1. MINUTES of previous meeting.
** APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
2. PERMITS (Projects over
$50,000 with no
objections and with staff recommendation for approval.)
3. CLOSED SESSION.
4. WILLIAM
McDONOUGH, #02-1839. Restoration hearing to consider the
unauthorized construction of 83 linear feet of replacement vinyl
bulkhead aligned up to five and one-half (5.5) feet channelward of an
existing bulkhead and three and one-half (3.5) feet farther than that
permitted at his property situated along Chincoteague Channel.
The VMRC permit authorized the construction of a 64-foot long vinyl
replacement bulkhead, aligned a maximum of two (2) feet channelward of
the deteriorating bulkhead. Continued from the May 25th meeting.
5. DEEP WATER
MARINA, LLC, #03-0636, requests authorization to construct
a commercial marina with 29 wetslips requiring the construction of
three (3) piers, a launch platform and a connecting boardwalk adjacent
to their property situated along the Great Wicomico River at Glebe
Point in Northumberland County. The project is protested by
adjacent and nearby property owners.
6. HENRY MILLER, IV,
#04-0186, requests authorization to construct a private,
noncommercial pier extending 200 feet channelward of mean high water,
with 642 square feet of open-pile deck area located at the channelward
end of the pier, and to install a single piling 100 feet channelward of
the pier adjacent to his property situated along the Rappahannock River
in Middlesex County. The project is protested by an adjoining
property owner.
7. MR. & MRS.
ROBERT SUTTON, #02-2076. Restoration hearing for an
unauthorized bridge and marsh walkway that extends from the Sutton
upland over State-owned subaqueous bottom of two tidal channels and
onto land belonging to others on an unnamed cove off of the
Rappahannock River near Weems in Lancaster County.
8. WILLIAM COOPER,
#04-0470, requests authorization to install an uncovered boat
lift at the channelward end of an existing private, open-pile pier at
property situated along Rainey Gut in Virginia Beach.
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS
10. VIRGINIA BEACH DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS, #03-0641. Commission update by City
representatives regarding the status of their permit to undertake
improvements to the Rudee Inlet infrastructure to reduce shoaling in
the inlet, improve navigation and increase the efficiency of
maintenance dredging operations.
11. Black Drum: Review of
Regulation 4VAC 20-320-10 et seq, recommendations of FMAC,
request for public hearing.
12. Update on
Experiments and Events Related to C. ariakensis.
2A. RIVER'S REST
MOTEL & MARINA L.C., #04-0189, requests authorization to
install floating piers to create a total of 60 wetslips at their
existing facility situated along the Chickahominy River in Charles City
County. Recommend a royalty of $5,771.00 for the encroachment
over 11,542 square feet of State-owned subaqueous land.
2B. RICHMOND
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, #02-1288, requests to modify
their existing permit to include the option for an alternative
installation method. This option would include the installation
of an aggregate causeway up to 55 percent across the river with 15-foot
wide openings on 150 -foot intervals and the installation of
parallel downstream cofferdams to create contained workspace zones
impacting a 100-foot wide area to facilitate installation of a 30-inch
water main, during high water levels, within the James River in the
City of Richmond and Henrico County.
2C. YORK RIVER YACHT
HAVEN, #04-0693, requests authorization to renovate their
existing ships store and re-align an open-pile pier located along the
north side of the store and restaurant at their marina situated along
Sarah Creek in Gloucester County. With the exception of the
redesigned open-pile walkway, the work was previously authorized under
VMRC #94-1293, which has expired. The re-designed walkway will
not result in any additional encroachment beyond that which had
previously been authorized.
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.