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This serves as notification from the Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources of a request from HGB Properties, LLC for a Coastal Marshlands Protection Act (CMPA) permit under Official Code of Georgia (O.C.G.A.) 12-5-280 et seq., to construct and maintain a private marina on South Brunswick River, Glynn County, Georgia.
The applicant is proposing phased construction and maintenance of a private marina to serve the River Dock Homes subdivision. Phase I of the proposed dock facility will include a 690ft. x 4.33ft. (2990sq.ft.) walkway extending from the upland to a 20ft. x 20ft. (400sq.ft.) fixed deck. Extending seaward from the fixed deck will be a 5ft. x 30ft. (150sq.ft.) gangway leading to an 8ft. x 8ft. (64sq.ft.) gangway landing connected to a 10ft. x 169ft. (1,690sq.ft.) floating dock parallel to the waterway. Phase I of the proposed dock facility will extend approximately 77ft. into the waterway at a point where the waterway is approximately 850ft. at Mean Low Water (MLW). The fixed terminal end of the dock facility will be constructed 152ft. from the Interstate 95 bridge to the southeast of the proposed structure and 750ft. from the State Route 303 bridge to the northwest of the structure. Upon completion, Phase I of the proposed project will impact approximately 5,294sq.ft. (0.12 acre) of coastal marshlands.
Phase II of the proposed dock facility consists of adding a 10ft. x 60ft. (600sq.ft.) floating dock extending perpendicular from the landward float to a 10ft. x 169ft. (1,690sq.ft.) floating dock parallel to the waterway. Upon completion of Phase II of the proposed project, the dock facility will extend approximately 147ft. into the waterway at a point where the waterway is approximately 850ft. at Mean Low Water (MLW). Phase II of the proposed project will impact approximately 2,290sq.ft. (0.053 acre) of coastal marshlands. Upon completion, the proposed project will impact a total of approximately 7,584sq.ft. (0.17 acre) of coastal marshlands.
The upland component of the project consists of a 25,628sq.ft. common area that includes a gravel cul-de-sac for drop-off, pick-up and golf cart parking, and a 6ft. x 58ft. (203sq.ft.) gravel walkway that will provide access through the upland to the marshland component of the project.
The 50ft. marshlands buffer totals 13,340sq.ft. and will consist of a 6ft. x 50ft. 175sq.ft.) portion of the gravel walkway and landscaping with vegetation native to coastal Georgia. The 50ft. marshlands buffer is currently and will remain 100% pervious upon completion of the project.
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. Impacts to coastal marshlands must be minimal in size. In passing upon the application for permit, the Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee shall consider the public interest: (1) Whether or not unreasonably harmful obstruction to or alteration of the natural flow of navigational water within the affected area will arise as a result of the proposal; (2) Whether or not unreasonably harmful or increased erosion, shoaling of channels, or stagnant areas of water will be created; and (3) Whether or not the granting of a permit and the completion of the applicants proposal will unreasonably interfere with the conservation of fish, shrimp, oysters, crabs, clams, or other marine life, wildlife, or other resources, including but not limited to water and oxygen supply.
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 May 2, 2026 to Cheyenne Osborne, Department of Natural Resources, One Conservation Way, Brunswick, Georgia 31520 or via email at Cheyenne.Osborne1@dnr.ga.gov.
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