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This serves as notification from the Shore Protection Committee and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources of a request from Amanda and Thomas Lister for a Shore Protection Act (SPA) permit under Official Code of Georgia (O.C.G.A.) 12-5-230 et seq. for the removal and installation of native landscaping within the State’s SPA jurisdiction at 112 East Twenty Second Street, Sea Island, Glynn County, Georgia. The proposed project is considered a minor activity under O.C.G.A. 12-5-230 et. seq.
The applicant’s property is approximately 36,500 sq.ft. (0.84 acres), of which 2,873.6 sq.ft. (0.07 acres) is within SPA jurisdiction. The area within jurisdiction consists of existing lawn and landscaping. An existing rock revetment is located immediately east of the subject lot which has been covered with constructed sand dunes authorized by Shore Protection Act Permit #461.
The applicant proposes to remove existing vegetation and install native landscaping within SPA jurisdiction. The landscaping plan includes 2,873.6sq.ft. (0.07 acres) of the subject property located within jurisdiction. The existing lawn and vegetation will be replaced with seashore paspalum and a mix of native perennials, grasses, trees, and shrubs. An additional 20 cubic yards of suitable material for grading will be imported to create a swale and prevent stormwater from running onto the neighboring property to the north. A final landscape plan depicting coastal vegetation native to Georgia will be submitted for approval prior to conducting the work. Temporary irrigation will be installed in the lawn and landscaped areas and removed after two years.
All work within jurisdiction will be accomplished with typical earth-moving equipment including excavators and skid-steer, as well as hand labor. Upon project completion, 100% of the state’s jurisdictional area will remain in a natural or improved topographic and vegetative condition.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate that the project is not contrary to the public interest and that no feasible alternative sites exist. In passing upon the application for permit, the permit issuing authority shall consider the public interest which for purposes of this part shall be deemed to be the following considerations: (1) Whether or not unreasonably harmful, increased alteration of the dynamic dune field or submerged lands, or function of the sand-sharing system will be created; (2) Whether or not the granting of a permit and the completion of the applicant's proposal will unreasonably interfere with the conservation of marine life, wildlife, or other resources; and (3) Whether or not the granting of a permit and the completion of the applicant's proposal will unreasonably interfere with reasonable access by and recreational use and enjoyment of public properties impacted by the project.
A detailed public notice with drawings has been distributed and is available by visiting the Department of Natural Resources website: CoastalGaDNR.org under
“Public Notices.” Please provide this office with substantive, site-specific comments as to why the proposed work should or should not proceed. Comments and questions concerning this proposed project should be submitted in writing and be submitted by the close of business on November 11, 2023 to Beth Byrnes, Department of Natural Resources, One Conservation Way, Brunswick, Georgia 31520 or via email at elizabeth.byrnes@dnr.ga.gov.
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