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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 Seabrook Village Foundation, Inc. C/O Krystal B. Hart 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 living shoreline and fishing pier at 7162 Islands Hwy, Carrs Neck Creek, Liberty County, Georgia.
The project site is located at Martha Randolph Stevens Park, a 12-acre recreational site locally known as “The Landing.” The shoreline is currently unprotected and is experiencing active erosion. There are no water dependent structures on the property. The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a living shoreline and fishing pier within CMPA jurisdiction.
The marshlands component of the proposed project consists of constructing and maintaining a 243 linear foot living shoreline and fishing pier. The bank of the creek will be graded to establish a 2H:1V or a 3H:1V slope. The newly sloped bank will begin at approximately 5ft. landward and end 19ft. seaward of the CMPA jurisdiction line. Approximately 44 cubic yards of material will be transferred from the graded shoreline to the adjacent upland. Once the desired slope is established the shoreline will be stabilized with 4,913sq.ft. of Flexamat, a vegetated concrete block mat, that will be anchored using “U” anchors. The toe of the slope will be protected by the placement of 420sq.ft. of riprap. Once the Flexamat and riprap are installed, 328sq.ft. of oyster tables will be installed landward of the riprap toe where oyster recruitment is most prevalent. 434sq.ft. of oyster bags will be installed on the outer edge of the project area. The bags will be placed starting on the flexamat and extending over the Flexamat edges. Spartina alterniflora will be replanted throughout the shoreline for total coverage of 3,731sq.ft. Total impacts to coastal marshlands for the proposed living shoreline are 5,340sq.ft. (0.12 acre) and will include 121.55 cubic yards of fill.
There is no upland component for the living shoreline as it does not qualify under 391-2-3-.02, Regulation of Upland Component of a Project.
The proposed fishing pier will consist of a 5ft. x 18ft. (90sq.ft.; 52sq.ft. in CMPA jurisdiction) fixed wooden walkway which will extend seaward to a 14ft. x 28ft. (392sq.ft.) fixed deck. The proposed pier facility will impact approximately 444sq.ft. (0.01 acre) of coastal marshlands.
Total impacts to coastal marshlands for the proposed living shoreline and fishing pier are 5,784sq.ft. (0.13 acre) and will include 121.55 cubic yards of fill.
The upland component of the proposed project is 4,008sq.ft. and consists of a 5ft. x 6ft. (30sq.ft.) concrete landing, a 5ft. x 20ft. (100sq.ft.) aluminum ramp, a section of the fixed wooden walkway (38sq.ft.), and an existing 3,840sq.ft. pervious parking area. Proposed permanent structures within the 50ft. marshlands buffer, 250sq.ft., are limited to the concrete landing, aluminum ramp, and a portion of the fixed wooden walkway.
All upland impacts associated with the living shoreline were issued a Buffer Variance under File Number CMV-089-25-01 by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.
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 July 10, 2025 to Maitland Bass, Department of Natural Resources, One Conservation Way, Brunswick, Georgia 31520 or via email at maitland.bass@dnr.ga.gov.
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