Concrete Canals Maintenance Dredging Project
Special tax district fees will also continue to provide for a maintenance dredging program for both the concrete and natural canal systems. The next scheduled projects are as follows:
- Concrete Canals – F/Y 2020-21
- Natural Canals – F/Y 2018-19 (Rescheduled for F/Y 2020-21)
The estimated opinion of probable cost for the next concrete canal dredging project to be $1,254,420 for a total of 49,090 linear feet of billable shoreline. The proposed assessment for F/Y 2018-19 for the concrete canal district reflects a reduction in the canal tax district fee to $1.70 per linear foot or $85.00 per fifty foot lot from the present assessment of $5.11 per ft.
These reductions are due to the fact the Town will be applying for grant assistance from the NC Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Fund to assist with the cost of the Town’s dredging projects.
Concrete Canals by Canal Number
Canal 1 East side of Goldsboro, West side of Lee
Canal 2 East side of Cumberland, West side of Goldsboro
Canal 3 East side of Moore, West side of Cumberland
Canal 4 East side of Leland, West side of Moore
Canal 5 East side of Pender, West side of Leland
Canal 6 East side of Dare, West side of Pender
Canal 7 East side of Raeford, West side of Dare
Canal 8 East side of Union, West side of Raeford
Canal 9 East side of Anson, West side of Union
Canal 10 East side of Newport, West side of Anson
Canal 11 East side of Scotland, West side of Newport
Canal 12 East side of Richmond, West side of Scotland
Canal 13 East side of Concord, West side of Richmond
Canal 18 South side of Craven Street/Header Canal (Area West of Entrance Canal 8)
Canal 19 Header Canal (Area East of Entrance Canal 8)
Canal 20 Header Canal (Area East of Entrance Canal 3)
LINK TO MAP WITH CANAL NUMBERS HERE
Concrete Canal Bulkheads Construction and Repair Standards
The Board of Commissioners for the Town of Ocean Isle Beach feel that it is necessary to provide for the maintenance and preservation of the island's concrete canals and the fragile estuarine environment. The Town's marine engineer and the Planning Board have considered the proposed modifications to the Town's ordinances to address concrete canal maintenance and repair and that the issue has been subject to discussion and consideration by the Board at length.
Effective November 8, 2005 the Board has established mandatory requirements for the repair of concrete canals bulkheads and the establishment of standards for the construction and maintenance of such concrete bulkheads along the concrete canals as follows:
(1) Any person performing construction, repair and/or maintenance activities for bulkheads along the concrete canals shall obtain necessary permits from the Building Inspections Department.
(2) Construction, repair and/or maintenance activities shall be in accordance with the uniform design standards approved by the Board of Commissioners and available in the office of the Building Inspector, which is included within this section. Said description entitled Concrete Overlay Repair Rev. 2 9/28/05.
(3) Prior to the start of new construction on canal lots with concrete bulkheads, an inspection must be scheduled to ensure the bulkheads are not in disrepair. If the bulkheads are in need of repair, repairs must be completed prior to setting the pilings for new construction.
(4) The Building Inspections Department will conduct periodical checks to ensure existing bulkheads are not in need of repair. If the Building Inspection Department determines a bulkhead is in need of repair, repairs must be handled by the property owner within ninety (90) days from the date of notice. Failure to repair these bulkheads within the allotted time frame or in conjunction with design standards will result in civil penalties as outlined in Section 42-19 of this ordinance.