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23 Apr 2009
NCDOI Denies Motion to Intervene Once Again
DOI DECISION AND ORDER OF 16 APRIL IN THE RATE BUREAU CASE Following the announcement of the Dept. of Insurance’s appeal, we received word regarding action on the April 7, 2009 hearing at the Department of Insurance regarding the petitioners (Dare County, etc) motions to intervene on the homeowners insurance rate increases approved by the
16 Apr 2009
NCDOI Appeals Superior Courts Decision
Department of Insurance Appeals Superior Court Decision on Beach Plan Issues Yesterday, a press release was issued by the Dept. of Insurance indicating they would be appealing Judge Pittman’s March 20, 2009 stay on the increases to the Beach Plan surcharges and deductibles. The increases to the Beach Plan surcharges and deductibles were approved by
14 Apr 2009
DWQ BMP Manual Update
New Policy and/or Guidance for BMP Manual The Division of Water Quality has posted ten new policy and/or guidance documents regarding such issues as; Biorentention, Closed Sand Filters, Deep Wet Detention Ponds, Swales, and Constructed Wetlands in the State’s stormwater program and the BMP Manual. These new policy and/or guidance documents affect the following Stormwater
03 Apr 2009
Impervious Parking Requirements Now in Effect
If you are building or developing in Duplin, Bladen, or Sampson County or other rural areas in the state you need to be aware that starting April 1st 2009 new regulations went into effect that will place limitations on the percent of impervious areas for vehicular parking areas. For this rule to apply the development
23 Mar 2009
Judge Issues Stay on Beach Plan
COASTAL HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE UPDATE UPDATE: JUDGE ISSUES STAY ON BEACH PLAN SURCHARGES/DEDUCTIBLES While we have been pursuing General Assembly action on this issue, there are also legal actions occurring concurrently. As you may know, Dare County is spearheading an effort of Coastal Counties which have filed suit on these increases (Dare County v. NC Department
11 Mar 2009
Cape Fear Commute 2035 Transportation Plan
The Cape Fear Commutes 2035 Transportation Plan kick-off event will be held at the New Hanover Public Library – Northeast Branch at 1241 Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington on Friday, March 20, 2009. The event will start at 2:00pm and feature speakers from the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization and NCDOT. This plan will look 25
27 Feb 2009
BASE Submits Comments on ELG’s
BASE formally submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) in response to the Federal Register Notice: Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category. BASE is extremely concerned about the deleterious impacts that EPA’s current proposal would have on our member’s businesses. Our builders and developers are already
23 Feb 2009
Public Meetings Planned for Draft Beach and Inlet Management Plan
The DENR divisions of Coastal Management and Water Resources are developing the state’s first comprehensive Beach and Inlet Management Plan, a systematic management strategy for North Carolina’s 326 miles of oceanfront beaches and 19 active tidal inlet complexes. The plan divides the state’s coast into management regions and sub-regions. The first set of public input
11 Feb 2009
Public Meetings Set for Draft Ocean Policy Report
N.C. COASTAL MANAGEMENT AND N.C. SEA GRANT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS ON DRAFT OCEAN POLICY REPORT RALEIGH — The N.C. Division of Coastal Management and N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center will hold four public hearings in February and March to gain public input on a draft report from the organizations’ Ocean Policy
21 Jan 2009
Revised Rapanos Guidance
On June 5, 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) issued specific guidance, regarding the Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the consolidated cases Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. United States. Both the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps