** 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. TOM FORD, #06-1535,
requests authorization to construct a 33-foot long by 14-foot wide
open-sided roof structure over a single boat slip and continue the roof
over a 12-foot by 12-foot portion of the existing private pier situated
adjacent to his property along the South Branch of Onancock Creek in
the Nancock Gardens area of Accomack County. The project is
protested by an adjacent property owner and nearby neighbors.
5. PERRY ROBERTS, #05-2053.
Consideration of Mr. Roberts’ failure to satisfy the conditions
of the Commission's March 28, 2006, decision to grant after-the-fact
approval to retain a 6-foot wide by 60-foot long, private,
non-commercial pier, 1,116.5 square feet of decking platforms and
finger piers, two (2) boat slips, and two (2) jet-ski slips with lifts
adjacent to his property situated along Aquia Creek in Stafford County.
6. DISCUSSION:
Commission briefing regarding recent complaints concerning the
“mooring” of house barges over State-owned submerged land.
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS
8. PUBLIC HEARING: ASMFC requirement to revise the Winter II commercial possession limit for scup.
9. REPORT ON FINDINGS OF THE CRAB MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
10. REPORT ON FINDINGS OF THE STRIPED BASS SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
11. COMMISSION CONSIDERATION of Draft Deed and Draft Resolution for Conveyance authorized by Chapter 201 Acts of Assembly 2006.
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ITEMS (Projects over $50,000
with no
objections and with staff recommendation for approval)
2A. SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, #06-0427,
requests authorization to install a total of approximately 309 linear
feet of sewer line, crossing a minimum of three feet under Massaponax
Creek at 13 separate locations, and to stabilize the stream crossings
with a total of approximately 6,580 square feet of riprap, associated
with the Massaponax Sewer Interceptor Replacement - Stage II project in
Spotsylvania County. Recommend approval with standard in-stream
conditions.
2B. MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, #06-0753,
requests authorization to replace an existing bridge, suspended utility
lines, a failing concrete retaining wall/bulkhead, and mortar bag bank
stabilization by constructing a new 35-foot wide steel plate girder
bridge with concrete deck, crossing over approximately 140 linear feet
of Chopawamsic Creek; reinstalling water, sanitary, electrical, and
communication utility lines and conduits suspended from the bridge;
installing and backfilling an approximately 35 linear foot sheet pile
retaining wall/bulkhead around the upstream corner of the north bridge
abutment; and installing approximately 48 linear feet of riprap bank
stabilization along the south bridge abutment's embankment, adjacent to
Quantico Marine Corps Base in Stafford County.
2C. FAIRVIEW BEACH LLC, #06-1440,
requests authorization to install four (4) low-profile, stone groins
extending a maximum of 61 feet channelward of mean low water, to extend
an existing stone groin by 25 feet in length to approximately 52 feet
channelward of mean low water, to lengthen an existing, 65-foot long,
stone breakwater on both ends to a new total length of 160 linear feet,
and to artificially nourish the proposed groins and breakwater, within
14 days of their completion, with 1,350 cubic yards of clean,
beach-quality sand, adjacent to Fairview Beach (Riverside Park)
situated along the north side of Fairview Drive between Second and
Sixth Streets on the Potomac River in King George County.
2D. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, #06-1478,
requests authorization to replace an existing two-lane bridge with a
new, 95-foot wide, four-lane bridge crossing over 69 linear feet of
Broad Run on Linton Hall Road (Route 619) in Prince William County.
2E. ATLANTIC ENERGY, #06-1905,
requests authorization to maintenance dredge up to 23,000 cubic yards
of subaqueous material per cycle to restore depths of minus 37 (-37)
feet at mean low water at their propane gas unloading facility at the
confluence of St. Julian Creek and the Southern Branch of the
Elizabeth River in Chesapeake. All dredged material will be
transported to and disposed of within the Craney Island Rehandling
Basin in Portsmouth. Recommend a 5-year permit with the
requirement for a post-dredge bathymetric survey being submitted for
staff review after each dredging cycle, in accordance with previous
permit conditions for this location.
2F. GLENN P. BEANE, #06-1956,
requests authorization to construct three (3) 150-foot long by 20-foot
wide (base width) quarry stone breakwaters, spaced 112 feet apart and
located a maximum of 120 feet channelward of mean water, and nourish
behind the structures with 5,240 cubic yards of sandy bank material,
adjacent to four (4) lots along the Rappahannock River at the end of
Belmont Creek Road in Lancaster County. Recommend approval with
the requirement for a turbidity curtain around the work area during
bank grading and breakwater construction, and the submittal of a
detailed beach vegetation-planting schedule and monitoring plan in the
nourished area. We also recommend a royalty in the amount of
$1,768.50 for the placement of beach-quality sand over 35,370 square
feet of State-owned subaqueous bottom at a rate of $0.05 per square
foot.
2G. NORTH AMERICAN PROPERTIES, #06-1987,
requests authorization to construct a 20’ long by 54’ wide
temporary work bridge across Sandy Creek to facilitate construction of
the Coleman Street Marketplace in the City of Danville. Recommend
approval contingent on the removal of the temporary work bridge upon
completion of construction activities and an encroachment royalty of
$700.00 for the encroachment of the bridge over 700 square feet of
State-owned subaqueous land at a rate of $1.00 per square foot.
2H. TAZEWELL COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY, #04-2798,
requests a modification to their previously issued permit to install a
submerged sewer line beneath approximately 150 linear feet of the
Bluestone River at one additional location, beneath U.S. Route 19/460,
to provide sewer service to area residents in Tazewell County.
Recommend approval with our standard instream permit conditions and an
instream work time-of –year restriction of December 1 - June 15
and August 15 - September 30 to minimize impacts upon trout species and
the Tennessee heelsplitters. Additionally, the results of an
updated mussel survey and relocation must be submitted to DGIF for
review and approval 30 days prior to construction.
2I. WARD OYSTER CO., #05-2241,
requests authorization to modify the location and dimensions of two of
their previously approved locations in which to deploy 4-foot by 4-foot
by 2-foot high buoyed aquaculture cages on a portion of their leased
oyster ground located in the Ware River in Gloucester County. The
sites proposed to be modified were previously identified as Sites 4 and
5 and are located downstream (east) of Jarvis Point. The proposed
modifications reduce the size of Site 5 by eliminating an area
measuring approximately 50 feet wide by 800 feet long (40,000 square
feet) on the east side the area. Site 4 is proposed to be
increased in size by approximately 40,000 square feet and relocated
between 150 feet and 500 feet to the west (closer to the submerged
Jarvis Point). The net combined size of the two areas is not
proposed to be increased and no additional cages are requested to be
deployed within the sites. The modification is being sought so
that more of the authorized area includes waters with the required
depth range of between minus four (-4) feet and minus six (-6) feet at
mean low water.
2J. NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND, #06-0508,
requests authorization to install and backfill 812 linear feet of
bulkhead a maximum of 12 feet channelward of an existing deteriorated
bulkhead adjacent to property situated along the Elizabeth River in
Portsmouth.
2K. YORK COUNTY, #05-2531,
requests authorization to install a 40-foot by 6-foot aluminum ramp and
a 65-foot by 13-foot floating dock for canoe and kayak launching at the
public ramp situated along Wormley Creek in York County.
2L. NORFOLK DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES, #06-1560,
requests authorization to install two (2), elevated, parallel, 36-inch
welded-steel, raw water pipelines, extending up to 100 feet channelward
of mean low water in the Western Branch, Nansemond River, along an
existing right-of-way in the Reids Ferry area of the City of Suffolk.
2M. VINCE BOWHERS, ET AL, #05-2652,
requests authorization to dredge approximately 2,878 cubic yards of
State-owned submerged bottom to achieve maximum depths of minus three
and a half (-3.5) feet mean low water to improve navigation for
riparian properties located at 1000 and 1001 Briarwood Point along
Hebden Cove in Virginia Beach. All dredged material will be
offloaded on-site, loaded into sealed dump trucks, and transported to
an approved upland disposal site. Recommend a royalty of $1295.10
for the dredging of 2,878 cubic yards at a rate of $0.45 per cubic yard.
2N. CHINCOTEAGUE LANDMARK, L.L.C., #05-2660,
requests authorization to construct and backfill 30 linear feet of new
bulkhead; 568 linear feet of replacement bulkhead, aligned a maximum of
two (2) feet channelward of a deteriorating bulkhead; dredge 1,786
cubic yards of subaqueous bottom; install one (1) 110-foot by 6-foot
pier and fourteen (14) finger piers with mooring pilings creating 26
wetslips along Chincoteague Channel adjacent to the Landmark Crab House
Restaurant in the Town of Chincoteague. The proposed project will
replace the existing Landmark Crab House Restaurant and the Shucking
House Restaurant. The boat slips will be for the exclusive use of the
owners or tenants of the 26 condominium units. All dredge
material will be transported to an approved upland disposal site.
Recommend a royalty of $803.70 for the dredging of 1,786 cubic yards at
a rate of $0.45 per cubic yard; a royalty of $1,700.00 for the filling
of 570 square feet at a rate of $3.00 per square foot and a royalty of
$25,470.00 for the encroachment over 16,980 square feet of State-owned
subaqueous bottom at a rate of $1.50 per square foot.
2O. BAYMARK CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, #05-2610,
requests authorization to modify their pending authorized permit to
construct a 1,375-foot long by 10-foot wide open-pile fishing pier with
a 116-foot long by 30-foot wide modified T-head and two (2) floating
docks for water taxis and boat rentals at their property situated along
the Chesapeake Bay in the Town of Cape Charles. The modification
is to change the material for the fishing pier from concrete to timber
and to place the wooden support piles on 15-foot centers. The pier will
be rated fro 15 tons with the wooden piles driven to a minimum of 15
feet below grade and all hardware will be upgraded to stainless steel
in an effort to overcome hurricane storm surges. All other
conditions shall remain consistent with the terms and conditions
authorized by the Commission at their June 27, 2006, meeting.
2P. COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, #06-1664,
requests authorization to replace or repair existing gas pipeline
segments along a 15-mile section of Line VB and a 69-mile section of
Line VB Loop, possibly requiring the excavation, exposure, and
replacement of the pipeline along numerous stream crossings in
Shenandoah and Warren Counties.
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.