1,476 for the
encroachment under 492 linear feet of State-owned bottom at a rate of
$3.00 per linear foot. Staff also recommends a time of year
restriction of March 15 – May 31 in Whipping Creek due to the
presence of orangefin madtom.
2C. JAMES K. HAMILTON, ET AL., #06-2209,
requests authorization to install a 42-foot long by 30-foot wide bridge
culvert consisting of four 72-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipes
countersunk 6-inches below pre-construction stream elevation and filled
with grouted VDOT Class II riprap impacting 1,260 square feet of Cabin
Run in Warren County. A temporary cofferdam and bypass pump
system will be utilized to maintain stream flow. Staff recommends
a royalty of $1,890.00 for the encroachment over 1,260 square feet of
State-owned bottom at a rate of $1.50 per square foot.
2D. OGORCHOCK, LLC, #06-2180,
requests authorization to construct two (2) 6-foot wide, concrete
travel lift piers, extending a maximum of 250 feet channelward of mean
low water, install two (2) breasting dolphins and 116 linear feet of
low-profile, free-standing bulkhead for marsh toe stabilization, and
dredge 6,780 cubic yards of State-owned subaqueous material to provide
maximum depths of minus nine (-9) feet at mean low water to provide
additional barge loading access at the Concrete Precast Systems
commercial facility on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River at
1320 Yacht Drive in Chesapeake. The dredged material will be
transported to and disposed of within the Craney Island Rehandling
Basin in Portsmouth. Recommend our standard dredging conditions
and a royalty in the amount of $8839.00 for the encroachment over
2,894 square feet at a rate of $2.00 per square foot and for the
dredging of at a rate of $0.45 per cubic yard.
VMRC DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES;
THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO A
DISABILITY,
PLEASE ADVISE KATHY LEONARD (757-247-2200) NO LATER THAN FIVE WORK DAYS
PRIOR TO
THE MEETING DATE AND IDENTIFY YOUR NEEDS.
FISHERY MANAGEMENT ITEMS WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE HABITAT MANAGEMENT PROJECTS ON THIS AGENDA.
