Transcript Suggested Shoreline Management Policy Guidelines for

Suggested Shoreline
Management Policy
Guidelines
for Future Development of Lake
Anna Shoreline and Watershed
Lake Anna Civic Association
Land Use Committee
Presentation to the
Lake Anna Advisory Committee
Tom Nyman
27 October 2004
<[email protected]>
Printed: 10/18/2004 2:21
Created by Tom Nyman 16 Oct 2004; Updated 31 Oct 2004
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What I Will Cover
Land Use Committee
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Committee Goals
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Committee Membership
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Approach to Guideline Development
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Summary of Suggested Guidelines
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What Next
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Recommendations
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Committee Goals
Land Use Committee
The LACA Land Use Committee Guidelines support
five key principles for future “safe growth”
 Ensure Safe Navigation by providing reasonable watercraft
access lanes away from the shoreline
 Establish Shoreline Stabilization techniques that prevent
erosion and dissipate wave action while maintaining
existing shoreline boundaries
 Maintain Natural vegetative Buffers that provide Erosion
Control and reduce sediment accumulation
 Eliminate Dredging and excavation activities that adversely
affect the environmental ecosystem
 Develop Good Neighbor Policies that preserve water views,
aid water access, reduce shoreline clutter, and protect
water quality by ensuring proper handling of waste
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Land Use Committee Members
Involved in Creating the Guidelines
Land Use Committee
Primary Members
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Chair, Joe Weatherton, Spotsylvania County
Member, Joe Bailey, Spotsylvania County
Member, Herb Distefano, Spotsylvania County
Member, Gerald Root, Louisa County
Member, Mary Johnson, Louisa County
Member, Tom Nyman, Louisa County
Member, Larry Zemke, Louisa County
Advisors
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George O’Connell, Dominion Virginia Power (Reservoir Mgt)
Herb White, WW Associates (STPs)
Rae Jones, Orange County (Farmer View on Biosolids)
Curtis Moore, M&M Soil Consultants (Sanitary Systems)
Gary Rice, VA Health, Region Supervisor/Environmental
Coordinator (Sanitary Systems)
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Approach to Guideline Development
Land Use Committee
Seek out Shoreline development guideline examples from
similar Lakes
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Claytor Lake, Pulaski County, VA
Smith Mountain Lake, VA (American Electric Power)
Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Lake, NC & VA
Duke Power, NC (16 lakes Charlotte area)
Richland-Chambers Lake, TX
Compare and assess – select appropriate principles and
guidelines for Lake Anna
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Compare to exiting county ordnances (Spotsylvania,
Louisa, Orange)
Debate appropriate guideline metrics for Lake Anna
shoreline and watershed
Select guidelines that are “middle of the road” centrist
Recommend strawman to LACA BoD for review/adoption as
beginning for community discussions
LACA BoD Adopted Strawman on 8 Sep 2003
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Summary of Suggested Guidelines (1 of 3)
[for new development only]
Land Use Committee
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Ensure safe navigation by providing reasonable watercraft access
lanes away from shoreline
 No dock, pier, or boat shelter should protrude more than 100 feet into
the water from the normal waterline
 A minimum of 33% of a cove (a minimum of 40 feet) must be left open
for safe watercraft passage
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Establish shoreline stabilization techniques that prevent erosion
and dissipate wave action while maintaining existing shoreline
boundaries
 All shoreline with up slope greater than 4 to 1 (more than 12” vertical
rise within 48 inches horizontal upslope from the water line) within the
first 10 feet landward from normal water level must be stabilized as a
condition for issuance of a dock, pier, or boat shelter permit
 Bulkhead fill must be clean material with fabric cloth and gravel placed
landward of the bulkhead prior to clean fill placement.
Preserve right of appeal and allow for exceptions based on certified need
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Summary of Suggested Guidelines (2 of 3)
[for new development only]
Land Use Committee
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Maintain natural vegetative buffers that provide erosion control
and reduce sediment accumulation
 No healthy trees with diameter measure of 6 inches or greater at
chest height may be cut within the first 100 feet landward from the
normal waterline
 Selective clearing of trees with diameter measure of 6 inches or
greater measure at chest height may be allowed to facilitate dock
construction (not allowed in Spotsylvania County)
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Eliminate dredging and excavation activities that adversely affect
the environmental ecosystem
 All dredging and excavation is by permit from Dominion Power
 Excavation is not allowed for channeling to create additional
shoreline or to materially alter the normal waterline
Preserve right of appeal and allow for exceptions based on certified need
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Summary of Suggested Guidelines (3 of 3)
[for new development only]
Land Use Committee
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Develop good neighbor policies that preserve water views, aid water
access, reduce shoreline clutter, and protect water quality by ensuring
proper handling of waste
 A dock, pier, or boat shelter must maintain a side setback of 15’ from the
water access extension line (extended into the water). Where a water
access extension line is not specified the setback will be from the property
lines extended.
 A waterfront lot must have a minimum of 55 feet of shoreline (as measured
at the waterline at normal pool – 250’ AMSL on public waters and 251’
AMSL on the waste heat treatment facility waters) to have a dock, pier, or
boat shelter.
 Private community common areas with multiple boat slips shall have
sanitary facilities
 The covered area for all boat shelters must not contain more than 8SF for
every foot of shoreline owned (as measured at the waterline at normal
pool – 250’ AMSL on public waters and 251’ AMSL on the waste heat
treatment facility waters)
 Placement of subdivision common area boat ramps must be well away
from sharp bends, bridges, dikes, and other passage choke points.
Preserve right of appeal and allow for exceptions based on certified need
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Next Steps
Land Use Committee
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Brief other stakeholders in the Lake Anna Community
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LAAC Principals
County Planning Directors (Louisa, Spotsylvania, Orange)
POA BoDs for Lake Anna Subdivisions
Lake Anna Economic Development and Tourism Partnership
Staff of Regional Planning Districts
Staff of Regional Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Selected Louisa Supervisors
Dominion Virginia Power
Members Lake Anna Roundtable (Lake Anna Watershed Land Use
Plan)
Find out which guidelines are strongly supported, and which
ones are highly controversial
 Identify guidelines that are controversial for the near term
 Publish revised suggested guidelines of consensus views and items
which LACA is strongly committed to
 Present to county governments with plea to adopt as Ordnances
common and uniform to the three Lake Anna stakeholder counties
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Recommendations
Land Use Committee
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A copy of the LACA Suggested Guidelines is offered to each
LAAC member
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After reflection, we encourage LAAC members to provide
feedback on those provisions they most strongly support, and
those they feel are least desirable
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Adopt most favored provisions as part of Lake Anna
Roundtable Lake Anna Watershed Land Use Plan
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LACA/LAAC introduce most favored provisions to county
governments as “common universal tri-county” standards for
placing in Shoreline Development and Watershed Best
Practices Ordnances
Please send comments to [email protected] attention Land Use Committee
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Land Use Committee
Supporting and BACKUP Materials
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Other LACA Land Use Committee Publications
Land Use Committee
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LACA Land Use Committee, “Guidelines for Sanitary Waste,” 4
Feb 2003
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LACA Land Use Committee, “Position Paper on Biosolids,” 4 Mar
2003
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LACA Land Use Committee Position Paper, “Summary Statement:
Sewage Treatment Plants,” updates thru 5 Mar 2003
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LACA Land Use Committee Best Practices, “Lawn & Garden Care - Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners,” updates through 16 Apr 2003
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LACA Land Use Committee Best Practices, “Lawn & Garden Care - Nutrient Management and Implications for Water Quality,”
updated 12 May 2003
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LACA Land Use Committee, “Position Paper on Erosion and
Sediment Control,” 24 Aug 2003
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Suggested Guidelines (1 of 3)
Land Use Committee
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Ensure safe navigation by providing reasonable watercraft access
lanes away from shoreline
 No dock, pier, or boat shelter should protrude more than 100 feet into the water
from the normal waterline
 A minimum of 33% of a cove (a minimum of 40 feet) must be left open for safe
watercraft passage
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Establish shoreline stabilization techniques that prevent erosion and
dissipate wave action while maintaining existing shoreline boundaries
 All shoreline with up slope greater than 4 to 1 (more than 12” vertical rise
within 48 inches horizontal upslope from the water line) within the first 10 feet
landward from normal water level must be stabilized as a condition for
issuance of a dock, pier, or boat shelter permit
 Bulkhead or rip-rap material shall be placed channelward of the side extension
property lines and positioned in a reasonable alignment of normal lake level
elevation, for the sole purpose of bank stabilization
 Bulkhead fill must be clean material with fabric cloth and gravel placed
landward of the bulkhead prior to clean fill placement.¹
 Shoreline stabilization that alters the shoreline boundary by more than five feet
landward or channelward from normal water level is not permitted
 Debris (except broken concrete), tires, car bodies, etc. are not acceptable for
banks stabilization activity along Dominion Power’s shoreland¹
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Suggested Guidelines (2 of 3)
Land Use Committee
 Maintain
natural vegetative buffers that provide erosion control
and reduce sediment accumulation
 No healthy trees with diameter measure of 6 inches or greater at chest height may be cut
within the first 100 feet landward from the normal waterline
 Selective clearing of trees with diameter measure of 6 inches or greater measure at chest
height may be allowed to facilitate dock construction (not allowed in Spotsylvania County)
 A developer, contractor, or resident may apply by permit to the county for an alternate
clearing plan. A professionally engineered site plan must be prepared for the proposed
alternate clearing plan. The plan must provide erosion control through the use of
vegetative or structural sediment buffers.
 Eliminate
dredging and excavation activities that adversely affect
the environmental ecosystem
 All dredging and excavation is by permit from Dominion Power
 Dredging and/or excavation exceeding 150 cubic yards requires permit from Dominion
Power and the Corp of Engineers. Dredging and excavation can only be done in front of
applicant’s property within the property water extension lines or property lines extended
 Double handling of materials is not allowed
 An adequate upland disposal sight a minimum of 100’ from the normal shoreline is required
and must be clearly defined in request for permit
 Excavation is not allowed for channeling to create additional shoreline or to materially alter
the normal waterline
 Reclamation of eroded shoreline to the originally surveyed boundary will be allowed based
on validation from a professional surveyor to a maximum reclamation of 10 feet
perpendicular to the normal shoreline
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Suggested Guidelines (3 of 3)
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Land Use Committee
Develop good neighbor policies that preserve water views, aid water access,
reduce shoreline clutter, and protect water quality by ensuring proper
handling of waste
 A dock, pier, or boat shelter must maintain a side setback of 15’ from the water access
extension line (extended into the water). Where a water access extension line is not specified
the setback will be from the property lines extended.
 A waterfront lot must have a minimum of 55 feet of shoreline (as measured at the waterline at
normal pool – 250’ AMSL on public waters and 251’ AMSL on the waste heat treatment facility
waters) to have a dock, pier, or boat shelter.
 Maximum height of all private recreational facilities located over the water is not to exceed 18’
above normal water level. No enclosed second story room is allowed.
 The covered area for all boat shelters must not contain more than 8SF for every foot of
shoreline owned (as measured at the waterline at normal pool – 250’ AMSL on public waters
and 251’ AMSL on the waste heat treatment facility waters)
 Boat docks, piers, or boat shelters constructed in a community common area for off-water lot
owners must comply with water access lane requirements (maximum protrusion and minimum
safe passage lanes) and maintain 30-foot side setbacks from the water access extension lines
or property lines extended where water access extension lines are not specified. Common area
refers to properties and/or facilities owned and managed by a property owners association.
 If boat docks, piers, or boat shelters are provided for subdivision off-water lots they can only be
constructed in the waters abutting the designated community common area.
 Placement of subdivision common area boat ramps must be well away from sharp bends,
bridges, dikes, and other watercraft passage choke points. Wherever possible boat ramps
should be placed in protected areas where wave action from passing watercraft will have
minimal effect on safety of launching and recovery operations.
 Private community common areas with multiple boat slips shall have sanitary facilities, VDH
required and approved dump and/or pump-out facilities, and fire department approved dry
hydrant facilities as prescribed by state and local code.
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Claytor Lake, Pulaski County, VA
Land Use Committee
Claytor Lake, a 4,475acre impoundment of
the New River,
stretches
northeastward across
the Pulaski County
countryside for 21
miles. Near
Blacksburg, VA.
Created by Appalacian
Power, recently replaced
by
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Duke Power Lakes, NC
Lake Norman is an "inland sea" with
520 miles of shoreline and a surface
area of more than 32,475 acres.
Named after former Duke Power
president Norman Cocke, Lake Norman
is nearly as large as the other 10 lakes
on the Catawba combined.
Land Use Committee
3 Nuclear sites (Catawba, McGuire, Oconee)
8 Coal based sites (Allen, Belews Creek, Buck, Cliffside, Dan River, Lee, Marshall, Riverbend, Lincoln, Mill Creek )
12 Hydroelectric sites (Bridgewater, Rhodhiss, Oxford, Lookout Shoals, Cowans Ford, Mountain Island, Lake Wylie, Fishing Creek,
Great Falls & Dearborn, Rocky Creek & Cedar Creek, Wateree, Keowee)
Source: <http://www.dukepower.com/aboutus/plants/nuclear/oconee.asp>
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Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Lake, NC/VA
Land Use Committee
Roanoke Rapids Lake
Reservoir: (Characteristics
at 132 feet dam)
Length of reservoir: 8 miles
Length of shoreline: 47 miles
Maximum width: 1.25 miles
Storage: 77,000 acre-feet
Reservoir surface: 4,600
acres
Lake Gaston begins at Kerr Dam, a lake built in 1953 for
flood control. And, below Lake Gaston is Roanoke Rapids
Lake, a smaller lake built in 1955 for hydroelectric power.
The Gaston Dam was completed in 1963. It is over
20,000 acres of "high quality" water, 34 miles long, and
approximately one and one half miles wide at the lower
end of the lake. It has over 350 miles of shoreline.
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Richland-Chambers Lake, Texas
Land Use Committee
Surface Area - 44,752
acres
Spillway - 447 feet
Miles of Shoreline 330
Maximum Depth - 75
feet
Average Depth - 25 feet
Dam - 6.5 miles long,
120 feet high
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Smith Mountain Lake
Land Use Committee
Smith Mountain Lake is 40 miles
long, covers 20,600 surface acres,
with 500 miles of shoreline. It is
nestled within the mountains of
southwestern Virginia. Smith
Mountain Lake was created to
generate electricity, and to help
manage water flows downstream
and nearby. The damming of the
Blackwater and Roanoke Rivers
formed Smith Mountain Lake in a
filling process that began
September 24, 1963 -- and took
nearly three years to complete on
March 7, 1966.